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>I've never believed that adversity creates strength, at least that has not been my experience in life. Except this is true in the most literal sense.

• goodpoint 5y ago
  Think Polio or PTSD.
  • jkhdigital 5y ago
    It's called hormesis. Yes, there is a range beyond which further stress causes permanent and serious damage, but within the hormetic range "adversity" is basically the proximate cause of growth.
    • goodpoint 5y ago
      > It's called hormesis No. [1] The context of the whole conversation is traumatic relationships. If anything you are talking about eustress - and traumatic relationships are not beneficial and do not "make you stronger" [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hormesis [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustress#Compared_with_distress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eustress#Compared_with_distres...
    • frankosaurus 5y ago
      Stress impact also varies per individual biological differences. According to Sapolsky's lecture on depression [1], a stressful childhood experience is 30x more likely to cause depression in individuals with a particular serotonin-related gene variant. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAgplgTxfc @ 47:00