. who is stress? .

Stress affects all of us regardless of our gender, age, race, or class.

~Men and women are stressed. Some are stressed trying to balance of husband/wife, mother/father, and homemaker.professional. others are struggling merely to survive, doing the best they can in an economy. They are competing for jobs in a market flooded with the recently unemployed as companies downsize. Still others are caught in the cycle of unemployment, poverty, welfare and despair.

~Children are stressed. Some, such as typical 5 or 6 year old, are stressed adjusting to the new world of school. Others are stressed from trying to cope with the pressures that accompany divorce, single-parent households, and blended families.

~College students are stressed. Some are trying to cope with the demands of adapting to a new living environment, new peers, academic pressure, and sexual concerns. College can also put financial stress on students and their families, and it seems that there is never enough hours to pay the bills.


~The elderly are stressed. Some are caught between the demands of forced retirement and the difficulty of meeting their financial needs. Others cope with the demands of frail health status and escalating health care costs. Still others are stressed by the loss of their spouses or the dissolution of their families as their adult children leave home.