Undoubtedly, stress is a negative feeling that leads to undesirable health outcomes and diseases, but there is a type of positive stress that can be necessary in our lives. Here are several reasons why positive stress is essential, according to the British website Metro:
1. **Stress Keeps Us Motivated**
If you are completely free of stress, you would remain stagnant, sitting and relaxing all the time. To actually get things done, you need a little stress, and the key is to achieve the right balance between the drive to work and stress. Experts say that stress is, in every sense, a call to action; when you release adrenaline, your heart works harder, sending oxygen to your brain and major muscles, giving you a boost of power.
2. **Stress Helps in Problem-Solving**
Embracing and accepting pressure can help you overcome burdens and make better decisions. Stress forces us to solve problems; when you are in a state of excitement, your subconscious mind is wide open and fully engaged in seeking solutions. In a critical situation, your subconscious and conscious minds unite to complete tasks, and in a flash, you determine your options, look for opportunities, and make the right decisions, all within seconds.
3. **Overcoming Stress Builds Confidence**
The adrenaline rush that comes after overcoming a stressful situation is exhilarating. In the long run, passing through a stressful moment can enhance your self-belief. The thoughts and feelings you experience during stress release endorphins, dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and hormones that make you feel happy.
4. **Stress Helps Develop New Skills**
Destructive excessive stress does not lead to learning, but a little healthy pressure can help cement ideas in your mind. Moreover, once you learn how to solve a problem amid stress, you have developed skills to do it again and tackle new problems.
5. **Positive Stress Can Boost Your Health**
Positive stress can improve your health (in the short term). Everyone knows that chronic stress interferes with good health; however, cortisol, another hormone produced when we are stressed, increases the release of sugar (glucose) into the bloodstream, which in turn helps repair tissues, reduces inflammation, enhances memory, and aids in regulating salt and water balance to control blood pressure.
