Is Stress Good or Bad?

2021-08-16

The Daily Wake Up Micro-Podcast Episode 678 - Is Stress Good or Bad? Today we start a series on stress based on the book, 10-Step Stress Solution by Neil Shah. All five days we will discuss what stress is, how to recognize it, and how to overcome it. All the information shared in series will come from Neil Shah’s book. As much as this series will help you understand stress better, I cannot urge you enough to purchase the book for yourself or borrow it from the library. Neil wri...

The Daily Wake Up Micro-Podcast

Episode 678 - Is Stress Good or Bad?

Today we start a series on stress based on the book, 10-Step Stress Solution by Neil Shah. All five days we will discuss what stress is, how to recognize it, and how to overcome it.

All the information shared in series will come from Neil Shah’s book. As much as this series will help you understand stress better, I cannot urge you enough to purchase the book for yourself or borrow it from the library.

Neil writes: Stress can be the driving force that keeps us on our toes and ensures we push ourselves. Too much stress can drive us into physical mental and emotional exhaustion.

A “stressor” is an event that causes stress; they can be short-term or long-term. Short-term acute stressor is an immediate threat to the body, and you are faced with a fight or flight response. Think Joe the caveman searching for food, and he sees a sabertooth tiger. Immediately, his body is alerted of the danger standing before him. Joe the caveman will fight or run away to safety.

In this example, stress is a good thing. A useful amount of stress can keep us focused and help sharpen our minds to achieve a goal.

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