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There are a few major categories of stress:
- Physical
This is the type that affects your physical body. Can be caused by inflammation, changes in seasons and temperatures (Sarafino, 2017).

- Psychological
This is the type that affects our mind, and is caused by our mind. It can be caused by finances, relationships, work/school (Sarafino, 2017).

- Psychosocial
This is the type caused by social situations and interactions. It differs from person to person and can stem from going out, public speaking or being in large social groups (Sarafino, 2017).

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Personally, based on the surveys I took I have a mild indication os high stress and a moderate indication of social anxiety (Psycom, 2021). I know most of my stress comes from my school work. I have struggled with stress throughout my college experience because of the amount of work that needs to go into every class. I also feel stressed in places with lots of people and socially I'm constantly stressed about making the right impression.

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I found that the best way to cope with that was problem solving.
I realized that I needed to manage my time better, and once I incorporated those ideas I was able to reduce amounts of stress from my life.

Socially, I have learned to be more confident in myself, and I also try to go with a person I'm comfortable with at a social event to try and reduce that stress.

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In a short-term period of time, stress can affect the body by causing palpitations in a specific moment, or feelings of frustration and anger.

In a long-term period of time stress can have effects that cause more trouble over all. If stress is continuous in someones life it can cause mental problems such as depression and anxiety, emotional problems such as constant feelings of sadness, anger and frustration and physically it can cause sleep apnea and heart disease (Sarafino, 2017). According to the APA website, almost half of the surveyed adults stated that they lay in bed awake at night without being able to fall asleep because of the amount of stress in their lives (American Psychological Association, 2019).

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Some ways to cope with stress are by forming habits that help distract the mind for a short period of time from the problems causing that stress. A lot of people turn to exercising, watching a movie, reading, spending time with family and friends (American Psychological Association, 2019).

Personally, I have tried all of the options above but the only thing that had a long lasting affect on my levels of stress was my faith. I find comfort in the promises of God found in the Bible and prayer also helps me remove the worries of my chest by giving them and entrusting them to God.

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In my life, faith has been main way of support in stress. Also, I attend a Bible study group of girls where we share prayer requests and our weekly struggles, and that helps me realize I am not alone.

I am also surrounded by a very supportive and comforting family/boyfriend. They know when I have a stressful week at school and they always make sure I have everything I need and try to do everything they can to help relieve some of that stress.

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Sarafino, E., & Smith, T. (2017). Health psychology: Biopsychosocial interactions (9th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN-13: 9781119299486
http://www.gcumedia.com/digital-resources/wiley-and-sons/2016/health-psychology_biopsychosocial-interactions_9e.php

American Psychological Association. (2019, November 1). Healthy ways to handle life’s stressors. https://www.apa.org. https://www.apa.org/topics/stress/tips

Psycom (2021, February 5). Quiz results. Psycom.net - Mental Health Treatment Resource Since 1996. https://www.psycom.net/quiz-results/?qid=16_2

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I think that learning about the affects of stress is the first step in recognizing it as a problem. I feel like it is so normal in society to be stressed, but it should be seen as a more heavy problem. Also, learning how to cope with stress will make life overall easier and more pleasant.