Greatly amused by...

I *think* he means "worry" rather than "stress".

 

He has been a long time in CA and Holland, cut him some slack

 

<sigh>

Wouldn't it be better to do something about it rather than work
yourself into a state of mental and emotional strain?

That better for you?

 

No. As I said, and as Darsy has pointed out, your idea of stress is
somewhat confused. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(biology) may
help clarify things.

 

I'm not confused at all, although perhaps I'm not adequately
articulating it for you.

From your own link "Stress is how the body reacts to a stressor, real
or imagined, a stimulus that causes stress".

So, once one learns to better their control of the reaction(s), one can
better control the outcome.

If you don't, won't or can't believe that, that's okay with me.

 

Sorry, but you're simply confusing cause and effect. Your statement is
like suggesting that people suffering from depression just need to
cheer up. Very much like it, in fact.

 

I'm not, but it's okay if you think that.

It isn't. It's like suggesting they figure out why they are depressed
and how they can better control it.

As you said earlier, this is a pointless and endless argument.

 

*very often* here is a clue phrase. Sure, for some people, there is
*no* reason. For many there is a, or multiple factors that can be dealt
with sufficiently enough to allow the person to function 'normally'.

However the conversation was about 'stress', not depression, which is a
different kettle of fish.

 

Stress and strain are two differnt things - strain being worse than
stress. I'm speaking metallurgically, but it's fairly applicable in
other areas.

 

Borderline???

 

Ha! I don't commute 100 feckin' miles to work most weeks.