Good Stress vs Bad Stress

Mental health professionals identify stress as good stress (eustress) and bad stress (distress) and both have similarities and also big differences in how they affect our physical and mental health.
Good stress it’s usually a short-term, fight-or-flight phenomenon that enables you to accomplish tasks in order to achieve your goals. During times when you’re under good stress, you’ll feel as if you have a lot of control over the outcome of tasks you take on. Good stress can help you perform better.
Bad stress is generally not short term and most of the time is chronic and draining. It slows you down and detract from your quality of life. Distress can prevent you from being able to accomplish your goals. Because it makes you live in a constant state of threat, it’s very damaging as it never gives you a chance to recuperate from the fight-or-flight effects your body’s undergoing.
Meditation gives you the space to sort out which demands on your energy, attention, and emotions are valid and which are not.
Through a regular meditation practice we develop the ability to distinguish between the two types of stress, so your experience of stress and anxiety can be much different.
When we create the necessary space in our minds to focus our attention and energy the most beneficial and productive way we are able to release a lot of pressure. We experience relief when meditation gives clarity we need to organise our priorities and let go of what is not serving us the best way.

One of my missions is to support people in establishing a regular meditation practice in an easy and simple way. Reach me out for a free 20 min call so we can discuss what program works best for you.