Eustress
The Good Kind of Stress!
Can stress be good? The answer is yes. There is a good kind of stress known as eustress. It's experienced when you believe your ability to cope with a situation is stronger than the demand. This means you believe that you can successfully deal with a stressor.
How is Good Stress Different?The opposite of good stress is distress. While bad stress can cause you bad feelings, good stress allows you to get a boost to achieve what you are trying to do.Good stress: - Allows you to take control of a situation
- Gives you good feelings (eagerness, excitement, control, confidence)
- Helps you achieve your goals
- Helps you perform better
Click here to learn about the symptoms of good stress.
What Causes Good Stress?I'm sure you can name a lot of things that cause bad stress, but what types of things cause good stress? Many different things can cause you to feel good stress. Here are some examples:
Causes of good stress: - Opportunities
 - Reaching goals
- Amusement park rides
- Horror movies
- Adventures
- Getting married
- Having a baby
- Buying a house
- Tackling interesting tasks
- Being creative and productive
- Participating in sports
- Anything that excites you in a good way
Good stress can help to improve your performance in these areas. Take participating in sports, for example, you are about to play in a huge game and you are pumped up with excitement. Or lets say you are about to give a big speech and you have butterflies in your stomach. This feeling can actually help you perform better.
Being excited is a good thing so be happy and realize that good stress is a good thing!
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