India, June 22 -- The internet may call it hustle culture: waking up early, staying busy, chasing goals, and never stopping the grind. But if the thought of doing nothing makes you restless or guilty, there may be more at play than ambition. Chronic stress can keep the brain locked in survival mode, conditioning it to associate constant activity with safety and making rest feel strangely uncomfortable.

Dr Kunal Sood, an anaesthesiologist and interventional pain medicine physician, is breaking down how chronic stress can reshape the brain's response to rest, making periods of inactivity feel uncomfortable or even threatening. In an Instagram video shared on June 21, the physician states, "Did you know constantly feeling the need to 'be pr...