However, we need a certain amount of “stress” to motivate us to do things, for example additional stress experienced because a father may need more money for better schooling may be the motivator for him to get a higher paid job, or work longer hours. However chronic stress (constant stress over along period of time) is responsible for many emotional and physical difficulties, Failure to earn more money or find a better job may lead to financial hardship and feelings of failure , a lack of self worth, leading to depression, drinking and ill effect on his health.
“Fear is the fear of being scared – nothing to fear but fear itself”
Fear is at the bottom of stress, fear of change, failure abandonment , if we as therapists can find out what is the patients greatest fear we can then find out the real reason for the stress and help them deal with than. It may be that a person feels stress – fearful of something without knowing what is the root cause of the fearfulness.
So , the definition of Stress,