is it more stressful when you go from an emotional high to an emotional low, or when you go from baseline to either extreme?
I seem to be one extreme or the other. Either I am in a good mood and try to build people up or I turn into a demon and try to destroy everything in my path. I rarely find that middle ground. No wounder my employees are freaked out.
I would say it's more stressful to go from baseline to an emotional high then from a high to a low or baseline to a low, sort of like climbing stairs... it's always more stressful to go up, IMO
being at the height of an emotional high is fun...every thing is so wonderful. you feel like a trillion dollars. it's best to engage the world in this state of mind.
I'm surprised more people didn't say high to low. When I think everything is rainbows and butterflies and it all turns to shit is when I am most stressed/saddened. When I'm at baseline I'm generally free from expectations so I'm ready for anything. Anybody who thinks going from low to high is stressful must have guilt issues.
i dont get extreme highs or lows. in fact anymore i stay pretty well balanced. thats not to say events dont sometimes cause stress in my life but i dont get all emotional over them.