Out Of Nowhere, By Maria Padian

Everything people go through as they grow up is contributing to who they are going to be as they become older. Stress and traumatic experiences are always influencing who someone is becoming. The articles, “The surprising benefits of stress” and “A bit of stress may help young people build resilience” by Esther Landhuis show examples of how stress contributes to someone growing up. The book “Out of Nowhere” by Maria Padian also helps show how experiences contribute to who someone becomes. Our experiences really influence who we become as we grow up. Stress can help people become stronger. An example of this is from the article, “A bit of stress may help young people build resilience” by Esther Landhuis. It says, “Adults who faced some adversity
There are four groups of people. One group had no stress and then the other group had a little more stress than the other. Ten weeks later, they moved the monkeys to a new, unfamiliar cage with their mothers. They found that, “...monkeys that faced one or two stressors (groups 2 and 3) clung less to their mothers than those in the last two groups. They also more readily explored their new surroundings. In general, they showed less anxiety than both the no-stress and high-stress groups.” Since monkeys have a similar brain to humans, this shows that humans who have a little bit of stress will do better in new surroundings and without their parents. Furthermore, there are many benefits of stress. The article, “The Surprising Benefits of Stress” shows many examples of this. An example shown is, “Manageable stress increases alertness and performance. And by encouraging the growth of stem cells that become brain cells, stress improves memory.” This shows how stress can help improve your brain and how you handle activities. Another example from the article is, “Researchers have identified a hormone called oxytocin that reduces the stress