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>>> OH,
>>> OH, BOY. WE HAVE A CREW HERE TODAY.
TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WE HEAR
THE WARNING STRESS IS
BAD FOR OUR HEALTH, BUT FOR
MANY OF US, LOOMING
DEADLINES AND AN OVERBURDEN
SCHEDULE, IT IS THE
DRIVING FORCE THAT PUSHES US TO
PRODUCE GREATER
PRODUCE GREATER PRODUCTIVITY.
PRODUCTIVITY. WHY SOME MAY SEE THAT AS A
POSITIVE, HEALTH EXPERTS
SAY IT IS AN ADDICTION, PEOPLE.
IT NEEDS TO BE STOPPED.
SO ARE YOU A STRESS ADDICT?
JOINING ME TODAY IN REAL TALK,
CARA KNEER, HANK
DENSON AND ACTOR AND OUR FRIEND
JOHN WILKINS.
JOHN WILKINS. SORRY, HANK.
SORRY, HANK. YOU ARE OUR FRIEND, TOO.
I JUST SAID COMEDIAN.
YOU'VE BEEN ON A LITTLE MORE.
PULLING RANK HERE.
.
.
. >>
. >> THEY'RE OUT THE WINDOW.
>> HE'S BROKEN BREAD.
>> COME ORNAMENT WE'VE GOT
COFFEE HERE.
COFFEE HERE. LET'S DIVE RIGHT IN.
I THOUGHT THIS WAS ESPECIALLY
PERTINENT THIS TIME OF
YEAR, BECAUSE WE WILL SEE
OURSELVES GETTING
OURSELVES GETTING OVERLOADED IF YOU'RE NOT EVERY
SINGLE DAY OF THE
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. BUT
YEAR. BUT EXPERTS SAY THERE ARE A FEW
TELL-TALE SIGNS YOU
ARE ADDICTED TO STRESS.
CARA, ARE YOU ADDICTED TO
STRESS?
STRESS?
STRESS? >> GNOME.
>> GNOME.
>> GNOME. I THINK MY HUSBAND MAY BE A
LITTLE BIT.
LITTLE BIT. >> INTERESTING.
>> INTERESTING. WHY IS THAT?
>> HE PROCRASTINATES.
THEN HE HAS SO MUCH TO DO.
THEN HE'S GETTING IT ALL DONE,
AND HE'S, LIKE,
STRESSED.
STRESSED.
STRESSED. BUT I MADE A COGNIZANT EFFORT
TO BE VERY AWARE OF
WHEN HE'S STRESSED OF NOT
GETTING SOMETHING DONE OF
NOT BEING LIKE, "WELL YOU WERE
UP ON THE" WEEDING
OUT ALL THE TIMES HE HAD FREE
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. I
TIME. I TRY NOT TO SAY THAT.
BECAUSE HE CAN DO HIS OWN
THING.
THING.
THING. >>
THING. >> AT THIS POINT IN HIS LIFE,
YOU'RE LIKE, "OKAY.
I GUESS YOU'RE USED TO THIS."
>> IT'S THE PROCESS.
>> INTERESTING.
>> INTERESTING. SO WHAT ABOUT YOU HANK?
>> I DON'T CARRY STRESS.
I LOST MY HAIR WHEN I FIRST HAD
MY SON.
MY SON.
MY SON. I
MY SON. I WORKED NASCAR AND ALL THIS
STUFF, AND MY HAIR WAS
GONE.
GONE.
GONE. >>
GONE. >> NASCAR, NO HAIR?
I WORKED NASCAR ENTERTAINMENT.
I WAS WORKING IN ORTHOPEDICS.
I BOUGHT A HOUSE ON THE HILL.
I WAS TRYING TO DO EVERYTHING.
AND MY HAIR WAS LIKE, "YOU'RE
PLAYING, BROTHER."
PLAYING, BROTHER." I THOUGHT, WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S
GONE.
GONE.
GONE. YOU
GONE. YOU CAN'T ROGAINE THIS STUFF.
>> THIS STUFF NEEDS TO COME
BACK ON ITS OWN.
YOU CAN'T --
>> YOU KIDDING?
>> I WAS BALD.
I WAS 30.
I WAS 30.
I WAS 30. AND I JUST STARTED MEDITATING.
THIS STRESS WILL KILL YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> AND I WAS LIKE I DON'T WANT
TO DIE.
TO DIE.
TO DIE. >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> AND YOU COULD FEEL IT.
PEOPLE CALL IT ANXIETY.
I WAS LIKE, "NO.
