Stress (This is some sentences with new words and phrases from my student book.) In my opinion, stress is a feeling of strain and pressure. Run-up to exams, job, parental divorced are causes of stress. A little stress can keep you on your toes. But in long term, it can put too much strain on your heart and cause other phisical and emotional symphtoms such as hedaches, depression, forgetfullness, low self - estem. As for me, if I have many things to do, I try to breake tasks down into small chunks and deal with one thing. If it's nothing to do, I just have to grin and bear it.