stress trigger
Tension-inducing stimulus
A stress trigger is something that sets off a stress response—a situation, event, or stimulus that reliably produces anxiety or tension in a person.
The term appears in psychology and self-help contexts: Identifying your stress triggers is the first step toward managing them.
Common stress triggers include deadlines, conflict, financial pressure, or specific environments.
What triggers stress varies widely between individuals.
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- pressureForce upon contact
- deadlineTime limit for completion
- overwhelmDefeat by excess
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
mental load · panic attack · cortisol · burnout · tension · meltdown · overload · last straw · stimulus · catalyst · flashback · trauma · threshold · breaking point · nervous breakdown · nerve · frazzled · snapping
- Migrainesmigraine, aura, throbbing, photophobia, phonophobia
stress triggercomfort
Ease or soothing relief
coping mechanism · tranquilizer · safe space · security blanket · solace
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