Have you ever felt an adrenaline rush before a huge athletic match or a piano concert? Or maybe it was the “stress” before a huge exam or huge work project. Everyone at some point has experienced stress. It is the body’s natural way of urgently responding to an external stimuli. There are times that stress can be perceived to be positive:
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when it is short-term
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acts as a motivator
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improves productivity
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improves performance
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important to mental and physical fitness
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focuses energy
However, negative stress can have a deterimental effect:
