The first thing to make clear is that I look at handling stress a little bit differently from many others. Typically, people focus on how to reduce or eliminate the stress in their lives. Their focus is on surviving stress. My belief is that their focus is too narrow and limited. My focus, by contrast, is on how to thrive on the stress in your life, how to make it work for you.
Some people get addicted to stress What's stressful can vary greatly.
What some people call stressful, others find exciting. If you don't believe me, just ask five different people what they think of roller-coaster rides or horror movies. It's also important to make a distinction between stress and pressure. Stress comes from the outside, while pressure is an inside job. Diamonds start out as lumps of coal, usually deep within a mountain.