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 | If you read this headline and thought that the "right amount of stress" was none, you're not alone--many people believe that the goal of stress management is to remove all stress from one's life. However, the truth is that we wouldn't want to eliminate all stress--a certain amount and a certain kind of stress is actually healthy to have. This newsletter explains the more about the "good" stress, and how (as well as why) to get the right balance of stress in your life. Enjoy, and join us on Facebook and Twitter for more. --Elizabeth | |
When Stress Is Good For You
You may have heard that there's 'good stress' and 'bad stress'. Do you know what people mean by that? We rarely hear people say, 'I'm really feeling stressed--isn't that great?' But if we didn't have some stress in our lives--the 'good stress' variety--we'd feel rudderless and unhappy. Good stress, in its many forms, is vital for a healthy life. However, good stress can turn into bad stress, and vice versa. Here's what you need to know about good stress. Read more
| How To Get More Good Stress In Your Life
Different types of stress can impact you positively or negatively. Eustress, or 'good stress', is what keeps us feeling vital, alive, and excited about the day ahead. While it's still possible to get too much good stress, it's important to get enough of it, and to try to experience some of our stressors as good stress rather than a more negative form of stress. The following are ways to get more good stress into your life. Read more
| Stress: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Here's a still-relevant blog that I wrote a while back that explains the difference between "good" stress and "bad" stress, and links to resources for those seeking more information, recovering 'adrenaline junkies,' and those who want to increase the levels of positive stress in their lives. Read more
| Finding The Bright Side Can Equal Greater Resilience
When dealing with challenges in life, we tend to find situations more stressful if we have less control over our circumstances. Often, we may feel that we have virtually no control, and this can exacerbate the stress of an already-stressful situation. Learn how you can minimize this stress by maintaining an optimistic perspective, and read the research on how this helps. Read more
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