Can stress be good for you?

Can stress be good for you?

Gladeana McMahon (Life Coach) gives expert video advice on: What are the signs of stress?; What is stress?; How does stress affect us? and more...

Well, its an interesting debate that's going on at the moment about whether stress can be good for you. I think that the way to look at it is like this. Pressure is good and you can learn to cope with pressure and you can get better at coping with pressure. So challenging yourself, pushing yourself a little bit further to handle situations is not a bad thing. Its a bit like going to the gym, the more you do it, the stronger you get. However, stress is completely different. When you are stressed, your body is working against you. So the way that we would certainly look at it is you can increase your ability to deal with pressure and that is a good thing. But stress is never a good thing.