Humans have complex relationships with stress and illness. The ability to manage stress varies from person to person and there is a difference between stressful times and stressful lives. There are many theories formulated on stress as a natural aspect of life - environmental, biological, and psychological - to name a few. Stress can potentially impact almost every facet of life, leading to a deterioration of overall well-being. For example, stress can lead to sleep deprivation, which in turn can lead to wider-ranging effects on daily functioning. In Understanding Stress and its Manifestations, unpacking the nature of different types of stress may help understand the proposal of different stress management strategies known to date to promote mental and physical health. For these strategies to be effective, they must be tailored to each individual after exploring his or her roots of stress - whether that may be from traumatic disorders, such as OCD or PTSD, or a plethora of social determinants, such as living in a safe neighbourhood.