It makes us stronger and more alert. Too much stress can make us sick. Stress is like a guitar string. If it is strung too tight, it snaps. If it is too loose, it won't make music.
Individuals can develop the capacity to hold stress to a tolerable level.
Coping doesn't mean passive endurance, nor does it mean barely holding on by the skin of your teeth. There are at least three things you can do to deal with stress. You can confront the stressors themselves, build or use your own resources or strengths to deal with stressors, or change your perceptions and attitudes about the stressor. You can confront the stressors by altering, avoiding or accepting. Alter refers to removing or managing the source of stress by changing something .