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CHRIS: Stress,
it definitely affects my sleep.
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And this is just going back
a few years, you know.
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This is not such a big issue these days.
But, actually that's not true, it is.
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(CHUCKLES)
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Yeah, like I’ll go to sleep fine,
and then at 2:30.
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(IMITATES EXPLOSION)
There’s a shot of adrenaline
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and my brain will just start going through
a checklist of things.
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Be like, "Does that bother me?
Does that... Oh, that one, yeah good,
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"let’s think about that,
let’s tear that apart."
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(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
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MALE VOICE:
Are you getting nervous a bit now?
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I have a little wave of nausea.
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CHRIS: Sometimes, I don’t know even why.
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And I wish I could deal
with that stress better.
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Just got
a whole lot realer, didn't it?
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CHRIS: Not just because it sucks...
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MALE VOICE: Gotcha.
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...but also, it could be killing me.
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But it turns out, one of the best ways
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to protect myself
from the ravages of stress
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is to confront it head on.
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(MUSIC CONTINUES)
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So, here goes.
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(MUSIC ENDS)
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So, tell me, what are some of the things
that stress you out?
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(SIGHS) My God, the usual stuff, I guess.
And different things at different times.
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-Like?
-Um...
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(CAR HORN HONKS)
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-Sorry.
-MODUPE: For goodness sake.
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What makes me nervous
is driving this... (BLEEP) ...car.
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(CARS HONKING)
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CHRIS: Stress can often be
a big part of my life.
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So, that's why I’m here
with Dr. Modupe Akinola.
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A renowned social psychologist
with a ground-breaking approach to stress.
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You had to have something
that was stressful?
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-Think of like your most stressful...
-Yeah, I’ve got three kids,
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-that’s pretty intense.
-last week.
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-You know.
-Yeah. Yes, it is.
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-You're trying to manage three kids...
-Yeah.
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-...keep them all happy, healthy.
-MODUPE: Yep.
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Then if I’m working
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-on top of that and training.
-Yeah.
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(GRUNTS)
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And then, like on the weekend I got,
you know, incredibly overwhelmed
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and the kids are losing it.
We're in a restaurant,
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people are watching, they're like,
probably taking photos as well.
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You have a short temper
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-and you’re trying...
-Okay.
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...not to sort of get angry.
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And I feel my heart rate go up,
short of breath, that kind of thing.
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MODUPE: It’s important for Chris
to make a change,
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because stress isn't just
about feeling bad.
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Over time, it can be a killer,
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contributing to illnesses like cancer,
diabetes, and heart disease.
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One of the things we're gonna do
is teach you some ways
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to change your mindset in overcoming
some of the stress that you feel.
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-Yeah.
-I call it, kind of dating your stress.
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-Yeah.
-You need to date your stress.
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-I’ve got a really solid relationship...
-See what it likes, Yeah?
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-...with my stress.
-Well, yeah.
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Well, we need to make it
a healthier relationship.
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It’s a little dysfunctional.
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MODUPE: All of us have the ability
to control our stress.
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But in order to do that,
we need to face it head-on.
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So, I'm going to teach Chris
tools and techniques
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to help him address the stress
that’s unavoidable in life.
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It might seem crazy, but to do that,
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I’ll be asking Chris to put himself
in an incredibly stressful situation.
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Okay. In three days,
you’ll be walking across that crane.
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(CHUCKLES) Um...
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MODUPE: That tower is 900 feet high,
that's 275 meters.
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Hang on. (CHUCKLES)
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Yeah, that's high.
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-You sound a little nervous right now.
-I'm just kinda wonder...
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No, the... I am nervous. Very nervous.
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What’s making you nervous about that?
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-Because part of this...
-Death is usually a big role.
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-Death is a little part of it?
-Yeah, yeah. I don’t like heights, really.
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This isn’t about the feat of it,
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this is about preparing you
to be able to manage and be present
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with the emotions
that you are feeling right now.
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-It's kind of like...
-Yep.
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...training your mindset to be okay
and embrace the stress,
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-so that it doesn’t kill us later.
-Yeah, right.
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And by the time we do this,
you’ll be ready.
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I’m both curious, excited
and scared... (BLEEP)
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CHIRS: And at this point,
I know what you're thinking.
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What the hell am I doing this for?
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Truth is, most days I feel pretty young.
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But, the clock is ticking.
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-(INHALES)
-(GRUNTS)
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CHRIS:
Things that might shorten my life...
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(EXHALES)
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...are already at work within me.
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The good news,
there's something I can do about it.
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(YELLS)
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CHRIS: So, over the next year
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I'm taking on
six extraordinary challenges.
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-Let's go!
-CHRIS: Pushing myself to the very limit.
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To discover how we can all unlock
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the secrets of living
a healthier, longer life.
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-CHRIS: There it is!
-MALE VOICE: Yeah. Let's go.
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-There she is, mate.
-That big tall skinny thing.
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And this big tall skinny thing
is gonna be taking the walk of doom!
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It doesn’t look any smaller
from over here!
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CHRIS: With just three days till I'm meant
to be doing this crazy challenge,
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I'm hoping that I can lean
on my good friends,
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Aaron Grist and Luke Zocchi,
for a bit of moral support.
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-CHRIS: Looking at it again makes me sick.
-ZOC: I can see the crane up there dude,
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-it’s up there already, it’s ready to go!
-Looks like it's kinda wobbling a bit.
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Well, looks so sketchy!
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-That is huge.
-AARON: Yeah, mate, have fun.
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Hopefully, the wind dies down
but generally through the day
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it gets windier so...
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CHRIS: Come to think of it, I'm not sure
why I've brought them along.
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Especially as the plan for today is
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for Modupe to give me my first lesson
in dealing with stress.
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Okay, so, here's what I need you to do.
I need you to take your shirt off.
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-Woah!
-MODUPE: Yeah.
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And what we’re gonna do is,
I'm gonna put that shirt on you
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because that allows me to measure
your physiological responses.
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Looks like a dress.
Mini skirt, what is this?
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-MODUPE: No, it’s like a singlet and...
-Okay.
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...these are worn by NASA astronauts,
actually.
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-Are they?
-So, just gonna take off your shirt!
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Guys, give me a hand.
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-Okay.
-MODUPE: Okay, here we go.
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AARON: He’s definitely done push-ups
before he's done this.
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ZOC: He’s definitely flexing.
He’s holding his breath.
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I’m not flexing at all!
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It needs to be tight enough,
so that we get the signal
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but that feels good?
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-Just to relax posture as well.
-Look at you showing off.
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And what I also need you to do
is to put this over your head...
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-All right.
-...and this part
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should be right around there.
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And that's going to measure
your blood pressure.
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MODUPE: To prepare Chris
for the crane walk,
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I want to start by making him experience
a stressful situation
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designed to help him get
a better understanding
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of how his mind affects his body.
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MODUPE; So, you see your blood pressure...
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Blood pressure, huh?
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...we see your breathing rate,
your heart rate here.
