What is Stress?

Elastic band analogy- look at an elastic band for example; until it’s pulled taught there is no tension, once tension is applied it can be defined as stressed! This is simplistic. In human terms stress can be defined as an event, circumstance, thought that causes us to feel anxious, depressed, anguished, excited, longing, apprehensive, it can take many forms some good and others bad along a spectrum.