I've heard that there are benefits from short term stress vs chronic stressing. The "good" stress gives your body a boost that helps strengthen your immune system. 

what is good stress?

Ask Riya. It involves a couple

Mental challenges keep our minds sharp.  Overcoming emotional crises keeps our hearts pure (hopefully).

Acute stress can make you more friendly, generous and trusting. 

I guess like running late for work, stressing out that you will be late for 9am meeting with your boss, racing to the parking meter before time runs out, finishing a test paper, etc, anything that makes your heart race or an adrenaline rush.

I did a class called' Stress makes you stupid'

Releases adrenaline

Literally, in sub-second time a burst of adrenaline is released into our system. You probably know adrenaline as that thing that gives you a rush, and it totally does. It’s meant to make you respond quickly and get you out of harms way (think saber-tooth tiger). But did you also know that adrenaline also…

• Reduces blood flow to the brain <– this is what makes you stupid
• Increases your heart rate and breathing
• Slows or stops digestion
• Raises your blood pressure
• Increases blood flow to your skeletal muscles (so you can run)
• Decreases immune system function
• Increases blood glucose levels

I believe it does make you stupid

GNI is very stressful!

How the karate?

I don't know about being stupid, but an intense adrenaline rush is an awesome feeling

and just to clarify, reading GNI does not give me a rush

Err, don't get into details, some of we fasting!

I had ruptured my achilles tendon while sparring...took off for 8 months, could not get back into it...Insanity nowadays

Insanity, Sean T....dem things dangerous .  Hike like D2. 

You sure you were sparring and not bending over too far?