Pressure Release

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why do some people seem to thrive Under Pressure
While others seem to melt what is the difference

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between a healthy mind and one that is overwhelmed
by its challenges in this video we’ll talk about

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relieving pressure more specifically about
identifying coping skills we’ll discuss how we

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are made to overcome pressure we’ll look at what
the Bible says about pressure and a healthy mind

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so stick around to the end of the video in chapter
17 of her book Deborah feda tells a story about a

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picture of a two-story house that she saw online
now this house had been completely destroyed she

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describes it as it was like a bomb went off all of
the finishes like the brick in the siding of this

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house had been blown completely off and it was
stripped down to just the studs the windows were

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blown out and you might ask what possibly caused
this sort of damage and to answer the question it

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was caused by a buildup of pressure in the water
heater now some key information to understand is

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that water heaters rely on pressure and high
temperature an explosion typically occurs when

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one or both of these factors reach critical levels
that cannot be resolved through safety measures

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like the temperature and pressure release valve.
So you may ask what happened? The pressure release

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valve was clogged, the pressure had built up until
the pressure caused the explosion destroying the

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house. So, this story further highlights the
value of having a pressure release valve not only

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in your hot water tank but also in your life if
you want to keep pressure from destroying you

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you have to have a pressure Rel Rel valve this
leads us to our next topic coping skills now a

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simple definition by the team over at very well
mind says that coping skills are the tactics that

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people use to deal with stressful situations when
you think about coping skills, you may gravitate

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towards those unhealthy kind and it’s important
to note that unhealthy coping skills are easier

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to learn some examples of these include mindless
scrolling through social media zoning out in front

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of YouTube Netflix TV news or some other form of
screen induced distraction uh you may default to

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eating unhealthy food or drinking alcohol shopping
or gambling pornography or any other addictive

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behavior some other examples of unhealthy
coping skills are procrastinating on assignment

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a chore or a task sleeping too much or too
little withdrawing from relationships, people

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and activities other examples are interacting with
people in an aggressive or passive-aggressive or

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conflict-inducing ways. So now, moving on to
the healthier kind of coping skills these

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require intentional learning. Some examples of
healthy coping mechanisms might be exercising

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and working out to release physical energy and
increase feel-good chemicals sharing about your

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stress or problem with a trusted friend getting
professional counseling relying on your community

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or social network and connecting with others
for support eating healthy and practicing good

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nutritional habits. Some others include learning
relaxation methods or practicing mindfulness

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setting healthy boundaries, learning to say
no and communicating what you need to others

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uh engaging in spiritual practices such as prayer
worship and meditation, and that leads us to our

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next topic which is the biblical perspective on
pressure if we look at 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

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it says we are hard-pressed on every side but not
crushed, perplexed but not in despair, persecuted

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but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed.
This verse is a great reminder that no

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matter the level of pressure, we won’t implode we
might feel like it at times but 2 Corinthians 4

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8 through 9 shows us otherwise. Okay next up
you might think that it is common sense but

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it is important that we assess our pressure
and release it in a healthy way Deborah Fus

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says that you were not made to be crushed you
are made to overcome and overcome you will, but

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to do that, you need to assess the pressure and
release it in a healthy way let’s review what

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we’ve learned in this video we are made to
overcome pressure, the Bible reminds us in 2

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Corinthians 48-9 that we are hard-pressed on every
side but not crushed, perplexed but not in despair

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persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not
destroyed. If you like the video, please give us

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