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Understanding and Overcoming Microstress: A Guide

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If you’ve ever felt completely overwhelmed, the culprit may be microstress: those small moments of stress that seem manageable on their own but accumulate over time to derail you. One of the challenges of microstress is that it’s triggered by some of the people you are closest with in your personal and professional life. Moreover, a microstress can be difficult to detect in the moment and can multiply over time. These three case studies describe the dynamics of three kinds of microstress — and offer advice on overcoming them.

The text discusses the concept of microstress, which refers to small moments of stress that accumulate over time and can lead to feeling completely overwhelmed. It highlights how microstress can be triggered by people close to us and can be difficult to detect in the moment. The text also includes three case studies that describe the dynamics of different kinds of microstress and offers advice on how to overcome them.

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