STRESS IS A PART OF OUR DAILY LIFE. WE CANNOT ESCAPE ITS REACH AND THERE IS A GOOD REASON FOR THAT: WE NEED IT TO SURVIVE. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING IS NOT GOOD, EITHER. THERE IS STRESS IN JUST GETTING OUT OF BED IN THE MORNING, STRESS IN DRIVING TO WORK AND STRESS IN DECISION MAKING. THERE IS STRESS IN DEALING WITH PEOPLE, PROCESSES, TECHNOLOGY AND THE MECHANISMS WITH WHICH WE INTERFACE ON A REGULAR BASIS. WE CAN EVEN EXPERIENCE STRESS IN OUR SLEEP. STRESS IS BUILT INTO OUR BRAIN FUNCTION IN ORDER FOR US TO SURVIVE. NORMALLY WE CAN MEET STRESS AND DEAL WITH ITS CONSEQUENCES WITHOUT REPERCUSSION.