Coping with Health Problems and Stress By Jon Seskevich RN, BSN, BA Advanced Practice Nurse, Duke University Health System. Most people consider stress as problems, worries, tension or pressure. Stress is any change that you must adjust to.
Health problems can cause change in many different parts of life.
These shifts can give stress. Stress can be an everyday fact of life. A stressor, something that causes stress, can be pleasant, unpleasant or neutral. Christmas, the holidays, a wedding, buying a house, having a child, all can be very positive but stressful. Stress, according to Hans Selye MD, is the wear and tear on our body, mind, and spirit brought about by our reactions to the events of life.