LtCol Carolyn Bennet
Dr. Hans Selye "father of stress research" defines stress as a natural reaction of the body to any demand upon it, It is the fight-or-flight syndrome. Electrical and hormonal changes mobilize the energy needed for the body to deal with an emergency—such as the tiger about to jump us.
Today stress generally does not come from the "Fight or Flight" type of emergency but our bodies still react to the psychological stress in the same way that they did in primitive times facing the tiger. Stress can be used as a tool to help us achieve out goals. Moderate stress gives purpose and meaning to life, motivates people. High stress can, however, interfere with a person's ability to function and cause a disease including:
Overcoming the negative aspects of stress is a decision-making process. "There's nothing either good or bad but thinking makes it so." William Shakespeare. Three major ways we can deal with stress: alter it, avoid it, or accept it by building our resistance or changing our perception.