Stress and Anxiety Unable to fight, the reaction turns to flight, which in present day life can prove just as impossible. Negative input finds acceptance and soon futility and melancholy and overreaction to the senses develops together with a loss of tolerance. Before long, our paths turn downhill. Stressors are a fact of life. We can't eliminate all stressful situations any more then we can create a better past, but it is possible to alter our perceptions and reactions to stress.
Stress can be a reaction to people, places, events or things.
Threats may be real or imagined. However, the causes of the stress can be recognized, defined and often eliminated. Regression to cause therapy is a valuable technique in the discovery process. The biochemistry created by stress can actually become addictive. Fears, real or imagined, can also lead to the symptoms of stress.