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-Got it.
-You know, right now,
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you're at 65 beats per minute.
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So, this is going to be
what I consider your baseline
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and then compare everything to that.
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So, I've checked Chris’s heart rate
when he's relaxed,
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and I'm gonna see how it changes
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when he's doing something
that's stressful for him.
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-That's... I can see that hand.
-Yeah?
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MODUPE: So, I want him to experience
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a virtual reality version
of the crane walk.
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Okay, so, all I want you to do
is walk across that plank.
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And off you go.
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CHRIS: Woah! See you guys.
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(CHUCKLES)
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-It’s a long way up, huh?
-MODUPE: Yep.
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The VR experience is fascinating.
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Whoa.
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Wow.
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CHRIS: One part of my brain is very aware
that it’s not real.
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The other part of it is screaming,
"This is crazy! What are we doing?
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"We’re gonna die!”
I feel it in my stomach.
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The same nervous energy that I’d have
if I was actually standing on a building.
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MODUPE: So, his heart rate was at like 65
and it’s definitely going up.
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His breathing rate is going up,
it was around 12 before.
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There’s definitely some fear.
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It feels super unsteady now!
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This is... I can’t do it! (CHUCKLES)
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MODUPE: Even though there’s
no real danger to Chris
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his brain is perceiving threat,
his stress is kicking in.
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It’s the classic fight-or-flight response.
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(CHUCKLES)
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CHRIS: When my brain senses
something stressful,
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it’s like a switch is flipped.
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My nerves send my whole system
into overdrive...
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triggering a flood of hormones
into my bloodstream.
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My breathing speeds up,
my heart starts racing, I feel wired.
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In moments of danger, that energy surge
would help me fight or run away.
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Then when it's over, my stress circuit
should switch off. No harm done.
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But when our stress doesn't go away,
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one of those hormones,
cortisol, keeps on flowing...
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and our fight or flight circuit
can’t fully shut down.
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Over time, we get burnt out,
which can lead to high blood pressure,
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a misfiring immune system,
and elevated blood sugar.
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All increasing the risk of deadly disease.
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(SIGHS) So weird.
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How did my heart rate increase?
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So, here’s what’s really interesting
is that you... it was...
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as you were going up,
it increased to give you the energy
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and mobilize you to do
what you need to do.
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The problem is, if you end up having
that elevated level like,
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throughout the day,
that’s when things become,
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um, less healthy, less functional.
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Because that would mean
that your body is not shutting down
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and turning off, and resting
the way it needs to.
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What it made me think was, like,
"This is gonna suck when I really do it."
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And that is what
we’re gonna be working on!
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Yeah. Zoc. You've got to have a go!
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My buddy, Zoc
really doesn’t like heights...
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-Now, here we go.
-Oh, my God.
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...so I figure this is a chance
to push his fight or flight to the max.
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ZOC: Oh, what the... (BLEEP)
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(SHUDDERS) Oh, boy.
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-No. No.
-(MODUPE CHUCKLES)
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-Go. Let's go. Go.
-Oh, man. I'm full shaking, dude.
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-AARON: Look at his legs.
-CHRIS: Go.
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-I can't do it.
-Do it.
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-Do it.
-AARON: Come on, Zoc.
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-CHRIS: Go, go, go.
-Come on, come on, come on.
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I can't do it.
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Go, go, go. Just take three,
four steps, go.
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-MODUPE: Nice.
-Go, go, go.
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-Come on, Zoochie.
-AARON: Come on, Zoc.
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MODUPE: Keep talking to yourself,
it's helping.
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I've got this, Luke. I've got this.
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(BLEEP) I'm full sh... (BLEEP)
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-(YELPS)
-(ALL CHUCKLE)
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It's so real! That is so real.
I felt like I was falling.
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-You don't understand how real that is.
-What do you mean?
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(ALL LAUGHING)
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-Dude, that is so...
-CHRIS: Okay, I may not be as bad as Zoc,
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but to be honest,
I'm really not that keen on heights,
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and the VR has made me feel
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a little more intimidated
about the crane walk than I was before.
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But if Modupe's training can help me
control my stress response
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and lower my risk of disease,
then, hey, I'm up for it.
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MODUPE: I want to show Chris
that he can reduce the risk to his health
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if he dials down his reaction to stress
by taking control of his mind and body.
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So, that even when he's walking
across the crane, he can do it calmly.
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To prepare him for this challenge,
over the next two days,
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my plan is for Chris to work with people
who deal with extreme stress
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on a regular basis.
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Right.
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I’m going to actually introduce you
to two Special Forces officers.
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-Harry and Justin.
-G'day, Chris, how are ya?
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-Good, thanks.
-G'day, Chris.
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Hey, Chris, welcome to
Special Forces Resilience Training, mate.
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-Thank you.
-MODPUE: So, your gonna engage
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in a drown-proofing exercise
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which is some of what
the Special Forces do.
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It's designed to overload you with stress,
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but I'm going to show you some tips
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-and tools to help you get through it.
-Yeah.
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This activity is designed
to build mental toughness
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in our men and women in Special Forces.
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Throughout the activity, your feet
and hands will be bound at all times.
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I think I find myself
being stressed in situations
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that I haven’t been able to prepare for.
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There’s all sorts of stupid stuff
going through my head at this point.
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Now, I start to think,
what if I actually drown?
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If while you are underwater you have any
sensations of blackout,
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then just return to the surface
and we’ll rescue you from there.
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If you contravene
any of the instructions we give you,
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if you pass out or drown, it’s a fail.
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-Okay, you ready?
-CHRIS: Yeah.
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HARRY: On with the first task,
bobbing. Go!
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CHRIS: The aim is to kick off
the bottom 20 times,
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giving me just a split second
to take in enough air.
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Into a rhythm! Breathing! Rhythm!
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Of course, I know I’ve got enough oxygen,
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and I know these guys
aren’t gonna let me drown.
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But I can feel my heartbeat racing.
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The stress rising.
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Underwater summersaults,
when you're ready.
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I can feel my lungs starting to burn.
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Okay, that's a fail. Swim two laps.
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It's brutal,
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and it's getting harder
and harder.
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That's two fails.
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How’s he doing?
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-He's a sinker.
-Yeah.
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Okay, go into floating!
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I can’t even get my head up
enough to catch a breath.
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That’s when the panic begins.
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(MUFFLED GRUNTING)
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So, Chris wasn't exactly
a successful outing, apart from the...
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Well, nothing, you failed everything.
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How you doing?
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It was hard work
and there was just so much technique
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I think and... and also just...
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(PANTING)
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...just not getting into a situation
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-where you panic, you know?
-Right.
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MODUPE: Not many of us will be subjected
to drown proofing,
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but we all find ourselves
out of our depth.
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We experience situations
where we are not prepared
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and we tell ourselves,
"I’m a loser, I can't do this."
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One thing is to use positive self-talk.
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This is about reframing how you think
when you think negatively.
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Right.
