What's the Difference Between Good Stress and Bad Stress?
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How Can You Balance Good and Bad Stress?
If you believe you’re experiencing chronic stress, Aarons-Mele said it’s important to listen to what your body is telling you and seek help.
“Therapy is very helpful here, and so is exercise, breathing exercises, and giving your brain something fun and interesting to do,” she said.
Cognitive behavioral therapy is one option when it comes to seeking professional help, and it can help you handle stress better by teaching you how to reframe your thoughts and manage stress differently, Morfitt said.
“If we think that we are unlikely to succeed, that our resources will be overtaxed, or that failure, however unlikely, will be catastrophic, we experience problematic stress,” he said.
“But if instead we think that we will likely have a good outcome, we will experience important benefits by pursuing the challenge, and will be able to bounce back after a setback if it occurs, we will likely have healthy stress.”
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