Feel Like You Are About To Snap?
The Malaysian Women's Weekly|August - September 2019

Stress is something that everybody faces. But when stress stretches you beyond your threshold, it can have detrimental effects. Here are ways to hang on and deal with it effectively

Feel Like You Are About To Snap?

When she returned to work after a serious burnout, Ani Wilson started to see her colleagues in a different light. She could spot the signs of their extreme stress levels a mile away – the same signs that had plagued her until an episode of not being able to leave her bed forced her to stop and take stock. With a fresh insight on the perils of extreme pressure, she chose not to re-join the corporate rat race, and instead went on to retrain in neurological science in order to help managers, leaders and execs avoid the dangers of the chronic stress cycle.

These days, Ani works as a stress mastery coach and leadership consultant, and helps frazzled professionals around the world. With a focus on teaching achievable steps and evidence-based ‘brain hacks’, here she shares some insights and tips for putting the brakes on the stress express.

Data Overload

Despite all our knowledge on the dangers of high cortisol levels, the trend towards meditation and wellness, and the flood of information available to us about how to ease the pressure, we’re still more stressed than ever. So what’s going on? Ani believes it’s not just our addiction to our phones or an inability to say ‘no’ that’s the problem, but our brain’s processes simply struggling to cope in the world we now live in.

“We all have about 80,000 thoughts a day, and 90 per cent of those are your subconscious thoughts like habits and emotions, which are generally the same as yesterday,” she explains. “So we only have about 7,000 unique thoughts a day. In 1952, the average worker was processing about two newspapers’ worth of information a day, but if you fast forward to the present, that number is now estimated to be 176 newspapers’ worth of data. That’s using the same number of unique thoughts – and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.”

Denne historien er fra August - September 2019-utgaven av The Malaysian Women's Weekly.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

Denne historien er fra August - September 2019-utgaven av The Malaysian Women's Weekly.

Start din 7-dagers gratis prøveperiode på Magzter GOLD for å få tilgang til tusenvis av utvalgte premiumhistorier og 9000+ magasiner og aviser.

FLERE HISTORIER FRA THE MALAYSIAN WOMEN'S WEEKLYSe alt
25 Life-Changing Budget Hacks
The Malaysian Women's Weekly

25 Life-Changing Budget Hacks

Follow these money tips to become the savviest you yet

time-read
5 mins  |
December - January 2019
Why Women Devour Erotic Fiction
The Malaysian Women's Weekly

Why Women Devour Erotic Fiction

Women who read erotic fiction have better sex lives than women who don’t. We look at why turning pages can also help turn you on and discover why women are so aroused by erotic literature in all its forms

time-read
6 mins  |
February/March 2020
Can Superstition Enhance Your Life?
The Malaysian Women's Weekly

Can Superstition Enhance Your Life?

The power of positive thinking and a belief in lucky charms might be all it takes to turn your fortunes around

time-read
4 mins  |
February/March 2020
Know Your Children's Friends
The Malaysian Women's Weekly

Know Your Children's Friends

Want to know what makes your child tick? Take a look at their circle of friends – they can offer a surprising insight into your child’s behaviour

time-read
6 mins  |
February/March 2020
Can Sleeping Apart Mend Your Marriage?
The Malaysian Women's Weekly

Can Sleeping Apart Mend Your Marriage?

More and more couples choose to sleep in separate beds, but this growing trend doesn’t mean the end of a loving relationship

time-read
8 mins  |
February/March 2020
It's Time For South Africa
The Malaysian Women's Weekly

It's Time For South Africa

A country once mired in decades of violent social struggle brought about by racial segregation policies and laws, it has gone through a rebirth and is flourishing like never before

time-read
5 mins  |
February/March 2020
Shiny, Happy Sheila
The Malaysian Women's Weekly

Shiny, Happy Sheila

Cover girl Sheila Sim knows a thing or two about living life to the fullest. The star shares her get-happy formula with us

time-read
5 mins  |
February/March 2020
Adventure With A Cause
The Malaysian Women's Weekly

Adventure With A Cause

Some of us may know her as the lady behind one of the most successful premium laser treatment centres in town, but away from work, Erin Sandral thrives on adventure and seeks to improve the lives of underprivileged women

time-read
4 mins  |
February/March 2020
We Wish You A Pleasant Flight
The Malaysian Women's Weekly

We Wish You A Pleasant Flight

Other than tense muscles, dehydration and sleeplessness, air travel can affect our bodies in many other ways – here’s what you need to know

time-read
3 mins  |
December - January 2019
Prosperous Delights
The Malaysian Women's Weekly

Prosperous Delights

Tasty treats during Chinese New Year is all part of the festivities to spread joy and good luck. We asked Assistant Pastry Chef Yap Wai Keong from One World Hotel Petaling Jaya to share with us a few auspicious recipes that will bring happiness to your loved ones.

time-read
3 mins  |
December - January 2019