In order to overcome stress and its affects, a person must first understand what stress is and what causes it. Stress can be defined as a force or pressure caused by difficulties in life. It is caused by many factors, and it can't be narrowed down to one main reason. Some of the factors that affect people and how they are affected by stress are the environment they live in, how much food they eat on a daily basis, and how much rest and sleep they get everyday. A person might live in a crowded and noisy place, which is uncomfortable for that person, and his job constantly requires great amount of work to be done in a short time period. This causes the person to be continuously put under immense amounts of pressure that causes this individual to be stressed out and feel tired. This type of stress is called environmental and job stress. One of the more common types of stress is caused by the person himself, internally generated stress. Some people worry too much, and this constant worrying about different problems leads the person to be uncomfortable and anxious. Fatigue and overwork can also have affects that cause stress. People might feel stressed out when they find out that they have worked for too long, but without a credible accomplishment, or when time isn't on their side and they fail to achieve what they had set out to do.
If these problems reach a point where a person experiences stress, stress may lead to depression, among other consequences. Depression may also be brought upon by the person himself. If somebody failed at what he set out to do, he might not think of