I Have To’s and I Want To’s - Core Stress at Its Best
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For example, the statement I cannot go with you today to the soccer game, because my Father says I have to cut the grass in the yard. Obviously this person has stress surrounding the job of cutting grass when confronted with another option, going to the soccer game. When you personally experience the difference between what you want to do and what we want to do, our bodies take over in the flight or fight mode. We will either want to run away from the whole experience or we will want to stand and fight. Over a thousand identifiable chemicals are dumped into your bloodstream including epinephrine, (adrenalin) so your entire body is subject to the effects of a racing heart and chemical production you do not really want to experience. On the flip side of the equation, what happens when you are confronted with an I want to situation? Example: I want to go to the baseball game. My Father said, if I get an offer to go to the big baseball game, go ahead and go to the game. I will …
