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Good stress and bad stress
August 6th, 2008 | 
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Not all stress is bad for you. The fact of the matter is that life would be extremely boring if there was no stress. Stress is the frisson that adds excitement to life ? think of the thrills that some people actively search out such as jumping off high bridges or climbing mountains.
Stress, in the right quantities can propel us forward and make us complete tasks and reach goals. The secret is to maintain a balance ? as is the case with all things in life!
The problem is that certain types of personalities just does not seem to know where to stop ? instead of maintaining just enough stress levels to make life interesting and be motivated to reach goals and perform at your peak, they just don’t seem to know where to stop! They would take on more and more tasks and responsibilities and in the end be so overworked and burnt-out that they start suffering from health problems and other mental disorders.
Are you too stressed for your own good? Take our stress test here to see where your level of stress is at!
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Stressed caused by family related changes
Obviously the death of a partner is absolutely the highest level of stress that one can experience. There are other events that might seem to be events that should NOT be stressful, but since these circumstances signify a major change in your life they ARE stressful. You need to let go of the old way of doing things and make a change to the new. You need to re-draw the map of your world and re-learn the territory. Examples of these types of stressful circumstances are getting married, moving house, or being reconciled with a partner.
It is noticeable how many sources of stress stem from family related events - it is maybe not that surprising since most aspects of our lives revolve around family, friends and relationships. Examples are marital relationships, sexual difficulties, pregnancy and giving birth, relationships with the in-laws, the neighbors and other family members.
Divorce is endemic to our society these days and according to the Holmes and Rahe scale, it is actually the second most stressful event that you can experience, apart from the death of the partner. Yet it is almost expected these days to shrug off the emotional pain associated with this event and continue with life as if nothing major has happened. Just the fact that divorce is not seen as being such an unusual event any more makes it even more stressful to handle. As opposed to getting almost the same level of support and sympathy from family and friends that one would expect with the death of a loved one, when one gets divorced these days the same level of support is not always forthcoming.
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