Stressors can be positive -- exciting things like graduating, getting married, or going on vacation -- or stressors can be negative things, like worrying about the bills, breaking a leg, or dealing with traffic on your daily commute.1, 2 These stressors can be can be sudden, one-time occurrences or repeated, leading to a chronic problem. Stress can be a result of either physical or psychological factors. We often get stressed by expecting or imagining disasters that do not and may never occur.2 The body’s response to stress is comprehensive and complex, and it affects the operation of many systems.