... of my hedonistic capacity, or my ability to experience pleasure and joy. Not all my stress is bad. When I engage in a fun activity like paintball, or playing a video game, or running for long amounts of time, I encounter eustress. This is my optimal level of stress, good stress. We all need stress in our life. It strengthens us, making us more resilient ... say yes to under pressure, like volunteering to do a very stressful job. I have been put in stress-full situations before because I didn't say no. Like when I was asked by the cross country coach to join, I said yes and I screwed up ...

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