Not all stress is bad for people. Eustress is possible and exhilarating for many. Discuss the conditions under which you believe you experience eustress. Compare those conditions to the conditions of eustress for some of your friends.

Eustress Results

Eustress is the exhilaration and excitement that comes with winning a competition, an unexpected high course grade, the birth of a child, a windfall of money, or an unexpected gift. The list of eustress events could go on and on. One person’s source of eustress can be another person’s source of distress. Consider the different reactions of people to a promotion at work. Some people grow and develop from a promotion (eustress). Others incur severe medical and psychological disorders such as hypertension and chronic depression (distress).