Positive and Negative Stressors

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

Yeah, not really. Besides the harmful effects of high-stress levels, the way you can handle your stress is important. For example, when you are in the case of an emergency like being trapped in a fire or running away from danger, you are going to have high-stress levels. But it is this stress which increases the body's adrenaline and cognitive function and can save you from a life-threatening situation.

Stress can be attributed to a certain level of achievement. Hence it's beneficial at a controllable level.

Yes if you do not take mild levels of stress in your life then you will lack motivation in most aspects of your life. A little stress is beneficial as it helps to keep up the competitive spirit and helps people push themselves to get work done.

I don't believe all stress is beneficial. Even a little stress can be negatively impacting to a career or work.

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

I think our assumption of what negative and positive stress is, can be influenced by which feelings, processes, and results we attach to it.

Yes, positive stress can help you obtain feelings of satisfaction and accomplishment, while negative stress leads to fear, increased anxiety, despair and depression.

Does all negative stress leade to those factors?

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

I totally believe that everything in life has positive and negative sides
In stress, there are positive stressors and negative stressors
Positive stressors- stress induced from trying to achieve something good in life. This stress helps to teach us how to adapt with things in life
Negative stressors- stress induced from thinking of things that are inevitable

One advantage of identifying whether stress is positive or negative is you can keep the stress from getting so high.

Yes if you cannot manage your stress and it keeps on getting higher and chronic levels, the result is harmful. So, that is the reason you should not try to push yourself too much at something. You must keep a boundary. I think that's where the term 'mad scientist' comes from.

Part of preventing reaching critical levels is addressing the issue as it begins. Kinrys' remedies can be applied at whichever level provided the condition is not fatal.

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

Honestly thinking about it now I realize that we have been so confined to thinking stress is bad because we stress on negative things but if we think about stress helps us achieve goals that seems unattainable

Our outlook on stress has a huge role in how we deal with it. The negativity view of all kinds of stress can be a hindrance to your progress.

Yes if we try to view a stressful situation as beneficial, with a mindset of hope and great expectations, you can make the best of the situation keeping your stress levels managable.

Perspective is also a determinant of how better an individual can deal with stress and anxiety.

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

I agree stress has two sides: positive and negative. You want some pressure to keep moving. Sometimes I found if you feel uncomfortable, that is the place you are learning. On the other side, if it is too cozy, you are stagnant. But if one person is under high pressure over a long period, he/she would break down. That is the downside of stress.

It is also worthy of noting that not all positive stress is required. Moderation is key. Even positive stress can turn negative if it's not controlled.

Yes, the pursuit of knowledge is one great example of this genre. It must be a boundary to how much work can be done. Like sleeping very less and putting all time and energy into research by neglecting everything around you is an example which is definitely harmful to your health.

Even though that may be true, sleep patterns vary with individuals. If you sleep fewer hours but do power naps in between, it wouldn't be harmful. It's the same when it comes to stress. If you are used to certain levels of stress, then they become less impactful to you.

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

Yes I think there can be positive stress in our lives. The first one that came to mind is a deadline. Depending how quick the deadline is, it might create some stress in our lives but it ultimately motivates us to complete the job. Another example could be challenging yourself to complete a goal. If it's a real challenge, there will probably be some stress involved but it's ultimately for your benefit to develop you however you choose.

True to your statement, goals, and deadlines can contribute to stress, but they are tools of progress.

Yes, because these deadlines have an expiry date. Once the stressor is eliminated, positive stress leaves you upbeat and exhilarated rather than dejected. You return to the earlier balance in the absence of the stressor. If not, the once positive stress leads to symptoms of negative stress.

I think it's better to enjoy the process of attaining the goal than just looking forward to the result. By enjoying the process, stress is no longer aligned with the result. It's eliminated as a stressor in the required way.

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

I think stress can be a good thing to people who can handle it in a productive way but it can be destructive to people who can't handle it.

