Mental stress can really wear even an athlete down. Even though you get regular exercise, or if you have an active lifestyle, when you face very tight deadlines, you will surely feel your body getting weaker and weaker. In my case, when I am under a lot of stress, I get skin allergies and rashes, which is not weird by the way. I have seen other people with the same situation too.Anyhow, as my manager says, stress is just a matter of perspective. If you think you are pressured, but you are happy with your work, you certainly wont feel the stress. Which reminds me of something I read in an article called “Music therapy”. The article talks about the benefits of listening to music when stressed out. In summary, music as some positive effects on our brainwaves and bodily rhythm. My boss also agrees with this so he allows us employees to use MP3 players while working. Even I agree to this. Listening is a passive sense and it does not really distract your thinking, provided you do not listen to Justine Beiber. Peace! Hehehe