Stress is neither good or bad. It's a natural protection response:
If you're an animal in the Serengeti & you're being chased by a lion you really, really want to have a stress response. Being stressed means you’re preparing your muscles to move—your heart rate rises & pushes blood to your extremities by releasing glucose.
In small doses, stress it’s good, but too much stress can make you miserable. We should not be stressed all the time.
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