Stress

In reviewing Chapter 3 of the text book regarding stress and its effects, there was one section on page 92 was interesting in nature....Posttraumatic stress disorders. Each of us has a capacity to deal with a certain amount of stress before we feel a bit overwhelmed. Some of us may experience the inability to cope with a given situation right in the middle of it all while others have the constitution to get through it all only to "crash" sometime later. Posttraumatic disorders can be a result of a traumatic situation that we experienced. And then we have chronic stress disorders as a result of an ongoing stressful situation a relationship, work, school, medical condition(s), etc. Medication, and its use, appears to be on the rise......well, if the increased amount of tv commercials for prescription drugs is any indication. ADD, Bi-Polar, stress, and all of the side effects that they can have effect on us have pushed us in to a state to medicate. As a result, physical illnesses can become a concern. Stress is commonly associated with negativity. Yet, in some cases if we fully realize and assess a given situation that might be what we are responding to in a way that elevates stress in our life, we can turn it around....in to a positive thing. The stress can be what pushes us to be proactive in doing something beneficial.....maybe create a blog for psychology class.