What is Stress?

“Everyone knows what stress is, but nobody really knows.” --- take it from Hans Selye, the guy who coined the word stress. 


Stress is hard to define because what is stressful for one person may be relaxing to another. Ever wonder why you can't understand why your mom freaks out when you chill and play hard rock music? 


People (scientists, psychologists and the like) have tried to define stress and so far, this is what it is:  a reaction to objects or events that threaten or upset a person’s balance in some way.

Check out this article to know more about it. 

Thanks for taking a dose of bite size knowledge ;) 

Thanks to DaineN for the image.