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• subconscious association with sitting, not because sitting is bad for the back.
• dire warnings
• prevent the conscious mind from becoming aware of the unpleasant emotions that they are repressed—that is, kept in the unconscious.
• The word tension is used here to refer to emotions that are generated in the unconscious mind and that, to a large extent, remain there. These feelings are the result of a complicated interaction between different parts of our minds and between the mind and the outside world. Many of them are either unpleasant, painful, or embarrassing, in some way...
• The word stress is often confused with tension and seems to stand for anything that is emotionally negative. I like to use it to refer to any factor, influence, or condition that tests, strains, or in any way puts pressure on the individual. We can be stressed physically or emotionally. Excessive heat and cold are physical stressors; a demanding jo...