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Stress: Fight the Silent Killer

Coming examinations, giving a presentation or seminar, admission to a new college, unfriendly and hostile classmates, or could be a tight deadline to complete a project work or even a difference of opinion? Do these make you edgy, give you sleepless nights, makes you question your faith in yourself and often make you wish this wasn't happening? Then you are a little under stress, that's all. Defined as any interference that disturbs a person's health, mental and physical well being, stress occurs when the body is required to perform beyond its normal range of capabilities. It is also known as the non-specific responses of the body to any demand. The term stress is often used to denote tension or anxiety. If managed well, stress can work in a positive way. But if managed badly, it can be a killer Stress can be best understood on a subjective level, as any change that makes a person feels uncomfortable -- physically or emotionally. Different people are stressed by different situations, depending on their attitude to it. Certain types of personalities are more prone to producing extreme reactions to stress. Your personality type will determine how stress prone you are.

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