Stress vs Anxiety?
What is stress?
This is generally a short-term state of being. When stress is triggered it can cause physical symptoms like rapid heart rate, muscle tension, dizziness, increased sweating, and headache. But, stress can be caused by either a positive or negative experience in that some of these physical symptoms can be triggered whether you are either about to give birth or have just been rear-ended. Stress is useful in that it physically alerts us that our fight or flight mechanism is being utilized. This Ted-Talk by Kelly McGonigal gives us some insight on how to positively receive and use general stress positively.