Why Do I Feel High Levels Of Stress?

The definition of stress according to the Oxford dictionary is “A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances.”

Stress is the process of measuring and responding to a threatening or challenging event. If it lasts a short time it can actually be beneficial and can mobilize the immune system to fight off infections and heal our wounds. Stress has an arousal property that motivates us to solve our problems. Extreme or prolonged stress on the other hand can be very harmful and can lead to chronic disease. Stressors fall into three categories: Catastrophic, significant life changes, and daily hassles. All can be bad for us.

Stress is a very common everyday thing. People have stress so much that most of the time they don’t even know how much it’s affecting them. Stress can really affect your body, mind, and behavior. It is a normal response to situations that make you feel upset or threatened in a way. Stress is the body’s way of change. The change can either be good or bad.

Stress is a psychological term that occurs when an individual perceives that environmental demands exceed his or her adaptive capacity.

Entering college as a first year student I knew the work load would be tough but I wasn’t aware of how many different obstacles would be thrown my way. Every week I had an exam. Every week I had a paper or a quiz or something that needed my immediate attention. My body was stunned by the amount of stimuli it was being bombarded with. Saying I was overwhelmed is a gross understatement. That didn’t even begin to describe how I was feeling. I always felt like I never had enough time, like I never had enough energy. I felt as if I was being pulled into several different directions. My body was having a difficult time adjusting and adapting to the changes of work in my new environment. When I got my exams and papers back it didn’t help that the grades that I received were significantly lower than what I was used to. It only added to my stress. I started experiencing frequent migraine headache, I was more susceptible to sickness and I had grown increasingly frustrated and irritable. Pain exhaustion, irritability, and anxiety is what I associated with stress. I realized the correlation between my stress and terrible tensions my body experienced. The more stressed I was the more tension I experienced. I found myself crying very often and feeling like I didn’t know what to do. When I was stressed it forced me to find ways to de-stress myself. I had to find something to release my stress so that I wasn’t overcome with so many

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What is Stress? Stress is not a new phenomenon; it has been experienced throughout history. Stress is a biological response to some stimulus. Fear, panic, anger, tragedy, and even something as simple as being competitive can

    Stress can be defined as a state of emotional or mental disturbance resulting from adverse or demanding conditions.

of them. This can make it difficult for you to work out what causes your

Have you ever had to stand up in front of a class to give a speech and felt your hands getting sweaty? What about that last Halloween trail ride that you went on, did you feel your heart pounding when that goblin jumped out right in front of you? If so you know you can feel stress on both your body and your mind. Stress is so common in America today; we are calling it “the new normal.” Just saying the word may be enough to set your nerve on edge. These expressions are familiar to us, “I’m under too much stress,” “I’m stressed out,” or “Work is one big stress.” Definitely, stress is difficult to define because it means different things to different people. According to Hans Selye a pioneer who conducted groundbreaking scientific work

Stress is something everyone goes through no matter what age, gender or race you are. Stress is the experience of a perceived threat to one’s mental, physical or spiritual well-being, resulting from a series of physiological responses and adaptations. When people think of stress they think it’s a bad thing which isn’t true, some stress is just your body’s reaction to certain situations. At times it may seem like stress is taking over your body leaving you physically, emotionally and mentally hurt but what you can do is learn how to manage your stress to have a healthier and happy lifestyle. Stress management is learning to deal with your stress and take charge. There are three types of stresses which are eustress, distress and neustress.

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     First, stress is defined as an unpleasant state of emotional and physiological arousal that people experience in situations that they perceive as dangerous or threatening to their well being (Patel, 14). Stress is a universal feeling to everyone but the word stress means different things to

My current stress is at a moderate to high level. I just finished my last class for my bachelors last Sunday and as you know, we have just started the Masters in counseling program. I am a bit overwhelmed with the work for this week, but it is coming along. To start out the week I found out by accident that my stepdaughters are being left alone by their biological mother afterschool. I have been their mom for 7 years now. I do not feel they are ready to be left alone as they still get scared at night and have to sleep with a night light. In Colorado, there is no law it is a suggested age of 12 years old. One thing that worries me about this is they have no phone to call for help when they are alone. Another thing is I suspected this and asked them before and they were quick lie. Just a couple weeks ago my husband saw their mother Brandee driving without the girls and he asked them. The told him quickly again they were with her and they was not the truth because I found an email from mom saying she was not going to be home until 4:45 or 5:00 that day. Anyway, I might be paying a visit to their counselor soon to discuss my concerns. Children should not have to lie for anyone and it have to be making them feel extreme guilt.

So what is stress? Stress is a normal physical response that happens when you feel threatened or upset. When you feel that you are in danger whether it is real or imaged. Your body has a response when stress occurs and it is a way of actually protecting you. Many times, stress helps people stay more focussed and energetic.