Do you thrive on stress?

Thrive? No. I don't like stress and I try not to have/create much.

While I don't like it, I do know that my productivity levels go up as my stress increases. :/

Not a fan of stress. During my working life I felt a lot of job stress so tried to make sure my home lifewas stress free. Then I got a stress causing neighbor. Blaach. Now that I'm retired I'm able to control any stress that tries to enter my life.

I think my RX for Xanax would prove otherwise...I'm allergic to stress--will leave me with a three day migraine if I let it. It sucks

No, I find it hard to focus and be productive when I'm stressed.

Absolutely not ... if I wasn't medicated things would be ugly   

No, I don't thrive under too much of as I usually shut down if it's too overwhelming, but a little bit of stress maybe yes -  I get an adrenaline rush out of it, so I am beginning to think over the years that I create more problems for myself. We are a mainly ADHD and ADD family so it's not an uncommon trait in the household unfortunately, as much as I think I try to create calm and organization it all goes to shit sporadically. 

Thrive? no, but I usually deal with it well. Lately I have had so much stress and no relief in sight that it's causing anxiety and stomach ulcers. I would never purposefully cause stress in my life.

NO. There's so much stress here right now that I'm losing sleep. Some will be solved soon, other, not so much. Learning to drop it when I can, walk a lot and pray and trust God.

I used to say I thrived on stress, but I've come to realize that's not exactly true. I do manage stressful situations well and am generally very effective when under stress. However, that's not the same as thriving. Ongoing or repeated stress takes a toll on me, even if I'm being productive through it. Stress is unavoidable, but I have learned to be more careful about taking care of myself during times of stress.

When I had a project due in school I would do it at the last minute because that's how I worked. I did well, too. I just need to do it at the last minute.

I have a project I have to do for Saturday. I have barely started. I will do it when I am ready.

I don't thrive on bad stress like a parent dying. That kind of stress eats alive.

I can do incredibly well in the midst of a crisis, making decisions, getting things done and being very reliable. As long as there are decisions to be made and solutions to be had.
I don't deal well with long term stress no end in sight holding pattern waiting for some external factor to change the status quo uncertainty.
And I don't tolerate or deal well with those who create drama/stress so they can feel important.

Oh my word, no. I am at a worst under a lot of stress. Especially if it goes on for a long period. I think my daily life would be more stressful than some but it is my norm and not overwhelming. Too much stress for days on end... and I am showing my less than appealing sides. A huge dose of extreme stress or an emergency I do well with but it takes a toll and I am usually exhausted afterwards. 

I do have friends that seem really like super busy. I can't say I think they thrive on it. Some of the things they choose and other aspects they haven't and are just part of circumstances they can't control. 

When I have circumstances I can't control that seem or feel to be too much to me or our family I tend to reel back on then what I can control to bring order, calmness and peacefulness internally and externally. 

Over the past year or so we had a lot of changes in our life. We moved to a home that we felt would be a great fit for the next season of our life it wasn't far from our old home but a move nonetheless and a different set up entirely, plus it was an older home so it had a good amount of updates we wanted to do and tried to do most of them before moving in (we had already lived through doing some major jobs after a major water leak at our last home so we knew what would the best fit for the timing on what we could choose) and we still have some projects, we aren't DIY at all.  My middle son graduated from high school (he was signed up for the transition program but in the end we didn't have him continue with it due to the goal was employment and he had accomplished that for many months and we hoped it would stay that way) and has been in the processing of working out employment which when you are on the autism spectrum can be a bit of a rollercoaster. He had a job for 10 months and than lost it and after 2 months he is now employed again and in a job that I think will be a better fit plus he has supported employment which he needs or at least needs for now and helped him find the job, interview, get things started on the right track. We had a school change for our youngest which we hadn't planned but after some major sudden changes (at his school and in the direction they were heading) that we weren't sure we were on board with we felt it was best to make a change (and we are so glad we did it was for sure the best change for him and our family) so that was yet another change. Add to that some stressors for my husband, an unexpected vehicle totaled (it was parked so no injury but hit but a large work truck that had less than stellar insurance coverage and was a real bear to deal with) and other things it for sure has felt like a year that had a higher degree of stress than our normal or desired. We rolled with it the best we could. There were still good things, we counted the good and dealt with the hard but didn't let it take us under and knew this too shall pass. There was a lot of great changes and much to be grateful for but just a lot of change in it. Some good, some bad and some just plain hard. In the midst of it I sought to bring order to what I could. Rid of as much as I could because stuff stresses me, organize my closest often because I could bring order there easily, work on personal goals in my life, etc. It felt like a bit of a storm but I would remind myself often of the good and I think we learned to dance a bit more in the midst of the storm. Because some storms don't pass quickly and the worst scenarios rarely happen. 

no. i do not thrive on it.

as a matter of fact, i did a personality profile thing once that said when stressed, i slow down and become slower and more deliberate when completing tasks because i am worried that i will make mistakes.

i hate that feeling...

Short-term, yes. My thinking becomes sharper and faster, my body more co-ordinated and decision-making easier. That's the sympathetic nervous system taking over.

But if the stress continues too long then the adrenals get burned out which is not good.

That's the way we're all supposed to be programmed.