There are other causes of stress besides experiencing
positive or negative events in your life.
What events or situations trigger stress for you? For some it is financial worries, for others
it might be relationship conflict, and for others it is work - related
stress.
Even positive events, such as
getting married, starting a new job, moving to a new place can be stressors. Going on vacation can be stressful as you get
things done ahead of time to prepare for being away, pack your belongings,
spend money on the trip and completely change your routine. Any type of change in your life has the
potential to trigger a stressful response.
Because
stress involves a physiological response, it has a direct link to your physical
and psychological health. The work of
Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe have found direct connections between changes in
people’s lives and physical
illness. They developed a widely used
inventory, called the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, to assess the degree of
stress people experience in connection with particular life events. While one of these events alone might be
tolerable, a combination of too many life changes within a short period of time
is more likely to lead to illness.
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