Who handles stress better, in general, men or women?
By clavinee
@clavinee (119)
Philippines
December 9, 2006 1:11pm CST
Despite decades of studies on stress management, tension and burnout are still major problems for modern urban dwellers, both mentally and physically. Though there is wide consensus among professionals that stress can cause illnesses, it is much less clear how much damage it does us. Part of the problem is that stress levels affect people differently. A few have learned to shrug0 off stress with little thought or perhaps they merely think so, perhaps it is bothering them much more than they realize- but for others even minor frustrations cause them to go to pieces... I just wonder, who handles stress better, in general, men or women?
38 responses
@lossforredwords (3620)
• Philippines
9 Dec 06
for me personally, i think ladies can handle stress much better cause they are more capable of expressing there feelings. but with same side it can also make women to be more vunerable when it comes to stress .. cause women is more serious when it comes to work andother things than man.
@vishalkansal (1367)
• India
10 Dec 06
well i feel guys bcoz majority of the girls r full of negativity..they even take a positive approach to b a negative 1..n a person who is -ve cannot handle stress easily
@chiquita1977 (1706)
• United States
10 Dec 06
that would depend on the person but most of the time a women would especially when it comes down to the kids.stress affects us all in different ways men just blow up alot sooner than a women would.
@mihirray07 (19)
• India
10 Dec 06
men can handle the stress better as they have better understanding power,more stable mind and they thnk over the situation well than any women..
@dolphins101 (27)
• United States
10 Dec 06
i believe women definitely handle stress way better then men because men can't even handle little cuts and scraps with out needing attention women can have babies and be in all that pain but the guy just stands there or passes out on to the floor and he can't even feel a thing. so i think women are the ones that can handle stress better
@bkpdp1 (920)
• India
10 Dec 06
As far as stress is concerned it does not look at its victims errespective of its genders. But, I believe, Men Looks harder from out side and they are very soft by heart (inside), but Women are Soft from outside & harder from inside.. as i think.. So Women may handle stress better than a man, if we will put a woman and a man in a same situation.. Further to this women plays the role of different caharacter in society where as it will be too hard for men to take the responsiblity..
@diya82 (115)
• Germany
10 Dec 06
I think women can handle it better than men coz they are quicker in finding a solution for it than men...they also share it with their spouses but on the other hand men keep everything to himself and struggles tobear the burden all by himself making matters worse...but it cannot be generalised..it all depends on persons...some men can handle it more efficiently than some wome´n...eventhough we cannot generalise we can still say that women can do it better than men
@hardy2986 (71)
• India
10 Dec 06
well men are supposed to be strong ,many times they are
but ive seen women stand up to odds
so tuff decision but ill say
men handle stress better
and women are more emotionally stable
@Mitraa (3184)
• India
10 Dec 06
Is there any doubt on better handling of stress by men? I don't say that women are unfit for this. But since they are biologically more delicate than men, so their immotional fragility for the strain produced in the process of stress makes them to be protected.
@samaira (162)
• India
10 Dec 06
i think handling stress has got nothing to do wid d gender...it is just the way in which people take things...go through vrious situations n overcome problems..the more gud u r in getting solutions for ur problem the less u ll be stressed..
@dragonlord2708 (233)
• India
10 Dec 06
i would say men handle stress better both emotionally nd physically
@meeandnotyou (2548)
• United States
10 Dec 06
I do not really know since in my case I am certain that I handle stress much better than my better half does, but I have been around some women that can handle anything that you can throw at them. I think that it is more Nurture than Nature that distinguishes how well a person deals with stress.. Men and Women are equals and it is just how they are brought up, with the exception of those that are just not wired tight to begin with.
@navinbond017 (969)
• India
10 Dec 06
I belive women will handle stress better. Because they will take it out where as men do not show it and hide it inside which leads to many health problems...
@amit312_18 (638)
• India
10 Dec 06
i think men can handle stress better in some areas whereas in some areas women are better.for eg:In a case of car driving when there is some problem or vehicle coming from front is seen by a women then they get paniced.there are more chances of an accident or collision whereas men keep there cool.
in other cases for eg love and affection women are better because they are more expressive.they can handle these situations pretty well whereas man cant.cooking is one another obsession.
so they both are counterparts of each other.so both do well mutualy.
