And there is also heightened media attention because of growing confirmation of the role of stress in Heart Disease, Hypertension, Sudden Death, Depression, Anxiety, Smoking, Obesity, Alcoholism, Substance Abuse, Cancer, Arthritis, Gastrointestinal, Skin, and a host of infections and immune system disorders. It's hard to get through a day without hearing or reading something about . However, numerous surveys confirm that the problem has progressively escalated since then. It's hard to get through the day without reading or hearing something about stress. After all, stress has been around since Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden.
Stress is an unavoidale consequence of life.
Without stress, there would be no life. However, just as distress can cause disease, there are good stresses that offset this, and promote wellness. Increased stress results in increased productivity - up to a point. However, this level differs for each of us. It's very much like the stress on a violin string.