Every remedy in this book, if also overdone, can become negative. Balancing between stress and ways to control it requires gradual practice.

Yes, your motivation and hard work must have an expiry date after which you must be able to return to your original state of calm and be able to relax. If you are still on high levels of alert and cant relax in the absence of the stressor, you have symptoms of negative stress.

But if we return to our original states after attaining the motivation and goals' deadlines, it beats the purpose of striving to get there. This means the stress was not worth it.

[Joseph_ngaruiya]

Yup! I learned about both in school. Negative stress about something like an assignment can cause anxiety and insomnia but positive stress, eustress, can also make people more motivated and teach them life skills like time management.

Since you mentioned time management, isn't it true that time causes stress too?

Yes, time or more specifically lack of time causes stress. Depending on your mindset, it can be positive or negative.

Which one is superior? The time we spend going through the stress and anxiety or the time spent we spend trying to eliminate the two?

[victoriasimons]

I think it's really difficult to split stressors so simply into positive and negative. Arguably, positive stress may motivate you to act, to finish your assignment, as you say. However, in this same situation I have been paralysed by my stress, feeling too distressed to start because of the pressure of it all.

Has anyone else experienced this? I'm not sure I related to the book's depiction of positive and negative stressors.

[Moira15]

Do we benefit from stress in our life? For sure! Can it take away of our performance in certain important moments? Of course. My absolute example, being a university student, is exam period. Stress and adrenaline can take people to immeasurable hights and create total success but can also destroy the result of weeks of studying. I belive stress can be positive or negative too, and that depends on more than one factor, but mostly on one. A factor can be a type of situation, the personality of others present, or the environment. But mostly it depends on us. If we can learn how to maintain a general control over it, it can help us and we can minimize the negative effects of it.

[ReyvrexQuestor Reyes]

I am not certain, how will you consider the stress that suddenly sts in after receiving a piece of good news? I've known that many people had failed to cope up and die. For instance, if you receive news that your house got burned, that is negative stress. But if that person received news that he won some millions in a lottery, that is positive news, and some people died due to this.

[Howlan]

Positive stressors also allow the affected person to become productive and thus productive.

Positive stressors are quite effective when one considers the total change it brings in the perspective of the person facing the stress. Positive stress is quite helpful to build competitiveness and motivation to get work done.

All stress can bring a positive impact on a person. If their attitude is right about it, their growth, progress, and change can occur through it.

Nope chronic stress for a long time can impact your body and is detrimental to your health. No matter what positive outlook you have towards it.

[Howlan]

Positive stress usually involves low-level stressors. Besides, this type of stress can help boost your brainpower by the production of neurotrophins.

Yes, Positive stress is beneficial as it motivates you. It keeps you under pressure to get work done and helps you pursue your goal. Like stress of an exam motivates you to study and that ultimately helps you in the long run.

Whether a stressor results in positive feedback is dependent on its level of intensity.

Whether a stressor results in positive feedback is decided when after the stressor is eliminated, you can return to our former condition of no stress. If not the stress is negative.

[Howlan]

Stress can be attributed to a certain level of achievement. Hence it's beneficial at a controllable level.

Yes if you do not take mild levels of stress in your life then you will lack motivation in most aspects of your life. A little stress is beneficial as it helps to keep up the competitive spirit and helps people push themselves to get work done.

I don't believe all stress is beneficial. Even a little stress can be negatively impacting to a career or work.

That depends on how you view your work and career. If you are unable to gain motivation from your work, then it ill contribute to negative stress.

[Howlan]

I think our assumption of what negative and positive stress is, can be influenced by which feelings, processes, and results we attach to it.

Yes, positive stress can help you obtain feelings of satisfaction and accomplishment, while negative stress leads to fear, increased anxiety, despair and depression.

Does all negative stress leade to those factors?

Yes, if your stress is negative, then it will lead to one of these factors.