Are there certain types of people that are most vulnerable to stress addiction?
“A little stress (acute stress) can be good because it jumpstarts people to perform better and keep the immune system vigilant. For example, some people do well on deadline. However, when stress becomes chronic, it becomes unhealthy and saps our vitality. The people who are most vulnerable to stress addiction are victims of ‘identity theft;’ they have lost their personal power along the way to becoming a colleague, spouse, parent, etc. Another predisposing factor is emotional programming by parents, teachers and religious leaders to be good, self-sacrificing and giving – people pleasers. People pleasers have plenty of parasites lined up for them.
