Dictation: Stress

STRESS
Stress is a disease of our times. Life has never been faster and jobs have never been more demanding than they are today. People have to perform more and more work under increasingly difficult conditions so that the number of people suffering from stress and related illnesses is constantly rising. As the condition is more widely recognised, however, there should be fewer comments such as: "He's had a nervous breakdown," or "Can't take the pressure!". This is because more people are aware that stress is a natural reaction to problems from either the outside world or the inner world of physical organs. A certain amount of stress helps us to cope, it's the excess that can lead to illness or depression and needs to be avoided.