THIS FEELS LIKE DEATH."
BUT IT WAS JUST JUG LING.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. A
>> YES. A LOT OF --
>> YOU PUT A LOT OF STUFF OUT
THERE, TRY TO REEL IT
ALL IN, BECAUSE YOU'RE BUSY.
I WAS LIKE SWITCHING BAGS,
HOPPING ON PLANES, AND MY
HAIR WAS LIKE NO.
>> YOUR HAIR WAS TELLING THE
STORY OF WHAT WAS
REALLY GOING DOWN.
>> MY WIFE WAS LIKE, "THAT'S
SEXY."
SEXY."
SEXY." I
SEXY." I WAS LIKE I DON'T FEEL SEXY.
OTHERWISE, I WOULDN'T HAVE PAID
ATTENTION TO THE
SIGNS.
SIGNS.
SIGNS. >>
SIGNS. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH THE
SIGNS.
SIGNS.
SIGNS. WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> I JUST NOTICED THEY BOTH GOT
THE BLACK WHITE
HAIR.
HAIR.
HAIR. >>
HAIR. >> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> I READ THE ARTICLE, AND I
SAID MAYBE IT'S NOT AN
ADDICTION.
ADDICTION. IT'S A HABITUATION.
MAYBE THAT'S ME.
I LIKE THE STRESS.
I LIKE BEING ON POINT.
I FEEL LIKE WHEN I STOP, I HAVE
A HARD TIME
REACTIVATING.
REACTIVATING. WHEN I TOTALLY TUNE OUT, IT'S
HARD FOR ME TO GET
BACK IN IT.
WHEN I'M ON, I'M BULLET ON.
>> INTERESTING.
>> INTERESTING. HABITUATION.
HABITUATION. I LIKE THAT.
LET'S SEE IF WE'RE GUILTY OF
ANY OF THESE.
YOU FEEL IMMENSELY GUILTY
WHENEVER YOU RELAX.
EXPERTS SAY FIGHT THE URGE TO
GET UP AND DO
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. BEING ABLE TO TRULY -- I'M
LAUGHING, BECAUSE I
DEFINITELY DON'T DO THIS.
GIVE YOURSELF TIME.
GET USED TO THAT FEELING OF
JUST BEING.
JUST BEING. AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK,
WE TALKED AT THE
TEMPERATURE OF THE SHOW WITH
TOM SULLIVAN I CAN'T
RELAX.
RELAX.
RELAX. IN
RELAX. IN THE WEEKEND, YOU'RE GOING TO
FIND ME IN PJS MAYBE
UNTIL 2 TRYING TO GET STUFF
DONE AROUND THE HOUSE,
RELAXING A BIT, WATCHING A SHOW
WITH JIM OR THE
GIRLS.
GIRLS.
GIRLS. >>
GIRLS. >> I CAN RELAX.
I KNOW I DO -- DEFINITELY HAVE
PEOPLE IN MY LIFE
THAT CAN'T.
THAT CAN'T. LIKE, MY MOTHER IS ONE OF THOSE
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. I
PEOPLE. I DON'T THINK -- SORE USELY,
THE LAST FIVE YEARS IS
THE FIRST I'VE SEEN HER SIT
DOWN.
DOWN.
DOWN. >>
DOWN. >> REALLY?
>> REALLY? >> LIKE, SHE'S ALWAYS DOING
SOMETHING.
SOMETHING. AND SHE'LL TELL YOU, "I'M
ANNOYINGLY BUSY."
ANNOYINGLY BUSY." >> MY MOM IS ALWAYS VERY
HELPFUL, BUT SHE WILL ALSO
STOP IN, TAKE SOME TIME IN THE
EVENING AFTER SHE
HELPS WITH THE GIRLS AND READ A
BOOK.
BOOK.
BOOK. YOU'VE NEVER SEEN HER DO THAT?
>> NOW SHE DOES THAT MORE.
LIKE, SHE'LL READ.
SHE SITS THERE AND READ.
BUT GROWING UM, I DON'T
REMEMBER WATCHING A TV SHOW
EVER.
EVER.
EVER. >>
EVER. >> MY MOTHER, SHE WAS ALWAYS
LIKE BUSY, SLEEP, UP.
I'M LIKE, "WHAT TIME DID YOU
GET UP."
GET UP."
GET UP." "DON'T WORRY.
"DON'T WORRY. YOU GET GOING."
IT'S ALL ABOUT PRODUCTIVITY.
>> I DESPISE UNPRODUCTIVE TIME.
>> THAT'S VERY FAIR.
