Signs And Symptoms, Causes Of Stress
First of all, let’s understand this. Stress is not the pile of papers sitting on your desk. Stress is not the child screaming in the living room, or the clean laundry the dog just dragged out the door. Stress is not the phone that is ringing off the hook, throwing you behind schedule. Stress is your response to those things. They are stressors, not stress. A Stressor May or May Not Be a Cause of Stress When we look for signs and symptoms, causes of stress, we must look at every stressor as a potential cause of stress. I say “potential” because stressors do not have to cause stress. Different people will respond differently to them, and it is the response, you remember, that is the stress. For example, a great cause of stress for one secretary may be a stack of documents waiting to be filed. She hates filing …