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Eustress: The Good Stress
Most of us think of stress as something negative, akin to anxiety.
- Positive stress, also called eustress, is the other end of the spectrum where exciting, stressful events provide us with a chemical rush and motivation.
- Distress is when one is overwhelmed with negative emotions and feelings of inadequacy when faced with certain circumstances, leading to anxiety and depression.
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Eustress In Life
- At work, eustress is the fine balance when tackling a challenging project, which is not unrealistic. Distress is what comes from impossible projects, impositions and toxic work culture.
- Our hobbies and personal interests have to be moderately chall...
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Inject Eustress In Your Life
One can include positive stress by:
- Learning something new every day.
- Move out of your comfort zone by taking new responsibilities.
- Exercising daily.
- Set professional and personal goals that are not that difficult.
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Eustress: Outside The Comfort Zone
Eustress makes us grow emotionally (inspiration), psychologically (resilience) and physically (body-building challenge).
Eustress creates excitement, satisfaction, fulfilment, meaning, well-being and the satisfaction of a challenge. It is something positive that is taking ...
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Distress causes anxiety, while eustress is exciting. Distress can lead to procrastination, while eustress increases motivation.
Distress can impact your productivity, creativity, and mental health. Eustress is a short-term response and makes you feel energized and focu...
1. Reframe stress
Physiologically, there’s no difference between anxiety and excitement (Smith, Bradley, & Lang, 2005).
Both entail a ‘stress response,’ but whether they’re perceived as positive or negative is a matter of labeling.
Society tends to conceptualize all stress as...
Eustress In Life
- At work, eustress is the fine balance when tackling a challenging project, which is not unrealistic. Distress is what comes from impossible projects, impositions and toxic work culture.
- Our hobbies and personal interests have to be moderately chall...
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