80% your stress isn’t real. It’s self-made.
It’s not the email.
Not the meeting.
Not the traffic.
It’s the story you tell yourself about them.
Example 1
Text: “We need to talk.”
Your brain: “They’re upset. Something’s wrong.”
Reality? They just wanted to ask if you’re free for dinner.
Example 2
Boss: “Let’s review numbers.”
Your brain: “Performance is bad. My job’s at risk.”
Reality? It’s the monthly review, just like every month.
The Stoics mastered a different game:
Stick to the facts.
No story. No drama. No borrowed stress.
At IntuiWell’s Personal Growth Program, we train FACT Thinking, a practical mental model that can cut stress in half, make decisions easier, and stop the spiral before it starts.
Imagine cutting 50% of your stress this week, not by changing your life, but by changing how you see it.