Wellbeing｜与你的情绪和平共处：压力篇（上） – Tsinghua International School 清华大学附属中学国际部

压力是不好的吗？答案是否定的。当有压力时，神经系统会让身体更加警觉、专注，聚集全身的能量去准备行动。在工作和学习中，压力会提高我们的适应能力，增进做事的效率；与此同时，体内也会释放激素鼓励我们与他人进行联结……这些实实在在的身体反应，都是压力带给我们的积极意义。所以在面对压力时，最应该做的第一步，就是先不要与之为敌。

Instead of thinking that stress is harmful, think the opposite.  When you feel stress, the nervous system will make you more alert and focused.  It can help you gather energy from the whole body to prepare for action. In work and study, stress will improve your ability to quickly adapt to the changing environment and improve the efficiency of doing tasks. At the same time, the body will release hormones that can encourage you to connect with others.  These physical reactions show that stress can benefit you in many situations.

那我们应该如何解读压力呢？其实在多数情况下身体对压力的生理反应与人在兴奋时的反应相似。所以下次再有压力时，不妨告诉自己“我现在很兴奋！”或者更加具体地来告诉自己“我现在感受到的压力是在为了帮助我能更好的提高效率，以完成……任务！”尝试改变一下对压力的解读，伴随着对压力认识的转变，能让我们更好的应对压力，而不是被压力所困。

In fact, people’s physical reactions to stress are very much similar to when they get excited. So, the next time you are stressed, try telling yourself that “I’m excited!” Or, more specifically, tell yourself, “The stress I’m feeling right now is helping me to be more prepared to complete my tasks!” We can better cope with stress by changing our interpretation of it. Stress does not have to be your enemy.