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Can I actually do this to a more
positive way of thinking of something?
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How can I do this differently? So,
what will I gain out of this experience?
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Positive self-talk will help Chris realize
that our fight or flight system
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doesn't just respond to the outside world.
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Our own thoughts and emotions
can also influence that circuit.
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CHRIS: If I'm under pressure
and I believe I can't cope...
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my brain hits the panic button...
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telling my fight or flight circuit
to shift gear
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and prepare for the very worst.
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Anticipating injury, arteries
and veins tighten,
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sending blood in toward my core.
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So, there's less chance
I'll bleed to death.
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The problem is, with less blood
now reaching my muscles and brain,
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my mental and physical strength
starts to flag.
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But, just by thinking more positively,
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I can flip this physical response.
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Opening my blood vessels back up,
so I can find the energy to power through.
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I'm still wired, but my stress is
no longer working against me.
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Chris, we’re gonna go back into the pool,
reassess you on floating again.
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Off you go.
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(GASPS)
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He's going to hate this!
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CHRIS: Back in the water,
I can feel the same pressure taking hold.
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And then I do what Modupe told me.
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I shut out all the negative thoughts,
and I just keep telling myself,
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"I can do this, I have enough oxygen.
I’m not gonna drown, I'm not gonna drown."
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Come on, come on, come on.
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And now, I feel a sense of calm.
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I focus on my rhythm and I know,
I can get the job done.
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-This is better.
-Yeah.
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You can get into a really nice rhythm
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-with the bob.
-MODUPE: Yeah, a good rhythm.
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HARRY: And I think the key here is,
he’s relaxing,
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-he's thinking through it...
-Yeah.
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...he's applying some of the tools
you’ve given him.
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Yeah. Yep.
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So, the last activity we’ll go on with
is the mask retrieval.
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Come on, big dog. Find it.
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I'm feeling more positive, confident,
stronger in the water.
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It's like my stress is
no longer holding me back.
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Yep. Come on.
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-MODUPE: Yes!
-HARRY: Now, bring it over here.
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Okay, turn with your back to the wall.
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-Yeah, okay.
-Yep, like that. Ready? One, two, three.
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MODUPE: All right.
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Okay, so how did that feel?
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That was... that was a bit more intense.
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Yeah. You did much better
the second time in the float.
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-That’s the positive self-talk.
-Yeah. Yeah.
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So, going forward,
learning how to incorporate
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some of these psychological tools
to your everyday life.
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Even if it’s a script or, you know,
filming something.
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What are some of the negative things
that come in your head?
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Like if I feel like
I haven’t prepped enough
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or I feel like, I don’t quite know
the script as well.
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Do you ever catastrophize though?
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-It used to be crazy.
-Right, right.
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It used to, like, be debilitating.
And, yeah, I couldn't speak
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and I would think, "If I screw this up,
I won't sell the movie properly,
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-"the movie will tank."
-Right. Right.
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-All of that, you know?
-You know you want it to go perfectly
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but it's not going to.
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Nothing’s going to go perfectly,
so you convert that to positive self-talk
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by saying, "I do this all the time,
I can start again."
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Yeah, right.
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CHRIS: Today, I worked with the soldiers
in the pool.
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A lot of pool work and it was incredibly
exhausting and taxing,
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particularly on the lungs.
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Yeah, it’s really interesting, kind of
exposing myself to stressful situations
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and becoming comfortable
in uncomfortable environments,
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and that’s what this is all about,
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and hopefully adapting that
into my regular life.
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So, I think it’s about perspective,
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this is what I’m absorbing
through this experience.
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Too often, our fight or flight
is in constant fluctuation
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due to things that just
aren't important, you know.
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My eyes are really sore
from all the chlorine.
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But, that’s the least
of my problems, isn’t it?
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I’m about to walk off
the edge of a building. (EXCLAIMS)
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MODUPE: The crane challenge
is extremely intimidating for Chris.
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But I want him to realize,
these techniques aren't just
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going to help reduce the risk of stress
damaging his health.
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They can also help us perform at our best
when we're under intense pressure.
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CHRIS: After an accident, in 2013,
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Faith Dickey completely changed the way
she thinks about stress.
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FAITH: I was driving home to visit family
for the holidays
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and my car hit a patch of black ice
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and I guess in that moment I realized,
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I was completely at peace
with my potential death.
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After that accident, I just realized,
making stress your friend,
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you learn ways to channel it.
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(PANTING)
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FAITH: I believe if you avoid all risk...
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you never learn what you're capable of.
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Loosen up.
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-How does the tension look to you?
-MALE VOICE: I think it looks good.
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CHRIS: Since her crash,
Faith has gone on to break
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multiple world records in highlining.
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A discipline that requires
absolute control over the mind and body.
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It's easy for my mind to start filling
with fears or stresses.
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Because it’s a natural response
to get scared
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when you're super high off the ground
on a wobbly line stretched over a void.
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I have an arsenal of tools
to get myself across high lines.
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Breathe.
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FAITH: And sometimes all I need
is that small bit of positive thinking
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that I can take one step.
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You've got this.
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That might look like yelling
at myself. "Come on.
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"Come on. Come on."
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"Relax, you've got this."
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00:24:44,691 --> 00:24:49,201
And it’s so funny how self-talk
can be so rewarding.
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If I’m on the middle of a highline
and a huge gust of wind comes...
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Whoa! Come on.
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FAITH: I just pull from my toolbelt
another technique I know to deal with it.
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Some people call it segmentation.
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I try not to think
about the whole challenge.
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Instead, I break it down
into little chunks.
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I’m able to just focus
on one step at a time.
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Breathe.
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One foot in front of the other.
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And that one step can propel me
all the way across.
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I walk through fear.
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I don’t try to make it go away.
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And that has been really powerful
in other realms of my life
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where I go in for a job interview,
an everyday stressful situation,
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I can really transfer
what I’ve learned on the highline...
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And so, things that used to
stress me out a lot
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no longer affect me in the same way.
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CHRIS: When I think about it,
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I know I don't have too much
that should stress me out.
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My family are healthy and happy,
I've got a career I'm proud of.
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But I can still feel that stress
eating away at me.
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So, for the sake of my long-term health,
I really want to try to get on top of it.
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What is something that gives me
huge anxiety and... and evokes stress
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is when I'm trying to take care
of too many things.
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-Yes.
-You know, when I've got...
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-Yes.
-I've got too many projects I'm working on
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00:27:00,368 --> 00:27:02,578
and too many emails
and phone calls to respond to.
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It's, like... just becomes
a little overwhelming.
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00:27:04,873 --> 00:27:07,753
I think the key step in that is diagnosing
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why do I feel like I need to say yes
to all these things?
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00:27:10,253 --> 00:27:13,093
Yeah. I mean, when I first started acting,
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you know, my parents had
very little money growing up
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-and...
-Yeah. Yeah.
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And talking about to my dad one day
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about when he's going to be able
to pay the bank off.
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-And him just saying, you know...
