Threats can come from physical, emotional and environmental sources . Individual perception plays a major role in what we find stressful. Some people become very stressed when giving a speech, attending a party or trying a new activity. Another person might find these same situations exciting and challenging. Individuals differ greatly not only in what types of situations they find stressful but also in how much stress they are comfortable with.
Most people think the goal is to completely eliminate stress from their lives.
However, we all need some stress to keep us motivated, challenged and productive. Most relatively healthy persons can deal with occasional episodes of stress and recover fairly quickly. It is chronic stress that steadily degrades health to the danger point. Finding the optimum stress level is an individual matter. Your optimum stress level may be very different than family members or co-workers.