Stress

      I think of stress as both harmful and beneficial. I believe that when the amount of stress is enough for you to handle without serious medical effects, stress is the best thing you could possibly have. Stress helps my rise to the occasion and be a better person academically, physically, and socially. It allows for me to respond to challenges quickly and with more precision. On the other hand stress can be incredibly terrible for me when I have too much of it. For example, during this past break I watched a couple videos about Internet security, and they terrified me. It made me realize how insecure our lives are on the Internet, and stressed me out because how much time I spend on the Internet, both academically and recreationally. This stress destroyed me. I became so frightened of hackers that I couldn't sleep for more than a couple hours at a time, and I eventually became very sick. You can still hear me coughing from it today. this shows the bad side of stress and what it can do to a person. But then after a couple miserable days I started to look at my stress the right way. I began to research ways to keep yourself safe on the Internet, and then upgraded my overall Internet security. This is a great example of how stress can be beneficial and how it can be your friend. So I believe that stress is good for you if you learn how to manage it and utilize it to help your life.