The Difference Between Good Stress and Bad Stress

Please go to MentalHealth.Net to read the entire article.

https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/types-of-stressors-eustress-vs-distress/

Eustress vs. Distress

 We mentioned it earlier and it bears repeating:stress is not always a bad thing. Stress is simply the body’s response to changes that create taxing demands. The previously mentioned Dr. Lazarus (building on Dr. Selye’s work) suggested that there is a difference between eustress,which is a term for positive stress, and distress,which refers to negative stress.

In daily life, we often use the term “stress” to describe negative situations. This leads many people to believe that all stress is bad for you, which is not true. 

Eustress

Eustress, or positive stress, has the following characteristics:

• Motivates, focuses energy.
• Is short-term.
• Is perceived as within our coping abilities.
• Feels exciting.
• Improves performance.

Please go to MentalHealth.Net to read the entire article to learn about distress and examples of each type.

https://www.mentalhelp.net/articles/types-of-stressors-eustress-vs-distress/

Read about stress in teenagers in my article

Denise Pope and Mental Health of Our Children – Common Ground Speaker Series Jan 2016

2016 Cynthia Klein, Bridges 2 Understanding, has been a Family Success Coach since 1994. She works with parents and organizations who want more cooperation, mutual respect and understanding between adults and children. Cynthia presents her expertise through speaking and private parenting coaching sessions. She writes the Middle School Mom column for the Parenting on the Peninsula magazine. She works with parents of 4 – 25 year-old children.

To learn how Cynthia can help you solve your specific challenges, contact Cynthia at bridges2understa.wpstagecoach.com, ,  or 650. 679.8138 to have a complementary 45-minute discovery session. Why keep suffering? It’s time to change!