Stress
According to the Oxford Dictionary, stress is “a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances”. So what are these demanding and adverse situations in our daily lives? There are two main factors that lead to stress in our daily lives. One of these factors is associated with relationships; the second one is related with money. Throughout this essay the previously stated factors will be explained in detail. The first factor that cause stress in our daily lives is relationships. Since relationships are at times difficult to deal with, they cause stress in our daily lives. To begin with, relationships are difficult to deal with because it’s hard to keep them balanced. The balance between relationships of certain kinds effects a person’s well being. For instance, a person might get along just fine with his family whereas; on the other hand he might have pretty lousy relationships with his friends. This is a reason for him to be stressed out.
The other reason that the balance issue in relationships cause stress is because most of the time, even if people get along with their acquaintances, they struggle to get along with themselves because there have no time left to spare for themselves. So they put on a mask and pretend that they are honest with themselves but the reality is that they are pretending to be okay with themselves.
The second factor that cause stress in our daily lives is the expectancy issue in relationships. People expect and expect and never get bored of expecting more. This is a huge problem in relationships; especially, when one expects things in a negative way. The negative way to expect in relationships is to turn your expectancies into obsessions, which usually is the case. For instance, if your lover is not being kind to you, not as kind as you’d like him to be anyway, your expectancy starts: for him to be nicer to you. This expectancy grows and grows into this obsession in which you’ll
The other reason that the balance issue in relationships cause stress is because most of the time, even if people get along with their acquaintances, they struggle to get along with themselves because there have no time left to spare for themselves. So they put on a mask and pretend that they are honest with themselves but the reality is that they are pretending to be okay with themselves.
The second factor that cause stress in our daily lives is the expectancy issue in relationships. People expect and expect and never get bored of expecting more. This is a huge problem in relationships; especially, when one expects things in a negative way. The negative way to expect in relationships is to turn your expectancies into obsessions, which usually is the case. For instance, if your lover is not being kind to you, not as kind as you’d like him to be anyway, your expectancy starts: for him to be nicer to you. This expectancy grows and grows into this obsession in which you’ll