BUT NUMBER TWO, NOW, THIS
SOUNDS LIKE YOU, AND THAT
IS YOU CHASE THE RUSH.
SO YOU -- AND THAT SOUNDS LIKE
LEE MAY BELIEVE.
SO YOU NOTICE YOU SEEK OUT
THRILLING ACTIVITIES
THRILLING ACTIVITIES WHERE YOU SECRETLY LIVE FOR
THOSE MOMENTS IN YOUR
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. EXPERTS WARN THAT THOUGH THIS
FEELS GOOD THAT, THE
HUMAN BODY ISN'T MEANT TO BE
STRESSED FOR LONGER
THAN A FEW MINUTES, MAYBE UP TO
AN HOUR.
AN HOUR.
AN HOUR. I LEARNED IN COLLEGE THAT I
COULD DO WELL UNDER
PRESSURE, AND I'D PROCRASTINATE
WRITING THE PAPERS.
NEXT THING YOU KNOW, TURNS OUT
I'M A LITTLE BIT OF A
PROCRASTINATOR.
PROCRASTINATOR. WHY CAN'T I NOW DO THINGS --
START A SCHEDULE AHEAD
OF TIME.
OF TIME.
OF TIME. BUT NOW I'VE GOTTEN USED TO THE
RUSH.
RUSH.
RUSH. >>
RUSH. >> DOES THAT STRESS ALSO BECOME
PART OF A OUR
ROUTINES, WHICH HUMANS REALLY
THRIVE ON ROUTINE,
TOO.
TOO.
TOO. IS
TOO. IS IT JUST A ROUTINE WE'VE
ESTABLISHED FOR OURSELVES
THAT WORKS FOR OURSELF.
>> DEFINITELY ROUTINE BASED
CREATURES.
CREATURES. >> YEAH, ROUTINE.
IT'S LIKE SOMETIMES I WATCH MY
STRESS LEVEL, PAUSE
YOUR STRESS AFFECTS OTHER
PEOPLE AROUND YOU.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> YOU CAN'T HAVE KIDS AND
OTHER PEOPLE WHO DON'T
WORK ON YOUR LEVEL OF STRESS,
DEALING WITH STRESS,
AND YOU'RE PUTTING IT OUT.
THEY'RE LIKE, "WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT'S GOING ON."
YOU EVER SEE KIDS STRESSED OUT?
BECAUSE THEY'RE IN A STRESSFUL
HOME WITH STRESSED
PARENTS THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR
STRESS ON THEM
>> I AGREE.
>> THE OWNER IS LIKE --
>> ONE HUNDRED PERCENT.
GLAD YOU SAID THAT.
IT'S TRUE.
IT'S TRUE. >> IT'S GOOD TO HAVE IT, BUT
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT HOW
IT AFFECTS SOME PEOPLE AROUND
YOU.
YOU.
YOU. SOME
YOU. SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO BE
AROUND YOU.
AROUND YOU. ''I WANT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
I CAN'T RELAX AROUND HIM."
I HAVE FRIENDS I DON'T MESS
WITH.
WITH.
WITH. WHEN THEY SAY, "WE'RE GOING TO
GO SOMEWHERE AND HAVE
A GOOD TIME."
NOT WITH YOU.
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE
TALKING ABOUT CRAZY
STRESSFUL STUFF.
STRESSFUL STUFF. >> I DON'T WANT TO BE LUMPED IN
WITH THAT GUY.
I CHOSE A CAREER THAT HAS NO
STABILITY.
STABILITY. IT'S A GAMBLE.
NOTHING'S GUARANTEED.
NOTHING'S GUARANTEED. AND PRESIDENT OBAMA PEOPLE LIKE
JOB INTERVIEWS?
JOB INTERVIEWS? THAT'S ON A GOOD DAY I GET TO
GO TO A JOB INTERVIEW
AND ADDITION.
AND ADDITION. HIGHLY STRESSFUL.
HIGHLY STRESSFUL. IF I'M LUCKY.
THAT'S WHAT I HOPE FOR.
SO I GUESS IT'S DEFINITELY A
HABITUATION.
HABITUATION. >> I'M A COMEDIAN, SO I KIND OF
-- BUT I DON'T --
THAT IS A RELEASE.
THAT EXCHANGE OF ENERGY FROM
LAUGHTER.
LAUGHTER.
LAUGHTER. PEOPLE ARE STRESSED WHEN I'M
LOOKING AT THEM.
I CAN SEE THEM WHEN I COME IN,
AND I CAN FEEL IT.
