{"id":257,"date":"2018-02-16T17:44:17","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T17:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/?p=257"},"modified":"2018-02-16T17:44:17","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T17:44:17","slug":"stressional-intelligence-aims-stable-equilibrium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/stress\/stressional-intelligence-aims-stable-equilibrium","title":{"rendered":"Stressional Intelligence Aims at a Stable Equilibrium"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Striving for equilibria is a \u2018basic natural law\u2019. Stressional Intelligence brings the total person into this striving.<\/h3>\n<p>A human mind-body is a gigantic mass of elements and patterns that all strive for their own equilibria. This is played out at several levels:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>At the cellular level, each cell strives for its own equilibrium, which is its most basic state of survival in a very complex environment in which other cells may have very different \u2018demands\u2019. Cells work together to form cellular patterns which also have their own equilibrium states.<\/li>\n<li>Let\u2019s jump from here to the organic level. Each organ by itself strives for a state of equilibrium in view of a lot of requirements that come from other bodily parts.<\/li>\n<li>And from here to the organism as a whole \u2013 you or me \u2013 with its own searches for equilibria within a complexity of wishes, needs, environment etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>At every level, \u2018stress\u2019 may be seen as energy engendered by being out of equilibrium.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In case of little stress, the stressed entity returns to the previous state with no big hassle. With a stressor of specific quality or huge quantity, the return to the previous state may be difficult and in need of additional, uncommon resources. To the degree that this happens, there is di-stress. The reason that this doesn\u2019t <em>feel<\/em> OK, is that it isn\u2019t supposed to last long.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Comes modern age and a lot of long-lasting psychological di-stress. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This leads to an abuse of resources being spent to regain equilibrium. Parts of, or even the whole organism may be weakened through this. A well-known regulating intermediary in the human body is cortisol. Corticoids are nature\u2019s cure discovered by modern medicine but it comes at a cost if taken in high dose: it more or less weakens every tissue of the body.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Cortisol: cure and curse. It\u2019s not very \u2018intelligent\u2019 if used indiscriminately.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A stress-resistant person may be in equilibrium, but quite labile. A \u2018stressional intelligent\u2019 person is basically also in equilibrium, but this one is more stable.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>In an image:<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-258\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/equilibrium-pic.jpg?resize=300%2C120&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/equilibrium-pic.jpg?resize=300%2C120&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/equilibrium-pic.jpg?w=764&amp;ssl=1 764w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Note that the balls at both sides are at equal height. The ball at the left rolls further downwards \u2013 risk of decompensation \u2013 if out of balance. The ball at the right rolls back down into the point of highest stability.<\/p>\n<p>A person with stable equilibrium can be temporarily outbalanced and yet he readily returns. Such a person can be more playful. He can jump around, psychologically, and be sure to get back on his feet. Thus at first sight he may seem <em>less<\/em> stable. He can be more inquisitive, explorative. He knows how to handle unexpected situations. This is a more natural way of dealing with stress.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The difference is about taking the whole person into account, in depth and openness.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Examples of stress-resistance without S.I.:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>fretting a lot or whining which makes one temporarily feel better<\/li>\n<li>releasing energy by getting angry<\/li>\n<li>mindless television watching to \u2018get rid of annoying thoughts\u2019<\/li>\n<li>always something new: buying stuff, frequent vacations to \u2018escape\u2019<\/li>\n<li>lots of coffee, smoking, drinking\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>S.I. goes deeper. Some of the same list may be done but with more depth: enjoying this one coffee, that good glass of whisky\u2026 Apart from this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>seeing as a main endeavor: \u2018growing\u2019 in everyday life as a total person<\/li>\n<li>enjoying nature \u2018as if for the first time\u2019, being more important than \u2018always something new\u2019<\/li>\n<li>AURELIS Read&amp;Do, coaching, AurelisOnLine sessions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The latter of course is at your disposal.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-object_id=\"257\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkwrap cbxwpbkmarkwrap_no_cat cbxwpbkmarkwrap-post \"><a  data-redirect-url=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\"  data-display-label=\"0\" data-show-count=\"0\" data-bookmark-label=\" \"  data-bookmarked-label=\" \"  data-loggedin=\"0\" data-type=\"post\" data-object_id=\"257\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig  cbxwpbkmarktrig-button-addto\" title=\"Bookmark This\" href=\"#\"><span class=\"cbxwpbkmarktrig-label\"  style=\"display:none;\" > <\/span><\/a> <div  data-type=\"post\" data-object_id=\"257\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguestwrap\" id=\"cbxwpbkmarkguestwrap-257\"><div class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguest-message\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"cbxwpbkmarkguesttrig_close\"><\/a><h3 class=\"cbxwpbookmark-title cbxwpbookmark-title-login\">Please login to bookmark<\/h3>\n\t\t<form name=\"loginform\" id=\"loginform\" action=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-login.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-username\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_login\">Username or Email Address<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-password\">\n\t\t\t\t<label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" class=\"input\" value=\"\" size=\"20\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-remember\"><label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"login-submit\">\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button button-primary\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"https:\/\/aurelis.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/257\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/form><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Striving for equilibria is a \u2018basic natural law\u2019. 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