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Newsletter #187 Is tension good and stress bad?

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Sep 23, 2025
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Is tension good and stress bad?

Both tension and stress can have healthy aspects. But generally, stress tends to be viewed as something negative. Of course, stress is simply the English translation of the Dutch word spanning. That doesn’t help us much. Stress is often described as a physical reaction to external stimuli and situations that are perceived …

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