Pushkin. Hey, Happiness Lab listeners, I've been hard at work on the next season of this podcast for months, but it would also be fair to say that this season has been decades in the making. You see, I've finally taken the courage to let down my defenses and share the story of how the happiness teacher sometimes comes in at the bottom of the class and you give me now, Okay, I'm going to explore topics that are dear to my heart with people that are dear to my heart, like
my mom. Wait a minute, let me put the TV off. I'll be finding out why I personally struggle so badly with even simple things like sitting still and doing nothing.
This is a whole episode about boredom because I feel like I'm pretty bad at boredom. You are, But I feel like I'm bad at boredom because you're bad at boredom. Yeah.
No, I didn't do well with doing nothing. I'll ask why I let stress ruin my health.
Your stress could be viewed in a debilitating way. Hard is racing your palms or sweaty or butterflies in your stomach. In that circumstance, it feels self evident and the stress is bad, that it's assign your body is preparing for damage and defeat.
Why perfectionism sometimes pushes me to the breaking point. I was having no human contact. I didn't go outside for ten days once before final exams. And what it is about death that paralyzes me with fear?
This is for a whole episode about is it the nactophobia?
Is that what you see it phanatophobia? I see panatophobia because I have really terrible of panatophobia. I'm like, really spooked about death. And when I find out why these things affect me so badly, I'm hoping to do something about it. I think you're doing much much better. I mean, I'm just glad you've kind of confronteday. So join me. Doctor Laurie Santo's on this very personal journey, Available from June third, wherever you get your podcasts.