Turns out, stress isn’t all bad for you…
The strange benefits of being stressed
Matt Cook here, and if you have high blood pressure or heart disease of any kind…
…you may have heard your doctor tell you that “stress is bad for you.”
This idea that stress is bad for you is a commonly accepted piece of wisdom… but it is true?
Does mental stress actually cause heart problems and high blood pressure?
What about the effects of stress on your brain?
The answer is surprising.
Mental stress can be bad for your body, but it also can be really good for you and your brain.
It all depends on what kind of stress you’re experiencing and how you think about the stress.
In addition to what the doctors say, there’s also a saying out there that says, “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.”
And there is some scientific evidence to back this up.
“Most of us have some adverse experiences that actually make us stronger,” Oshri said. “There are specific experiences that can help you evolve or develop skills that will prepare you for the future.”
There is no doubt that some types of mental stress are very bad for your health.
That includes being in abusive situations or living in constant poverty with no clear way out.
“At a certain point, stress becomes toxic,” he said. “Chronic stress, like the stress that comes from living in abject poverty or being abused, can have very bad health and psychological consequences. It affects everything from your immune system, to emotional regulation, to brain functioning. Not all stress is good stress.”
But… a lot of day to day stressors are actually GOOD for you.
When you need to up your game to perform at a certain level for a job or a relationship or even if you get fired — the stress can help you improve.
In a study of 1,200 young adults, researchers from the University of Georgia found that mild to moderate stressors like prepping for a big meeting at work or putting in long hours to get a particular project done…
…are stressors that can help you develop resiliency.
The analysis found that low to moderate levels of stress were psychologically beneficial, potentially acting as a kind of inoculation against developing mental health symptoms.
The researchers compared this type of mild to moderate stress to developing a callus on your skin after working in the garden or playing a new sport.
I like this analogy, because it accurately describes how certain types of stress can help you not only survive, but thrive.
“It’s like when you keep doing something hard and get a little callous on your skin,” continued Oshri, who also directs the UGA Youth Development Institute. “You trigger your skin to adapt to this pressure you are applying to it. But if you do too much, you’re going to cut your skin.”
If you can look at normal life stressors as a positive rather than a negative, they can help you develop and grow and help you to live a better life.
A lot of it comes down to your attitude towards these types of events.
There is no doubt that life can be tough.
But the research shows that some difficulties can help you become mentally tougher and better able to cope with other things that life throws your way.
By welcoming life’s tough moments you can give yourself a serious advantage!
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