Our Stress Epidemic - the Main Causes of StressWhat are the main causes of stress in your life? If you are a living human being, you are dealing with stress. Hans Selye the famous stress physiologist is quoted as saying, "Complete freedom from stress is death." Some encounter a whole lot more stress than others, according to your life style, situation, past experiences, or even you biological make up. Some people can handle a lot of stress. Others buckle under even a little bit. What totally stresses-out one person may be considered just plain excitement to another, or even boring to someone else. What is stressful for you today may not be a problem on another day when you're in a different mood. Likewise, what caused stress in you a year ago, you may have outgrown by now. The things that can cause someone to feel stressed are infinite. However, there are certain basic stressors that appear to be the most common causes of stress for people today. These are those life circumstances that happen to us all in some degree or another. Your job.It's the top of the list for many people in Western Society. If you love your job and it brings you mostly pleasure, then consider yourself one of the blessed ones. For more and more people it's considered their biggest cause of stress.
Your FinancesRight up there with jobs is finances. Credit card debt is higher than ever and making ends meet with the high gas and oil prices is becoming more and more of a challenge. The state of the economy and the government bail-out is getting everyone on edge.RelationshipsThey are among the main causes of stress for so many of us. Our relations with others can be our greatest source of pleasure as well as our greatest source of pain.OvercommitmentThis is an epidemic in our society. There are so many choices, activities, opportunities for all ages thatfrom childhood up, it's hard to resist the temptation to fill every minute with some activity.
Health problemsThey are stressful for everyone involved. It could be you or a family member who is suffering with health issues. The increased workload and worry is added on to any other dailystresses encountered.Major changesAny type of major changes are stress causes in people. Negative things like being let go from your job, divorce, any life-changing bad news, carries it's own set of worries and the stress it causes is understandable. But even positive changes bring along a certain amount of stress. Things like a new baby, new job, getting married, relocating can arouse the same stress reaction in the body.Stress Is ManageableWhen you look at the stressors in your life which ones are causing you the most problems? You can learn ways to understand your stress and put it in perspective. Stress is manageable. It can be turned around. There are solutions available. You can learn from the many stress relief techniques available. Then apply the ones that are most helpful to you.Return from Main Causes of Stress to Home
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