More and more people are stressed today than ever before. What are the causes of this stress? Why is this happening? What can be done to address this problem?

Stress, in everyday terms, is a feeling that people have when they are overloaded and struggling to cope with
demands
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the demands
. These demands can be related to finances, work, relationships, and other situations, but anything that poses a real or perceived challenge or threat to a person's well-being can cause stress. Stress can be a motivator. It can be essential to survival. The "fight-or-flight" mechanism can tell us when and how to respond to danger.
However
, if
this
mechanism is triggered too easily, or when there are too many
stressors
at one time, it can undermine a person's mental and physical health and become harmful. According to the annual stress survey conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA), average stress levels in the United States (U.S.)
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from 4.9 to 5.1 on a scale from 1 to 10 in 2015. The main reasons given are employment and money. Stress is the
body
's natural
defense
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
defence
against predators and danger. It flushes the
body
with hormones to prepare systems to evade or confront danger.
This
is known as the "fight-or-flight" mechanism. When we are faced with a challenge, part of our response is physical. The
body
activates
resources
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the resources
to protect us by preparing us either to stay and fight or to get away as fast as possible. The
body
produces larger quantities of the chemicals cortisol, adrenaline, and noradrenaline. These trigger an increased heart rate, heightened muscle preparedness, sweating, and alertness. All these factors improve the ability to respond to a hazardous or challenging situation. Factors of the environment that trigger
this
reaction are called
stressors
. Examples include noises, aggressive
behavior
manner of acting or controlling yourself
behaviour
, a speeding car, scary moments in movies, or even going out on a
first
date. The more
stressors
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stresses
we experience, the more stressed we tend to feel.

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