[dandylin]

My family and I are hoping to move across country soon. My DH has an interview with an in patient youth facility as Special Education director next week. I really hope this comes through.
But, I am noticing that this sort of stress...waiting on jobs, interviews, thinking about packing up, is effecting me the same way bad stress does. I guess our bodies can't tell the difference.

[monkeybruv]

Same here! Got an epic year coming up but I keep feeling like I'd rather just hide in my dingy bedroom and wait for it all to pass xD I think the way to deal is just live moment to moment. Don't sit around thinking about the interviews, try to have time where you're busy preparing then time when you rest and turn off! And try and keep a good eat/sleep routine

[Rohag]

Speculation: Once an individual has crossed over the frontier into clinical depression, the "good stress, bad stress" dynamics change.

All the best to you and your family, Dandylin. May you find effective ways of dealing with what is before you.

[PoorPrincess]

Positive stress is termed eustress .

Eustress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Altered Moment]

I would think it would be a mixed bag. The hope of new beginnings and all that and the dread of what all it entails to get there. Change is hard for anyone to deal with but throw in depression and anxiety and i would rather just hide in my room where I am safe and not venture out into the big world no matter how positive the change.

My experience is I stress like crazy until it is all done and settled and then I feel relief and positive about the new change.

[dandylin]

Originally Posted by PoorPrincess

Positive stress is termed eustress .

Eustress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Very interesting. Thanks for this

[healingme4me]

I've been told, moving creates a stress, much like the grieving process. .I'm in a move limbo, myself. The not knowing, is stressful. Hope all works out, for you and your family

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[Altered Moment]

Originally Posted by healingme4me

I've been told, moving creates a stress, much like the grieving process. .I'm in a move limbo, myself. The not knowing, is stressful. Hope all works out, for you and your family

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Very true. You have to grieve what you left behind. When I got clean and sober they told me i had to grieve the loss of drugs and alcohol. Say what??? It made sense. They were my best friends.

[Hellion]

I get what you mean....due to my various conditions I have to try and limit my stress as it makes various symptoms worse which I can't always deal with too well usually I don't deal with it too well. But yeah that includes positive stress, which can be difficult because if I am enjoying myself I don't want to hold back but even too much good stress can overwhelm me too much. It can be rather exausting, but yeah everything gets worse when I am under too much stress.

[Fuzzybear]