-Yeah.
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-"Never, we'll...
-Yeah.
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00:27:23,308 --> 00:27:24,518
"we'll die having to pay it off."
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And that kind of really bothering me
from a very young age.
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You know.
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Taking it upon myself just to say,
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I don't want that that for them,
I don’t want it for me and my family.
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00:27:34,069 --> 00:27:35,199
-Yeah.
-And,
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if I'm totally honest. I did acting
to get my parents out of debt,
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but I still have that thing of,
like, it's all gonna go away.
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00:27:43,286 --> 00:27:44,616
-So, it's all going to run away...
-Yeah.
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...if I don't say yes to these things,
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but then there is just this momentum
that occurs and things...
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00:27:49,417 --> 00:27:50,587
-Yeah.
-...just kind of pile
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-on top of each other, and...
-Yeah.
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It just kicks you in the gut, you know?
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MODUPE: Chris gets overwhelmed
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when the pressures
in his life become too much.
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But I have a technique I can show him
to help with those intense feelings.
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So, I’m going to put him to the test
in a training exercise
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00:28:09,187 --> 00:28:10,977
where stress is at its peak.
461
00:28:14,442 --> 00:28:16,112
(DISTANT SIRENS)
462
00:28:24,703 --> 00:28:27,463
MODUPE: Today, what I wanted to do
is expose you to...
463
00:28:27,872 --> 00:28:29,712
a different type of extreme stress.
464
00:28:30,375 --> 00:28:31,705
-And...
-I'm tipping it has something
465
00:28:31,793 --> 00:28:33,093
-to do with fire.
-Yes, it does.
466
00:28:34,170 --> 00:28:38,680
(SIRENS WAILING)
467
00:28:42,887 --> 00:28:45,517
So, yesterday,
I nearly got drowned and today,
468
00:28:45,640 --> 00:28:47,230
I’m going to be burnt to a crisp.
469
00:28:49,561 --> 00:28:52,651
This isn’t stress exposure,
this is medieval torture.
470
00:28:55,024 --> 00:28:57,784
-There's a fire, boys. Let's go.
-(ALL CHUCKLE)
471
00:28:58,069 --> 00:29:00,569
CHRIS: Since Zoc did so well
during the VR test,
472
00:29:01,197 --> 00:29:03,657
I thought he could also use
some of Modupe’s tips.
473
00:29:05,201 --> 00:29:08,961
So, yesterday, we did the self-talk
but there are times
474
00:29:09,038 --> 00:29:11,618
when you’re just
in the middle of the action
475
00:29:11,708 --> 00:29:15,998
and we feel that rush of adrenaline,
when you feel that heart rate increasing.
476
00:29:16,087 --> 00:29:18,627
One of the key things is to just breathe.
477
00:29:19,382 --> 00:29:23,302
This is what first responders do
and it’s called box breathing.
478
00:29:23,470 --> 00:29:28,220
-Breathe, hold, exhale, hold.
-Okay.
479
00:29:28,558 --> 00:29:30,478
So, imagine four sides of a box.
480
00:29:31,686 --> 00:29:34,306
What you’re going to do is
481
00:29:35,023 --> 00:29:38,493
inhale for four seconds,
hold it for four seconds,
482
00:29:38,693 --> 00:29:42,033
exhale for four seconds,
hold it for four seconds.
483
00:29:42,280 --> 00:29:48,910
So, that is the process. Four seconds
for each. Breathe, hold, exhale, hold.
484
00:29:49,037 --> 00:29:54,577
Breathe, one, two, three, four.
Pause, one, two, three, four.
485
00:29:54,918 --> 00:29:58,668
This is an extreme situation here,
but you can imagine how,
486
00:29:58,755 --> 00:30:02,585
in any circumstance in your life
when you feel that heart rate increasing,
487
00:30:03,009 --> 00:30:05,179
-you can use this technique.
-Breathe.
488
00:30:05,345 --> 00:30:08,005
-MODUPE: Breathe. Breathe through it.
-ZOC: Got it.
489
00:30:08,556 --> 00:30:12,686
This simple breathing technique
demonstrates that the stress signals
490
00:30:12,769 --> 00:30:16,149
connecting our brain and body
aren't just one way,
491
00:30:16,731 --> 00:30:19,731
the body can send signals back.
492
00:30:21,110 --> 00:30:24,450
CHRIS: The more stressed I am,
the faster I breathe,
493
00:30:25,323 --> 00:30:29,703
and the faster I breathe,
the more stressed I become.
494
00:30:31,246 --> 00:30:32,456
It’s a vicious circle.
495
00:30:33,998 --> 00:30:36,378
But if I can breathe slowly and deeply,
496
00:30:37,669 --> 00:30:39,629
the nerve fibers in my chest
497
00:30:40,213 --> 00:30:42,093
will detect the change in movement
498
00:30:43,550 --> 00:30:46,260
and flood my brain
with signals to chill out,
499
00:30:47,053 --> 00:30:49,683
short-circuiting
my fight or flight system.
500
00:30:50,056 --> 00:30:52,556
Throughout my body,
everything is dialed down.
501
00:30:53,101 --> 00:30:56,941
From heart rate,
to stress hormones, to anxiety.
502
00:30:59,983 --> 00:31:03,653
(SIREN WAILING)
503
00:31:09,617 --> 00:31:12,617
This is a simulation
of a residential fire.
504
00:31:12,745 --> 00:31:14,705
Tara, Chris, you’ll be crew one.
505
00:31:14,998 --> 00:31:17,208
CHRIS: To help me
through the training exercise,
506
00:31:17,333 --> 00:31:19,793
Modupe has teamed me up
with Tara Lowe.
507
00:31:20,086 --> 00:31:22,666
She's a firefighter
with sixteen years’ experience.
508
00:31:25,884 --> 00:31:29,724
TARA: Chris and I need to locate
where the fire is.
509
00:31:30,305 --> 00:31:32,055
And then just pop your neck strap
right over here
510
00:31:32,181 --> 00:31:33,391
so you can pull your flashlight off.
511
00:31:33,516 --> 00:31:36,556
Obviously, we need to get that fire out
as quickly as possible,
512
00:31:36,686 --> 00:31:41,146
but also then to rescue any casualties
that may be in that building.
513
00:31:41,524 --> 00:31:43,404
(SIREN WAILING)
514
00:31:43,693 --> 00:31:45,453
TARA: And it will be overwhelming for him
515
00:31:45,528 --> 00:31:49,908
because it’s that
really acute sudden stress.
516
00:31:50,074 --> 00:31:53,664
You've got to bring
three pretty heavy dummies out.
517
00:31:53,786 --> 00:31:56,656
I want CAN reports telling me
exactly how much air you’ve got left,
518
00:31:56,956 --> 00:31:58,826
and I want you to get everybody
out of that structure
519
00:31:58,917 --> 00:32:00,707
before you run out of that air.
520
00:32:00,835 --> 00:32:02,495
Okay, so control your breathing.
