Eustress is “good stress!”
Examples:
Meeting or engaging in a challenge.
Coming in first place in a race or winning a match.
Getting a promotion at your job.
Watching a suspenseful or scary movie.
Love, marriage, sexual intercourse or childbirth.
Riding a roller coaster.
Holidays and vacations.
Engaging in exercise, especially weight training.
Playing Nintendo or Wi-i!
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