Why Do People Get Stressed Out at Work?

Imagine your brain is like a robot that needs to do many tasks at once. At work, sometimes it has too much to do and not enough time, so the robot gets tired, that's stress. When you're stressed, it feels like everything is harder to handle.

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A student gets stressed before an exam because they have too much to study.
An office worker feels overwhelmed when asked to complete three projects by the end of the day.
A teacher gets anxious on parent-teacher conference days because they worry about what parents will say.

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