Stress is not always bad!

Stress as we all know is a natural response to a circumstance that surrounds us. And is triggered due to the trigger of the stress-related hormone called cortisol in the body by hypothalamus

It is known to cause various cardiovascular diseases and high blood pressure. But what if we come to know that stress is good. You can never run away from the stress whether you want it or not. Everyone has their own personal incidences, be it the death of a loved one, loss of a job, or the various stages of your life where you need to prove yourself in front of the world or preparing for an event where you want everything to be perfect

Charles R.Swindoll had rightly said."Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it". Fire can make the ice melt and the same fire can strengthen the iron. With that being said we would like to cleanse the character of stress which has always been portrayed in the negative light on how it can be utilized in a positive way. For example, a soldier on the border needs to take some stress in order to be alert for any upcoming danger. What if he happens to be in a chill state of mind and is not worried about the attack from an enemy.

Through this article, we will come to know that how stress can be beneficial to us in many ways and how we can utilize it for our good self

Stress activates the brain

It has been said that the excess of everything is bad. Our body needs everything in a balanced way. In a study conducted by Kaufer and UC Berkeley, they found that brief stressful events could cause stem cells in the brain to produce new nerve cells thus resulting in the more effective functioning of the brain. Thus the stress enables the brain to be more active and alert. It can help.

It helps in the immunity building

You would be surprised to know that short-term stress helps in enhancing immunity. The same is done through changes in the dendritic cell, neutrophil, macrophage, and lymphocyte trafficking, maturation, and function as well as local and systemic production of cytokines as per the research by Stanford University. On the contrary, Long term stress suppresses the immune system. Also, stress may help us to prepare for the challenges to come

Stress can be used as a motivating factor

We all know that a man becomes strong only when he has no other option left. Therefore under a stressful condition, a man may be motivated to act so as to reduce the negative effect of that situation. Not facing the challenges may result in unfavorable circumstances piling up. The same enhances the fighting response of a person to the various challenges of life. Thus what we need to do is to avoid overthinking and transform them into actions.

Zero Stress is Boring

There is no person in the world who doesn't have an objective or aim. Fulfilling your aim is accompanied by minute stress about the various enablers which are required for the same. Thus the person who may not worry sometimes would be feeling unease about not fulfilling the objectives.

Stress increases the efficiency

As the Parkinsons Law states that " the work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion". If we are given stress-free deadlines and are told to work at our convenience, definitely it would decrease our efficiency. Stress enables us to finish the last-minute assignments thus increasing the efficiency

Thus, through this article we have come to know that stress is good for us, it depends on how you use it, how much its intensity, its duration and the mindset which we have while we are having it. The only thing required is to have a positive mindset, work in the proper direction and harness the stress in a positive way. Always remember stress needs to be managed not eliminated