Causes of Stress

Causes of Stress :

There are different stress-causing factors and situations for different people.

A. Personal and Family Causes :

i.               Difference of opinion among the family members

ii.               The difference in life styles

iii.               Misunderstanding or jealousy

iv.               Fights for property

v.               Death or illness in the family

vi.               Financial problems

vii.               Problems due to children

viii.               Failure in love and marriage and

ix.               Marital problems.

B. Occupational and Career Related Problems :

i.               Excessive workload

ii.               Extremely high ambitions

iii.               Lack of opportunities, unemployment, limited income

iv.               Exams, interview, transfers, training

v.               Politics and corruption at work place

vi.               Difficulty in getting along with co-workers and

vii.               Lack of job/business satisfaction.

C)  Social Reasons :

i.               Poverty

ii.               Religious differences

iii.               Crime

iv.               People who have undergone an accident or witnessed one Personality type A, in which the individual is highly ambitious, competitive, proud or arrogant, can also create a stressful envirorirnent

v.               Birth, marriage, pregnancy, divorce, retirement, death and such other situations in life can also cause stress and

vi.               Along with this, modern lifestyle and the wish to stay ahead in the rat race of this modern world, can easily lead to stress and stress related diseases.

The methods to overcome and stay away from stress :

First of all, it is important to find out the factors, which are causing stress and try to get an appropriate solution with a calm mind. The symptoms of stress should be considered as a warning and immediate steps should be taken to alleviate them.