According to Dr. Lina Fong, Associate Professor of the School of Social Work, Marywood University. Stress can be caused by such stressful events as divorce, marriage, or the death of a loved one, to such pleasant events like preparing for a family wedding or a vacation. Things like traffic jams, busy telephone lines, lines at the supermarket, Internet failures, transportation delays, or simply not having enough hours in the day. They often experience tremendous stress in trying to handle the multiple roles of student, mother, spouse, and family breadwinner . In the workplace, an over-demanding job, an unrewarding job or the loss of a job can all contribute to stress.
Individuals tolerate stress differently.
Some people love it and are highly productive under pressure. Others hate it, falling to pieces and performing poorly as a result of it. The problems arise with chronic long-term stress. Our body continues to be in a state of chronic emergency. This response is not needed but we cannot relax with all those unused chemicals sloshing around in our bloodstream.