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What Causes Stress?- There are many different causes of stress and people react differently so what is stressful for one person, may not be for another person.

What Causes Stress?

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Unpleasant events are a large cause of stress such as losing a job or having problems at home. However, events that are joyful, such as pregnancy and giving birth cause stress as well, so stress doesn't merely occur in bad or dangerous situations. For example, a ride on a rollercoaster causes the body to go into a stressed out state, even if you are enjoying the ride.

Stressful Life Events
In 1967 two American psychiatrists, Holmes and Rahe, developed the Holmes-Rahe scale which is a list of life events which they identified as being stressful. They examined the medical records of over 5,000 medical patients to determine whether stressful events caused illnesses and they devised the following scale which works on the basis of the higher the number, the greater the stress.

  • Bereavement - 100
  • Divorce - 73
  • Relationship breakdown - 65
  • Imprisonment - 63
  • Death of a close relative or friend - 53
  • Personal injury or illness - 50
  • Marriage/engagement/cohabitation - 47
  • Loss of job - 45
  • Marriage reconciliation - 45
  • Retirement - 44
  • Illness in the family - 44
  • Pregnancy - 39
  • Sexual difficulties - 39
  • Birth of a child - 39
  • Changes or adjustment at work - 38
  • Changes in financial status - 35
  • Change in frequency of arguments - 32
  • Major mortgage - 30
  • Foreclosure of mortgage of loan - 29
  • Change in responsibilities at work - 29
  • Son or daughter leaving home - 29
  • Trouble with in-laws - 28
  • Outstanding personal achievement - 26
  • Spouse starts of stops work - 26
  • Starting or finishing at school or any other
  • Type of educational course - 26
  • Change in living conditions - 25
  • Revision of personal habits - 24
  • Trouble with boss - 23
  • Change in working hours or conditions - 20
  • Moving house - 20
  • Moving school - 20
  • Change in recreation - 19
  • Change in church activities - 19
  • Change in social activities - 18
  • Minor mortgage or loan - 17
  • Change in sleeping habits - 16
  • Change in number of family reunions - 15
  • Change in eating habits - 15
  • Vacation - 13
  • Christmas - 12
  • Minor violation of law - 11

Even though stress can be caused by events, it is actually our reactions to the events that cause stress symptoms, not the events themselves. It is all in the mind. Healthwise Global are leading specialists in stress management and help people all over the world to combat stress anxiety. They have commissioned the well-known stress-therapist, Arie Martinus to guide you through their stress management programme which teaches you their Mind, Power Techniques which have been tried, tested and proven. Click on the link below for download:

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