Trigger stacking and resilience

Resilience depends on your resources.

Signs of chronic stress include, not seeing we are stressed, denial and an acceptance of peak levels of stress as normality.

Considering the phases below

The phases shown in the illustration below are not equal in scale or time. The amount of triggers you can handle in a day or situation, will depend upon your resources, your skills, physical and mental health - including how well you have been able to:

• Rest

• Recuperate

• Renew

All skills need renewing to prevent them from fading. Refreshing the long term memory and subconscious mind is a powerful way to maintain effective habits.

Stress management is a skill