Two people, same situation, different stress
Why is it that 2 people can experience the same situation (have the same thing happen to them) and for one person the stress is positive (works for them) and for the other person the stress is negative (works against them)?
Take a look at how Emma and Skye handle the task of speaking in front of the class.
Skye feels excited (nervous), confident, can’t wait for her turn.
The situation created positive stress for Skye.
Emma feels worried, nervous, uptight.
The situation created negative stress for Emma.
It all depends on how people view a situation and because we are all UNIQUE individuals (no one else is EXACTLY like you), people will respond to ‘stressful’ situations in different ways.
An important message from Matt
