Stress & Age

Have you ever wondered what's the correlation between stress and age itself? If you look at it circumstantial wise, it may be logical to assume a direct relationship. After all, as we age, our responsibilities in life tend to get heavier and heavier and this hybrid of social, family and career responsibilities definitely have a big part to play on increasing the magnitude of stress an individual may be able withstand.

While it's easy to assume that, it doesn't mean that a working adult in his mid twenties is likely to face lesser stress. After all, everyone's stress triggers are different and that in turn is influenced by one's psychological buildup, tolerance level and naturally, the environment that one person is subjected to. Health studies however seemed to have found a correlation between these stress triggers and age itself. Click here to check out a video by CNN health on this. Watch carefully as they break down the different stress triggers faced as one goes through a different age or phase in their life. It also highlight several health related issues with stress. Something you may already know. But well, it's always good to be reminded of these issues at times.

Knowing the stress triggers definitely helps one to manage it. After all, knowledge is power.