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We experience stress when we perceive that the demands placed upon us exceed our ability to cope. Our perception is our reality. An issue, circumstance or event may not be stressful in itself, but the way we perceive it determines whether we interpret this as stressful.
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Hughes, R., Kinder, A., Cooper, C.L. (2019). Personal Stress Management Toolkit. In: The Wellbeing Workout. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92552-3_17
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