521
00:32:02,670 --> 00:32:04,670
I don't want you using
all your air supply.
522
00:32:05,048 --> 00:32:06,088
Get to work!
523
00:32:10,011 --> 00:32:13,311
CHRIS: With limited air
and three bodies to find
524
00:32:13,932 --> 00:32:18,142
I’m going to have to breathe slowly
but still work as fast as I can.
525
00:32:19,395 --> 00:32:21,855
Okay. We have crew one entering now.
526
00:32:22,690 --> 00:32:23,780
TARA: Okay, forwards.
527
00:32:24,192 --> 00:32:27,032
(BOTH BREATHING RAPIDLY)
528
00:32:27,362 --> 00:32:30,372
TARA: Okay, see the door at the end,
make your way towards that.
529
00:32:31,157 --> 00:32:33,987
-Locate the fire.
-CHRIS: I can't see the door.
530
00:32:34,160 --> 00:32:35,580
TARA: Keep going forward.
531
00:32:37,872 --> 00:32:40,422
CHRIS: It's completely dark,
it's very unsettling.
532
00:32:40,500 --> 00:32:44,920
It’s hard, hard work
and I’m struggling to even get my breath.
533
00:32:45,672 --> 00:32:47,922
(BREATHING RAPIDLY)
534
00:32:51,010 --> 00:32:54,140
TARA: Stop. We're gonna take
a look inside, see what's there.
535
00:32:54,222 --> 00:32:55,312
Ready? Go.
536
00:32:56,724 --> 00:32:59,484
(FIRE RUMBLES)
537
00:33:04,148 --> 00:33:05,528
TARA: We have a working fire.
538
00:33:09,070 --> 00:33:11,450
I'm trying to remember
everything I've been taught.
539
00:33:11,614 --> 00:33:12,874
CHRIS: What do I do, hit it?
540
00:33:13,366 --> 00:33:15,406
TARA: Okay,
direct it straight onto the fire.
541
00:33:17,036 --> 00:33:20,746
I’m tryna sort of listen.
It's loud, it's hot, it’s uncomfortable.
542
00:33:20,832 --> 00:33:22,922
I'm exhausted. My lungs are burning,
543
00:33:23,001 --> 00:33:25,461
trying to, you know,
pull in enough oxygen.
544
00:33:25,753 --> 00:33:29,383
(BREATHING RAPIDLY)
545
00:33:36,014 --> 00:33:39,394
TARA: I want you to do a search, Chris,
of the whole area.
546
00:33:39,475 --> 00:33:41,725
You're looking for a casualty, okay?
547
00:33:41,811 --> 00:33:42,851
Okay.
548
00:33:44,856 --> 00:33:47,106
He's breathing super hard. It's fast.
549
00:33:47,191 --> 00:33:49,361
Oh, my gosh, it's so much faster
than when he started.
550
00:33:49,652 --> 00:33:51,242
He's puffing. (CHUCKLES)
551
00:33:52,071 --> 00:33:54,321
(BREATHING RAPIDLY)
552
00:33:54,657 --> 00:33:55,907
CHRIS: I've got a casualty.
553
00:33:58,619 --> 00:34:01,869
Pulling the extra weight is making it
even harder to breathe.
554
00:34:09,005 --> 00:34:10,505
-I see one coming out. Okay, okay.
-Yeah, we're winning.
555
00:34:10,590 --> 00:34:11,720
There's one coming out.
556
00:34:13,426 --> 00:34:16,966
What’s your air? One hundred.
You don't have much air,
557
00:34:17,055 --> 00:34:19,635
but we haven't got an all clear
on the upstairs level yet,
558
00:34:19,766 --> 00:34:21,476
but we do need to make sure
that it's all clear.
559
00:34:22,018 --> 00:34:23,518
-Can you do that for me?
-CHRIS: Okay.
560
00:34:25,063 --> 00:34:26,063
Yeah.
561
00:34:28,483 --> 00:34:29,483
I can't see.
562
00:34:31,569 --> 00:34:33,279
CHRIS: I know I’m breathing too fast,
563
00:34:35,073 --> 00:34:38,333
and I'll need to slow it down
if I’m gonna search the upper floors.
564
00:34:39,535 --> 00:34:41,615
MALE VOICE: (OVER RADIO)
Crew one, get a quick all clear.
565
00:34:41,829 --> 00:34:44,619
CHRIS: Can't see from here.
It's just a door.
566
00:34:47,627 --> 00:34:49,417
(FIRE RUMBLES)
567
00:34:54,050 --> 00:34:55,640
MALE VOICE:
Crew one, how's your air?
568
00:34:56,385 --> 00:34:58,175
TARA: Chris, how much air do you have?
569
00:35:00,848 --> 00:35:03,058
We are at 70 bar, over.
570
00:35:04,936 --> 00:35:07,056
Received, crew one, you've got 70.
571
00:35:07,438 --> 00:35:09,608
I need you to withdraw from the structure.
572
00:35:09,732 --> 00:35:12,692
TARA: Chris, we need to get out.
We need to get out now, withdrawing.
573
00:35:14,445 --> 00:35:18,315
CHRIS: With my air running low,
the chief aborts the mission.
574
00:35:18,491 --> 00:35:20,451
MALE VOICE: Let's go.
Come on, Chris, come on...
575
00:35:29,335 --> 00:35:32,955
I found, in the fire, the box breathing
sort of went out the window
576
00:35:33,089 --> 00:35:39,429
because the breathing technique
I was using was just getting
577
00:35:39,512 --> 00:35:41,102
as much oxygen as I could, you know.
578
00:35:43,182 --> 00:35:44,482
When you’re in the thick of it...
579
00:35:45,810 --> 00:35:46,980
you’re kind of just
580
00:35:47,895 --> 00:35:49,515
in survival mode, I guess.
581
00:35:51,274 --> 00:35:56,034
I feel very flat and sort of empty
and disappointed in myself
582
00:35:56,112 --> 00:35:59,572
that I've let that stress control me
in that situation.
583
00:36:02,869 --> 00:36:04,659
I can't imagine if it was for real.
584
00:36:05,872 --> 00:36:06,912
What that would be like.
585
00:36:08,583 --> 00:36:12,343
I’ve seen many firefighters
who've perhaps divorced or separated
586
00:36:12,420 --> 00:36:15,420
from their partners, and actually
when you look at it,
587
00:36:15,506 --> 00:36:18,336
it’s that underlying build-up of stress
that they weren’t aware of.
588
00:36:18,926 --> 00:36:20,886
-Okay...
-It plays out in that gradual breakdown
589
00:36:20,970 --> 00:36:22,970
of people's lives, really,
and their physical health
590
00:36:23,055 --> 00:36:25,095
and their emotional and mental health.
591
00:36:26,017 --> 00:36:29,647
Okay, so I'm just going to invite everyone
to close their eyes.
592
00:36:30,771 --> 00:36:34,781
MODUPE: An hour after the training,
Chris’s stress response is still high.
