I have found that since retirement my stress levels have gone down considerably. That said I believe that positive stress can be useful as a driver. Is there such a thing? I think if I was a bit more stressed, I would be less sedentary. Stress and anxiety are closely linked and most often I find that things I most worry about are never as bad as first thought. When I was working,there were days, weeks when my stress levels were through the roof and it used to zap energy.
Any stress I have these days is related to my health