Eustress Positive Stress

The Positive Stress: Eustress

Stress has positive consequences. Stress that leads to positive consequences is what we call eustress. When stress leads to actions that are beneficial to the person, it is called eustress. And when stress encourages optimum performance, that is also attributable to eustress. You probably have experienced stress that made you consider yourself better for the experience when it was over - either it was a positive life event that required significant adjustment, or a more threatening event that led you to make important changes in your life.

• In any case, you were stressed for the better. That is eustress. Here are a few other examples:
• Having to present an important report to a major client and getting pats on the back afterwards because stress made you prepare extra hard for it.
• Asking the person you have a crush on since middle school to the prom because you've pressured yourself that now is the right time to do so.
• Having a friend tell you what he or she does not like about your attitude and changing this ill trait to make yourself a better person

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