593
00:36:35,568 --> 00:36:37,698
So, I’m going to monitor
his breathing rate
594
00:36:37,820 --> 00:36:40,450
in a mindful meditation session.
595
00:36:41,532 --> 00:36:44,242
Firefighters regularly use this practice
596
00:36:44,327 --> 00:36:48,457
to reduce long term stress
by focusing on what they are sensing
597
00:36:48,539 --> 00:36:50,499
and feeling in the moment.
598
00:36:51,250 --> 00:36:53,170
FEMALE VOICE:
Be aware of all of the cells,
599
00:36:54,253 --> 00:36:57,553
moving through the physical body
from head to toe.
600
00:36:59,050 --> 00:37:01,470
CHRIS: Even though I'm familiar
with mindful meditation,
601
00:37:01,928 --> 00:37:04,968
I still don't find it that easy
just to relax on command...
602
00:37:06,766 --> 00:37:10,976
especially since my mind is racing
and turning over the events of the day.
603
00:37:19,695 --> 00:37:23,565
And then, I pull myself back
into this state of focus.
604
00:37:26,494 --> 00:37:28,414
And I start to feel lot more peaceful.
605
00:37:35,628 --> 00:37:39,378
MODUPE: Mindful meditation is
an extremely powerful technique.
606
00:37:40,091 --> 00:37:43,091
Not only does it make us feel
less stressed in the moment,
607
00:37:43,678 --> 00:37:47,768
if we do it regularly,
it can alter our stress response.
608
00:37:49,934 --> 00:37:53,524
CHRIS: The network in our brain
that fires off our fight or flight circuit
609
00:37:53,604 --> 00:37:56,404
needs to be hypersensitive
to keep you safe.
610
00:37:57,608 --> 00:38:01,358
Trouble is, all kinds of
everyday pressures can set it off.
611
00:38:01,487 --> 00:38:02,737
(CAR HORNS HONKING)
612
00:38:02,822 --> 00:38:05,622
CHRIS: But scientists believe
that as little as eight weeks of
613
00:38:05,700 --> 00:38:09,200
regular mindful meditation
can rewire connections
614
00:38:09,287 --> 00:38:10,747
in key parts of the brain...
615
00:38:11,998 --> 00:38:15,628
making us less likely to overreact
to things that could stress us out.
616
00:38:21,090 --> 00:38:24,390
How did my stats look?
Did they change, fluctuate?
617
00:38:24,552 --> 00:38:29,272
When you came in, they were higher
and then there was a really, really
618
00:38:29,348 --> 00:38:34,478
a marked decrease and change
in what I saw when your breathing rate
619
00:38:34,562 --> 00:38:36,612
went to something like four.
620
00:38:36,981 --> 00:38:41,441
So, even just this 15 minutes,
the difference that that makes,
621
00:38:41,527 --> 00:38:45,407
what if you add to that over time
or just, it becomes a practice
622
00:38:45,489 --> 00:38:48,829
that's a regular thing
that not only helps you
623
00:38:48,909 --> 00:38:53,329
in being a firefighter for longer,
but living longer and healthier.
624
00:38:54,874 --> 00:38:57,504
CHRIS: I can see how these techniques
will help me if I use them
625
00:38:57,585 --> 00:38:59,375
when I'm stressed out in daily life.
626
00:38:59,795 --> 00:39:01,165
But hacking my stress response
627
00:39:01,255 --> 00:39:04,715
when I’m 900 feet up,
trying to get across a narrow crane.
628
00:39:05,593 --> 00:39:08,053
I really don’t know if I’m ready for that.
629
00:39:08,471 --> 00:39:11,271
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)
630
00:39:26,530 --> 00:39:27,570
Go, mate.
631
00:39:28,574 --> 00:39:31,624
Feel like a UFC fighter. We've arrived.
632
00:39:31,744 --> 00:39:34,254
The nerves are definitely up there
this morning.
633
00:39:37,708 --> 00:39:39,208
It's making me feel sick for you.
634
00:39:39,543 --> 00:39:41,843
If I look calm, this is some of
the best acting I’ve ever done.
635
00:39:41,921 --> 00:39:43,881
-Yeah.
-You don't.
636
00:39:50,262 --> 00:39:52,812
My legs are feeling like jelly...
637
00:39:54,767 --> 00:39:57,437
but I'm just trying to keep
my focus forward.
638
00:39:59,188 --> 00:40:01,438
Oh, yuck, dude.
639
00:40:01,857 --> 00:40:06,277
Just look out there.
That’s disgusting! There's no way!
640
00:40:09,615 --> 00:40:12,195
CHRIS: Hopefully, when I get up there
to do the crane walk,
641
00:40:12,493 --> 00:40:14,753
I can tell myself that
this is gonna be a thrill.
642
00:40:14,954 --> 00:40:16,294
This is exciting.
643
00:40:16,622 --> 00:40:20,002
Instead of telling myself
how scared and terrified I am.
644
00:40:21,085 --> 00:40:23,665
(CHUCKLES, GROANS) Okay.
645
00:40:29,343 --> 00:40:30,343
MODUPE: How are you feeling?
646
00:40:31,637 --> 00:40:34,387
Yeah, I keep having moments
where my brain goes,
647
00:40:34,598 --> 00:40:36,478
"Oh, no, what the hell am I doing?"
648
00:40:36,600 --> 00:40:39,400
And I gotta kinda reel it back and go,
"No, no, I can see myself
649
00:40:39,478 --> 00:40:40,808
"doing it successfully."
650
00:40:42,064 --> 00:40:44,824
But I do... There's that other voice
that goes, "No, no, no, no, no,
651
00:40:44,900 --> 00:40:47,070
"this is not gonna work,
you're gonna fail,
652
00:40:47,153 --> 00:40:48,703
"you're gonna..."
And I think it's just about
653
00:40:48,779 --> 00:40:49,859
who you give more attention to.
654
00:40:49,947 --> 00:40:53,237
It’s your mindset about that stress
that can dictate whether or not
655
00:40:53,325 --> 00:40:55,535
the outcome is positive or not.
656
00:40:56,078 --> 00:40:58,118
I didn't sleep great last night.
657
00:40:58,247 --> 00:41:00,167
I feel this weird sort of,
like, vertigo feeling.
658
00:41:02,960 --> 00:41:08,050
I had this image of the crane falling,
smashing through a window
659
00:41:09,175 --> 00:41:11,215
and me hanging in the room below.
660
00:41:11,635 --> 00:41:14,425
And the crane about to tumble
and having to get my harness off.
661
00:41:14,805 --> 00:41:17,595
That scenario is kinda,
would be interesting, wouldn’t it?
662
00:41:19,435 --> 00:41:22,185
MODUPE: I'm worried Chris' head
isn't in the right place.
663
00:41:22,730 --> 00:41:24,860
He's got to acknowledge
those negative thoughts
664
00:41:24,940 --> 00:41:26,230
and move past them.
