{"id":3152,"date":"2025-10-20T07:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T07:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/?p=3152"},"modified":"2026-04-22T16:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T16:24:37","slug":"stress-is-not-a-force-of-nature-how-to-reclaim-freedom-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markus-schall.de\/en\/2025\/10\/stress-is-not-a-force-of-nature-how-to-reclaim-freedom-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Stress is not a force of nature - How to reclaim your freedom, step by step"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"You have too much stress.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That's what my dentist said to me when I was being treated for my CMD problems. And my spontaneous answer was one that many people would probably give:<\/p>\n

\u201eYes, what am I supposed to do - I have the stress.\u201c <\/em><\/p>\n

But his next sentence stuck in my head. He just said calmly:<\/p>\n

\"Maybe you'll find a solution over time. Let time work for you.\"<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the time, I couldn't make much sense of this sentence. Today I know that it was one of the smartest things anyone has ever said to me. Because the solution didn't come overnight - but it did. And it didn't come because I changed something spectacular, but because I started to structure my life differently on a small scale. More clearly, more consciously, more simply. And with every small step, the stress became less - not because life was suddenly easy, but because I had more breathing space. Especially with a CMD disease<\/strong><\/a> stress plays a major role because the nervous system is already constantly in alarm mode due to chronic muscle tension.<\/p>\n

This article is not a guide to \"mindful breathing\" or a new miracle technique to combat stress. It's about something much more down-to-earth:<\/p>\n

How to find small adjustments in your everyday life, in your family, at work and in your own thinking that can make a big difference.<\/p>\n

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