There are four areas of life the book points out that are blamed for causing the most stress in our lives. There was an example in the book that discussed a girl who was stressed about writing a paper for school. Instead of getting on top of the assignment, she put it off and ended up adding more stress to her life by wasting time. A stressor can be anything, as long as a person perceives it as stress. And everyone responds to stress differently.
Some personality types deal with stress better than other personality types.
Many of us, when under stress, tend to make the wrong choices in dealing with that stress. Maybe you grab a beer, smoke, get high, watch TV, daydream or ignore the problem. The more stress in your life, the more likely you are to develop health problems too. Your body has natural reactions to stress. Your muscles tense up, sometimes prolonged stress can cause digestive problems, migraine headaches, inability to concentrate, memory loss, changes in eating habits and so much more.