665
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:35,200
Because the real challenge today
isn't just walking across the crane...
666
00:41:36,577 --> 00:41:38,697
it's doing the walk calmly,
667
00:41:39,330 --> 00:41:41,870
using the techniques he’s learned
to keep his heart rate
668
00:41:41,957 --> 00:41:44,207
and breathing under control.
669
00:41:45,419 --> 00:41:47,129
How are you feeling? Are you nervous?
670
00:41:48,422 --> 00:41:50,842
You keep asking me that
so I’m starting to feel it a bit, yeah.
671
00:41:54,970 --> 00:41:57,600
CHRIS: The moment's arrived
and I'm heading up to the rooftop.
672
00:42:00,976 --> 00:42:02,436
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
673
00:42:02,937 --> 00:42:06,187
And I can feel my heart rate increasing.
674
00:42:10,110 --> 00:42:13,160
And I just keep reminding myself
why I'm doing this.
675
00:42:13,948 --> 00:42:15,818
I don’t want stress to rule my life.
676
00:42:16,992 --> 00:42:18,792
Or take a toll on my health.
677
00:42:22,081 --> 00:42:23,751
(VOCALIZES)
678
00:42:35,010 --> 00:42:37,180
-See you guys. It was fun. It was fun.
-Good luck out there, mate.
679
00:42:37,263 --> 00:42:39,143
-It was a fun thirty years.
-You're gonna be fine.
680
00:42:39,223 --> 00:42:40,523
-Giving love to you, mate.
-I love you.
681
00:42:41,100 --> 00:42:42,730
MODUPE: And I’ll talk to you
from up there too,
682
00:42:42,851 --> 00:42:43,851
-every now and then.
-Yeah.
683
00:42:43,936 --> 00:42:45,016
So... But you’ve got this.
684
00:42:46,814 --> 00:42:47,824
See you on the other side.
685
00:42:50,609 --> 00:42:51,939
(EXHALES DEEPLY)
686
00:42:55,781 --> 00:42:56,871
It's windy up here.
687
00:43:03,664 --> 00:43:04,754
My legs are shaking.
688
00:43:04,832 --> 00:43:06,172
-Yeah, you're nervous, huh?
-I'm nervous.
689
00:43:09,378 --> 00:43:13,838
Step in there and just look out across.
Now, you can reach these, can't you?
690
00:43:21,098 --> 00:43:22,348
(GRUNTS)
691
00:43:26,020 --> 00:43:27,810
Yeah. So, my feet feel incredibly heavy.
692
00:43:28,981 --> 00:43:31,031
-You’re looking good up there.
-He's got the arms out.
693
00:43:31,108 --> 00:43:32,648
-He's ready to do it.
-Don’t forget to breathe!
694
00:43:32,860 --> 00:43:34,780
-(CHUCKLES)
-What are you thinking?
695
00:43:35,362 --> 00:43:39,162
Nothing. Just trying to enjoy the view
and be comfortable
696
00:43:39,283 --> 00:43:40,833
in a very uncomfortable situation.
697
00:43:43,162 --> 00:43:46,292
Chris’s metrics are already
well above his baseline.
698
00:43:46,915 --> 00:43:50,125
I’m hoping he can keep his heart rate
under a hundred beats per minute.
699
00:43:51,045 --> 00:43:55,665
But right now it’s at 118
and that number is rising quickly.
700
00:43:56,675 --> 00:43:59,925
I’m well aware that my brain’s saying,
"What are we doing?"
701
00:44:00,554 --> 00:44:01,644
It’s...
702
00:44:03,724 --> 00:44:06,024
it's about... I think
about thinking less, you know?
703
00:44:06,101 --> 00:44:09,861
At the moment, I try to sort of think
of all the things that could go wrong.
704
00:44:09,938 --> 00:44:11,148
At the moment I, you know...
705
00:44:11,231 --> 00:44:13,731
I just haven’t let that come
into my head for a few days now.
706
00:44:14,818 --> 00:44:18,858
But it's... Even now, my brain is going,
"Woah, what are we doing up here?"
707
00:44:18,947 --> 00:44:19,987
You know?
708
00:44:21,116 --> 00:44:23,286
So, I'm standing up there,
I’m looking down.
709
00:44:23,744 --> 00:44:25,414
It's a long, long way. The wind’s blowing.
710
00:44:25,537 --> 00:44:27,827
I think, I’ve got my friends
here for support.
711
00:44:29,166 --> 00:44:30,916
I’m doing my box breathing.
712
00:44:31,669 --> 00:44:34,879
(BREATHES DEEPLY)
713
00:44:37,257 --> 00:44:39,797
One step, just one step,
one step, one step.
714
00:44:40,135 --> 00:44:42,845
One step, one foot,
one moment, one breath.
715
00:44:43,555 --> 00:44:45,095
CHRIS: And I take one more big breath.
716
00:44:51,730 --> 00:44:52,730
And I start walking.
717
00:45:01,990 --> 00:45:03,740
I feel like I can’t walk properly.
718
00:45:06,078 --> 00:45:07,748
MODUPE: (OVER RADIO)
You're breathing really well.
719
00:45:08,163 --> 00:45:10,583
This is so much better than yesterday.
720
00:45:12,376 --> 00:45:13,836
My legs have gone all funky.
721
00:45:15,587 --> 00:45:20,427
-(CHUCKLES) Feel super unsteady now.
-ZOC: (OVER RADIO) Mind the step, dude.
722
00:45:20,801 --> 00:45:22,681
(SPEAKS INDISTINCTLY)
723
00:45:24,138 --> 00:45:25,598
-Oh, God.
-Yeah.
724
00:45:30,060 --> 00:45:33,520
I keep trying to tell myself, “It’s okay,
we got this. It’s what we’ve trained for.
725
00:45:34,398 --> 00:45:37,688
"Keep breathing. Stay calm."
726
00:45:42,614 --> 00:45:49,204
It’s very windy up here now. And it's...
it starts to feel very... Woah!
727
00:45:49,621 --> 00:45:50,661
AARON: Oh. Wow!
728
00:45:53,751 --> 00:45:56,171
MODUPE: His heart rate
is going down a little bit.
729
00:46:00,215 --> 00:46:01,215
(OVER RADIO) Nice job.
730
00:46:02,718 --> 00:46:06,388
I’ve done it. This is beautiful.
Look where I am, look at the view.
731
00:46:06,597 --> 00:46:09,057
Soak it in. This is what
I’ve been training for.
732
00:46:11,602 --> 00:46:13,732
Then I realize I’ve gotta go
all the way back!
733
00:46:14,438 --> 00:46:16,318
I want to look down
but I don’t want to look down.
734
00:46:16,523 --> 00:46:18,153
But I just wanna kinda get it done.
735
00:46:20,569 --> 00:46:21,899
Why did I do that? No.
736
00:46:22,696 --> 00:46:25,366
And I look down and...
(IMITATES SLOW MOTION)
737
00:46:25,616 --> 00:46:27,696
...everything starts to kinda...
