Granted, we live in a world where chaos abounds. Stress seems to be inevitable and inescapable for most modern men and women. However, I believe that most people cannot overcome their stress because they are unaware, or have not taken the necessary steps to address the real root cause of their stress.

When it comes to stress, most people focus on the external stressors such as stress from job, finance, health, traffic, marriage, other relationships, etc. However, there are other forces that affect your level of stress, and in many cases, these invisible forces are the root cause of your stress. I call these forces the Invisible Chaos. They are invisible like electricity, but you can experience their effects. While it is important to learn how to manage the external sources of stress, it’s even more important to address the underlying, invisible root cause of your stress. Otherwise, you won’t have long-lasting stress relief.

What happens is, most people try to reduce these external stressors, without really addressing the underlying root cause of their stress. It’s as if putting on a band-aid when you have an infection. Not only will this not treat the infection, it will even cause more problems due to delay of treatment.

My recent stress management research validated this. Out of all the survey participants, 59.5% has the stress level of 6 or up (based on a scale of 1 to 10 where 10 being the most stressed), and about 10% has the stress level of 9 or 10. When asked how effective their current stress management methods are, 71.7% said their methods are somewhat effective but only provide temporary relief. It’s worth noting that 13.2% said their methods are not effective at all, and even cause more problems for them. When I cross-reference these participants’ stress management methods, they use unhealthy coping behaviors such as denial, procrastination, emotional eating, smoking, drinking, temper tantrums, gambling, drugs. No wonder they end up with more problems! Can you relate?

If you have tried many strategies to relieve your stress with little or no long-lasting relief, you might not be addressing the root cause of your stress, which very likely is one or more of the 8 Invisible Chaos that I have identified. Check out this video e-course I have designed for you, so you can become aware of your own Invisible Chaos and learn how to finally find lasting inner peace, balance and joy in your life.

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