Why is Stress, Rising in today's era? ~ Ishan Shivanand
10 Sept 2025 · 1 min
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In this brief talk, Ishan Shivanand defines stress as a mismatch between the speed of external changes and an individual's capacity to cope. He uses a glass‑and‑temperature analogy: repeatedly filling a glass with cold then hot water causes it to break, just as rapid, unpredictable shifts can fracture the mind. He links the post‑COVID era to heightened stress, anxiety, and depression, arguing that society’s accelerated and unpredictable changes exceed many people's coping abilities, leading to a surge in mental‑health challenges.