738
00:46:28,202 --> 00:46:33,462
(CHUCKLES) I feel I have vertigo
and huge rush of adrenaline.
739
00:46:34,291 --> 00:46:38,051
Brief moments of,
"Uh-oh, I can't do this."
740
00:46:38,796 --> 00:46:41,796
And I can feel my heart rate increasing.
741
00:46:42,216 --> 00:46:43,176
You good?
742
00:46:43,759 --> 00:46:45,339
I’m just trying to lower
my heart rate a bit.
743
00:46:47,054 --> 00:46:50,274
-ZOC: How are the stats looking?
-His heart rate, he's at 145.
744
00:46:50,390 --> 00:46:52,730
-This is double his rate at rest.
-AARON: Yeah.
745
00:46:53,227 --> 00:46:54,937
CHRIS: Yeah, looking down is gross.
746
00:46:55,187 --> 00:46:57,227
Chris, jump on the chopper mate.
You’re gonna make it!
747
00:46:58,273 --> 00:47:01,443
CHRIS: I really wanna focus now
on the breathing techniques
748
00:47:01,568 --> 00:47:05,778
and all the strategies she’s taught me
to see if I can lower my heart rate,
749
00:47:05,906 --> 00:47:08,576
and so I just stand there
for a moment and look out.
750
00:47:08,951 --> 00:47:14,251
I pull myself back into the focus state
and be present in the moment.
751
00:47:24,466 --> 00:47:26,126
Mindful and present.
752
00:47:32,891 --> 00:47:35,061
CHRIS: And I block out
any thoughts of doubt.
753
00:47:35,185 --> 00:47:39,765
I just keep telling myself
there’s no possibility of me not doing it.
754
00:47:42,943 --> 00:47:46,033
-And I take my first step.
-ZOC: There he goes.
755
00:47:54,246 --> 00:47:55,616
How’s my heart rate? Has it lowered?
756
00:47:55,831 --> 00:47:57,461
MODUPE: (OVER RADIO)
Yeah, it’s down to 103.
757
00:47:57,541 --> 00:48:00,001
It had gone up to 145, so...
758
00:48:00,085 --> 00:48:01,545
-CHRIS: Yeah.
-ZOC: He's got this.
759
00:48:05,090 --> 00:48:08,300
CHRIS: With every step,
l seem to grow more confident.
760
00:48:12,514 --> 00:48:17,484
I know the techniques are working
so I let myself just enjoy the experience.
761
00:48:26,361 --> 00:48:27,821
I feel like I’m in control.
762
00:48:31,783 --> 00:48:36,203
MODUPE: (OVER RADIO)
And your heart rate is down to 90, 88, 87!
763
00:48:36,330 --> 00:48:40,420
It keeps on going down, so...
Look at you using those tools!
764
00:48:44,421 --> 00:48:46,591
-He's giving us a bit of karate!
-Now we are getting cocky here.
765
00:48:46,673 --> 00:48:47,973
Confident, isn't he?
766
00:48:49,968 --> 00:48:52,428
-MODUPE: (CHUCKLES) Karate kid up in here!
-Yes.
767
00:48:55,933 --> 00:48:59,773
-That's extremely intense. Wow.
-Good job, Chris. Good job.
768
00:49:00,103 --> 00:49:02,813
-Well done, mate, I’m proud of you.
-MODUPE: Love it. That's great.
769
00:49:03,982 --> 00:49:05,612
Was that harder than the VR?
770
00:49:08,445 --> 00:49:10,025
-Insanely harder.
-It is?
771
00:49:10,113 --> 00:49:11,163
-It's gnarly.
-Yeah.
772
00:49:11,281 --> 00:49:13,621
Like, it's right there,
it's right at the door,
773
00:49:13,700 --> 00:49:14,790
-like, the fear.
-ZOC: Yeah.
774
00:49:15,077 --> 00:49:16,407
So, what level of stress was that for you?
775
00:49:16,495 --> 00:49:21,165
If you had put me in that situation
with no prior conversation or training
776
00:49:21,291 --> 00:49:23,791
or what have you...
I think I would have just gone,
777
00:49:23,877 --> 00:49:25,297
"No. No way." You know.
778
00:49:28,298 --> 00:49:32,588
So, this experience is not just about
these acutely stressful moments like this,
779
00:49:32,678 --> 00:49:35,138
but it's about the long term,
the longevity,
780
00:49:35,222 --> 00:49:37,142
I mean, that’s a piece of
why you wanted to do this.
781
00:49:37,265 --> 00:49:41,435
Every step where you focus,
every moment that you breathe,
782
00:49:41,603 --> 00:49:43,613
that is allowing you to live longer
783
00:49:43,689 --> 00:49:47,229
because you’re not having
that chronic stress response.
784
00:49:47,317 --> 00:49:49,067
-Yeah.
-And you’re allowing yourself
785
00:49:49,152 --> 00:49:52,782
to go back to baseline naturally
and when you do that,
786
00:49:52,864 --> 00:49:55,914
that means you're at less risk
of cardiovascular disease,
787
00:49:55,993 --> 00:49:59,503
you're at less risk of not recovering
when you’re sick.
788
00:49:59,913 --> 00:50:02,713
So, it’s not just this moment,
it’s about the long term.
789
00:50:03,166 --> 00:50:05,786
Hopefully, next time the kids
are having a tantrum in a restaurant
790
00:50:05,961 --> 00:50:06,881
and people are filming it,
791
00:50:07,337 --> 00:50:09,457
I’m trying to smile through it,
be relaxed, huh?
792
00:50:09,548 --> 00:50:11,718
-Yeah.
-It'll be real. It won't be a performance.
793
00:50:16,388 --> 00:50:20,058
I think what I’ve taken away
from this experience is that...
794
00:50:21,727 --> 00:50:26,767
the story you tell yourself
becomes your reality.
795
00:50:28,066 --> 00:50:30,066
If I told myself prior
to walking out on the crane
796
00:50:30,152 --> 00:50:32,742
that I wasn’t going to be able to do it
or what if I fall or whatever,
797
00:50:32,821 --> 00:50:35,571
then I probably would have failed,
I probably wouldn’t have done it.
798
00:50:37,284 --> 00:50:39,244
It really is mind over matter.
799
00:50:40,370 --> 00:50:43,000
So, you don't have to be ruled
by those fearful emotions.
800
00:50:51,465 --> 00:50:52,715
Do we have a harness for Zoc?
801
00:50:53,842 --> 00:50:54,842
Have to get a small one.
802
00:50:56,261 --> 00:50:57,261
Turn that camera off.
803
00:50:57,679 --> 00:50:59,639
-Yeah.
-MALE VOICE: Cut it.
804
00:50:59,848 --> 00:51:01,768
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
805
00:51:25,040 --> 00:51:26,210
(INHALES)
806
00:51:44,976 --> 00:51:46,846
Yeah!
807
00:52:13,004 --> 00:52:14,974
(MUSIC ENDS)