WHEN I START IN THE NEXT THREE
MINUTES, I CAN FEEL
THE WHOLE STRESS OF THE ROOM
JUST POP.
JUST POP.
JUST POP. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> IT'S LIKE, YOU DO THAT.
THAT TAKES MY STRESS.
>> AND TOSS IT, AND YOU SEE.
>> THERE WILL BE SOMEBODY THERE
THAT DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO WITH
THEIR LIFE IN THAT
FIRST FIVE MINUTES AND THEY GOT
DRAGGED TO A COMEDY
SHOW.
SHOW.
SHOW. AND
SHOW. AND BOOM.
AND BOOM.
AND BOOM. >> YOU COULD PHYSICALLY FEEL
THEIR ENERGY.
THEIR ENERGY. >> YOU COULD FEEL IT IN THE
ROOM.
ROOM.
ROOM. >>>
ROOM. >>> WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
YOU SET ARBITRARY DEADLINES FOR
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF.
YOURSELF. CARA, DO YOU FIND YOURSELF
DOING THAT?
DOING THAT? >> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. >>
>> NO. >> I DON'T EITHER.
>> I'M SORRY.
I'M GOING TO BE LATE.
YOU ALL KNOW THIS OF ME.
>> HANK IS A LITTLE LATE.
YOU'VE BEEN GOOD LATELY
>> I'M NOT GOING TO STRESS
MYSELF.
MYSELF.
MYSELF. THEN YOU'RE STRESSED WHEN YOU
COME HERE.
COME HERE. >> DO YOU --
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. I
>> NO. I JUST DON'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL
THE DEADLINE, LIKE
YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
I HAVE TO HAVE THE DEADLINE,
BUT I CAN'T DO
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING.
ANYTHING. NOW TOO LATE TO REALLY DO IT
NICE AND GET A DAY TO
REVIEW EVERYTHING.
REVIEW EVERYTHING. IT'S GOT TO BE UP TO THE WIRE.
>> IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO BE
AWARE OF EVERYONE
ELSE'S STRESS LEVEL.
YOU TONIGHT WANT TO DO THINGS
THAT ARE CAUSING OTHER
PEOPLE STRESS IN ORDER FOR YOU
NOT TO BE STRESSED.
LIKE, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
THAT'S NOT OKAY.
>>> REAL TALK POLL, ALONG THOSE
LINES, DO YOU THINK
YOU CAN BE ADDICTED TO STRESS?
YES, IT'S A RUSH.
NO, FIND INNER PEACE.
AND 67% OF US ARE STRESSED,
YES.
YES.
YES. IT
YES. IT IS A RUSH.
WE ENJOY THAT FEELING.
OKAY.
OKAY.
OKAY. LAST ONE, AND WE'LL PUT THE
REST ONLINE: YOU
FREQUENTLY OVERBOOK YOURSELF.
YES?
YES?
YES? >>
YES? >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> ALL THE TIME, TRUE.
>> SOMETHING IS GOING TO
CANCEL.
CANCEL.
CANCEL. >> TRENT -- DO YOU, CARA?
>> I DON'T THINK SO.
I TRY NOT TO.
I WOULD BE SO STRESSED IF I
KNEW.
KNEW.
KNEW. LIKE SOMEBODY WILL MAKE AN OFF-
HANDED COMMENT TO ME.
''DON'T FORGET SUCH AND SUCH,"
AND IF IT'S SIX
MONTHS AWAY, I BE THINKING
ABOUT THAT.
ABOUT THAT. DON'T BOOK ANYTHING FOR OCTOBER
26th, BECAUSE THAT'S
HANK AND TIFFANY'S SHOW.
>> STRESS IS MANUFACTURED TO
SELL OTHER STUFF.
>> I WILL HAVE A VERY VIVID
MEMORY OF SOMEBODY
SAYING SOMETHING TO ME.
AND THAT WILL STRESS ME OUT IN
TURN, BECAUSE I DON'T
WANT TO MISS IT AND BE RUDE.
>> WE WANT YOU GUYS TO WEIGH
IN, AND NUMBER 5 REAL
QUICK WAS -- 5, 6, AND 7. 5
I'LL TELL YOU QUICKLY, YOU'RE
EASILY BORED.
EASILY BORED. YOU'RE EASILY BOARD, YOU MIGHT
BE ADDICTED TO
STRESS.
STRESS.
STRESS. ONE OF THE LAST ONES, I KNOW
PEOPLE LIKE THAT.
DRAMA, DRAMA.
DRAMA, DRAMA. YOU AND THE TO ATTRACT DRAMA.
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