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We define stress as “body's uncertain response
to the demand made on it.” On one hand stress provides the outlet to
express our talent and energies and helps us to pursue happiness while
on the other hand it causes illness and mellows down our strength. When
something unpleasant happens around us, it puts us in a state of strain
called stress.
Broadly speaking, stress can be
classified in two types:
1) Eustress (Positive stress)
2)
Distress (Negative stress)
To define stress in detail read What
Is Stress?
Stress is an emotionally disruptive or unsettling
condition of our mind that occurs as a result of adverse external
influences. Stress tend to raise the level of adrenaline and cortisol in
the body, which leads to increase in the blood pressure, heart rate,
respiration and puts more physical stress on our organs.
Managing
stress and symptoms of stress is important because stress and health are
related to each other. It is very difficult to say the exact cause of
stress. For, your stress could be a by-product of any other condition or
situation of your life. Various concepts that are closely related to the
word stress are:
A) Anxiety
B) Depression
C) Exhaustion
D) Frustration
E) Despair
F) Overwork
G) Over-focusing
H) Confusion
So to define your stress and stressors clearly, it is must to seek
professional help and fight the stress in its very first onslaught.
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