Stress

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Stress is a problem in life that has to be dealt with. It happens everyday to everyone. Different things make people irritated and cause stress. Stress causes many problems in everyday life. It could cause everything from a headache to a heart attack. Eventually a person could be so stressed out and lose all hope to actually commit suicide. There are also many ways to relieve stress. A person could do anything from going to the doctor to yoga. In the dictionary the word that is used most as the definition is pressure. Pressure from a job, family, and life all cause stress. Stress is also related to panic, anxiety, and depression. Some people work better under stress and pressure instead of a relaxed atmosphere. Others can't even function with stress put on them. Everybody is going to have stress. A person may have a high stress or low stress personality. They are not born with this; it is developed throughout their life.
A person with a high stress personality will become stressed out easier then a person with a low stress personality. How life can change the way people look at stress and therefore change stress personality. People who exercise and eat healthy diets normally have a low stress personality. Several foods might make person stressful, also economic statues stresses person a lot. Exercise and a healthy diet are known to reduce stress.
Stress has many causes, and these causes are different for everybody. These causes of stress are called stressors. Everyday people have to deal with stressors. A stressor is the cause of stress; it is something that is threatening to a person. The threat may be physical or mental condition, and event, another person, or the person himself. Small things like having to wait in line can cause stress. They may not seem devastating at the moment but if you have to deal with enough of these small stressors everyday it can lead to long-term stress. Stressors are not the same for everybody. Stres...