30/12/2025
What is Eustress?
Eustress is a positive form of stress. It is where we feel motivated and energized to pursue or engage in something.
Happy events like celebrations, or festive seasons, can be a form of eustress when we are excited and look forward to it. Ironically, our body might not distinguish between eustress and negative stress (distress), and react in a stress manner regardless. This is why during happy events or "non-stressful" event, we might have IBS symptoms.
Want to know more? In Mind Over Gut, we help individuals make sense, identify and manage eustress events and related IBS symptoms.