Stress, in its various guises can without doubt cause chaos in the lives of people and those that occupy the space around them. Many of us now live in a helter-skelter world where stressful situations are difficult to avoid altogether.

Stress is not just caused by significant, high profile events, although of course these are an obvious source, but stress can slow burn too, gradually building through daily routine and pressures, when each day may become a little tougher than the last, until before we know it we are caught up in a distressing and uncomfortable cycle of stress and anxiety.

With this in mind, it has become all the more important to learn about stress, to educate ourselves about the causes and effects and how best we may be able to deal with stress when it inevitably comes knocking at our door.

Once we understand how stress is caused and how it affects us, we can equip ourselves for the battle and wage a victorious campaign against it.

There is help at hand too, if we don't feel much like facing it alone, in the form of stress management courses.  These courses are designed to provide people with the tools and the knowledge to begin understanding stress and to point out techniques than can be used both in the work place and personal life.

Work can often be a key cause of stress and as a result, the workplace is also one of the first places to suffer as a result. Stress management skills courses can be tailored to both employers and employees seeking to gain a foothold against the damaging results of stress.