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Our modern-day society is experiencing a stress epidemic of huge proportions.
The stress that we are experiencing, especially over time, is a main
contributing factor to the various forms of ill-health and death that are
characteristic of our 21st century life and lifestyle. This stress, depending on your personality, lifestyle, occupation, etc., has the potential to affect everyone; however, as described elsewhere on this web page, what largely determines stress is our "perceptions" of events and people around us. This being the case, stress and stressful experiences are subjective, or personal in nature and, therefore, can be modified if necessary. Of
importance, however, are the various conditions that stress can influence,
either in an indirect or direct manner. As see in the figure above, the position
we hold in life, or our socioeconomic position, helps to determine our level of
stress, which in turn (over time), determines our health. As seen from the
diagram, there are a variety of possible stress-health outcomes, including
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cancer,
stroke, mental health (e.g., depression), diabetes and heart disease.
