Stress is any change in your normal routine or health. Stress occurs when bad things happen, as well happy things. Getting a raise or promotion is stress, just as getting fired from your job is stress. Speculative changes cause just as much stress as veritable changes. Pensiveness or anguish about whether you will get that new job is stress the same as being offered a new position is stress.
Women are particularly susceptible to stress caused by hormonal changes.
During puberty , your menstrual cycle , pregnancy , and menopause your hormone levels fluctuate consistently and cause stress. Emotional and physical changes that happen in your life, illnesses, and environmental components such as extreme heat, cold, or altitude, and toxins cause stress. Pushing your body too hard at work or at play will soon deplete your body of the energy it needs to restore itself and result in your becoming over stressed. Stress Related Illness Science is constantly learning about the impact that stress has on your overall health. Stress is often a key factor when women experience either absence of menstruation or abnormal bleeding .