It is an often debated topic when discussing the comparison of stress levels of women compared to the stress levels of men. There are different causes of stress as well as different methods of relieving stress. On average, women feel as though they have more stress than men and handle stress better than men.
Many people experience different forms of stress. Be it personal, emotional, physical or work-related. How to handle these kinds of stress is essential to having a balanced life. We all get emotional occasionally or lose our temper once in a while. But if you are out of balance in either one of these areas, it is very important to get back in balance if you want your day or life to go right.

If your feelings get hurt because someone looks at you the wrong way or because friends, family and even co-workers forget your birthday, some spend more time with God praying and asking for the hurt to be lifted off of you. You will be built up in your spirit and better able to overlook the offenses of others and forgive them. Forgiving is an excellent stress reliever. Releasing all of that tension and calming your spirit.

Quite of few people relieve their stress by praying. Giving your issues, concerns and worries to God is the best thing you can do for yourself. Another form of stress relieving is listening to music. Music, they say, can soothe the savage beast and we all have a savage beast in us some times. It can be jazz, instrumental, classical or gospel just to name a few. Which ever is the one that works best?
Some people prefer to drink and party to relieve stress, they may feel that it is a way to temporarily forget any stress that has been brought onto them from the world around them. Others smoke and then you have those that exercise. Exercise is not just a good source for relieving stress; it is beneficial for your health as well. When you become stressed, your body takes in all of that stress, stiffens or tightens up and next thing you know your neck, shoulders and back aches. Exercise can loosen up those tighten muscles and you begin to feel better. When asked both men and women what they do to relieve stress on a scale of 1 to 4, 4 being the most severe stressed level, 3 was high stress level, 2 was moderate stress level and 1 was mild stress level. Prayer was rated at 4, exercise was rated at 3, listen to music was rated at 2 and eat was rated at 1 for the women. For the men listen to music was rated at 4, smoke was rated at 3, drink was rated at 2 and exercise was rated at 1. Although, both the men and women listened to music and exercised as one of their stress relievers, you can see that they differ in opinion of methods to relieve stress. Not saying that women tend to pray more than the men I questioned, just that they handle stress differently.

Every person is different and we all deal with stress in different ways. What one person gets stressed out about, another person isn’t affected at all about it. We all have different levels of stress in our lives. A single mother struggling to pay her bills may get more stressed than a single working person. It has been discovered through the “fight or flight” model that when confronted with a stressful situation, humans will respond with aggressive behavior or they will completely withdraw (Coleman 2008). Each person has their own way of dealing with stress, whether it be opening up to a friend or keeping it to themselves. A hormone oxytocin may play a role in the response to stress for both men and women. The effects of oxytocin seem to be reduced by the male hormones, but in females, the oxytocin and other stress hormones can cause the female’s response to stress reduce (Coleman 2008). A high level of stress can lead to uncontrollable actions both with men and women. One’s level of stress can be dependent upon the responsibilities of the individuals. Those who have more responsibilities tend to be more stressed out according to the study conducted by group B. Group B was able to conclude that the average man in the workplace had moderate responsibilities with a moderate stress level. The women surveyed had an average of a high stress level with a high level of responsibilities.