This document discusses stress, its causes, and management strategies. Stress can be caused by unacceptable conditions, unmet expectations, hurt ego, loss, fear of the future, and worry about the past. Stressors include work, family, relationships, legal issues, finances, and health problems. Short term physical stress symptoms include increased sweating, rapid breathing, tense muscles, nausea, and diarrhea. Long term symptoms include insomnia, appetite changes, aches and pains, frequent colds, and intense tiredness. Stress impacts both psychology, through emotions like anxiety and depression, and physiology, causing issues like acidity, ulcers, heart problems, and diabetes. Managing stress involves healthy lifestyle habits, positive hobbies, talk therapy