Stress: The Good and the Bad
Everything a Person Needs to Know About Stress
What Is Stress?
Stress is a state of mental strain resulting from adverse or very demanding situations. However, there are two main types of stress: good and bad stress. Good stress is beneficial, motivating, and results in a positive outcome. Bad stress is something that causes anxiety, health problems, and results in a negative outcome. It is very important to manage and deal with stress.
How Do I Manage Stress?
Although we all respond to stress differently, there are ideas that everyone should keep in mind when managing stress.
1. Every person has control over their body, lifestyle, emotions, and actions.
2. There are many ways to deal with stress. Yoga, progressive relaxation, and sleeping are examples of dealing with stress.
Causes and Effects of Stressful Situations
Studying For a Test
Cause: Studying for a test
Effect: Stress motivates the student to finish studying and to get a 100% on the test.
Emotional/ Physical Issues
Effect: Stress causes that person tries drugs and alcohol to elevate stress.
Playing a Tennis Match
Effect: Stress motivates the person try their best and win the match.
Are You Stressed?
If you are experiencing these symptoms, then you could be stressed:
- Body Aches
- Irritability
- Inability to Complete Tasks
- Depression