STRESS LESS

The discovery that I was suffering from stress – news delivered by a doctor after a medical emergency – was a wake-up call that changed my relationship with myself for good. One moment, I was sitting at my desk, quietly absorbed in writing an article. The next, a vice-like grip was squeezing my chest with terrifying intensity. But before I could reach my phone to dial 999, the sensation stopped – just as abruptly as it had begun.

Later, wired