[freddyc]

I realize this doesn't necessarily answer the original question, but in my mind I view two major buckets of stress:

1. Immediate, demand-driven stress.

2. Low-level, semi-constant stress (the nagging kind).

I'm perfectly fine with 1, as I accept that as part of the job which I'm highly compensated for.

Number 2 though is what always affects me the most and is the reason I left my last role. It's the kind of stress that is alway present under the surface but never quite manifests itself like #1 does.

Think of the boss who is constantly inconsistent (consistently inconsistent?), saying something one day and then something completely different the next. You shrug it off with an eyeroll and start re-doing all of your work, but deep down it eats away at you. Or the lazy colleague who you're constantly cleaning up after but who is best buddies with leadership so is regularly promoted ahead of more capable colleagues. The frustration bubbles under the surface but due to office politics there's nothing you can really do about it. I could go on, but I'm sure we've all suffered some form of low level stress that has a far more significant impact on our personal well-being than we care to admit.