Stress is contagious

if a person is stressed out,he will naturally show his stress by irritation in some way or the other,therby affecting the people around him/her(some of his stress is transferred to others)

I also believe stress is contagious as I've been a witness to one that truly spread like a disease. There was this time when my mom was really stressed out and she just got up and rasped at my dad and us. It actually caused my dad to be stressed out and also us being stressed out. It ended up in a heated battle of words and it was really ugly.

I agree with you stress is contagious. Sometimes, my fiance will be feeling stress, and then he'll talk to me about it. Afterward, I'll realize that I'm feeling somewhat a little stressed. I've worked with kids, as camp counselor and such. And one thing that I've learned is that even children can subconsciously pick up when their parents are stressed.

I think I have to agree with this. When someone shows their stress around me I definitely feel the impact. When I am stressed I tend to stay to myself (or at least try to) but unfortunately my daughter is usually somewhere around and I can see how my stress impacts her. I also think that positive energy can be conatgious,too. There are some people you love to be around just because they are so fun and lighthearted.

Hi, sorry,I donot agree. U cannot influence one's Stress by expressing Ur anger/shout/frustrations. Everyone has one's own stress & priorities to manage the stress.ur stress hardly bother others(though we think it does).U must be master in Urself to mange/destress.Everyone has his/her own techniques,by which they protect themselves from external stress. =Lahiri,Kolkata,India.

I hate to say this but I agree. I see this a lot with my parents. One of them gets stressed then the other get stressed and all hell breaks loose in my family. When this happens I either leave the house and let my parents settle down or I hang out in my room and become a hermit for awhile while they settle down. Either way I believe this is true.

I agree! I have a friend who seems always stressed out by everything that's happening in her life. Lately, whenever I call her to see how she's been, she'll be rushing her words and tell me she can't stay long on the phone because she has to do this or that. I seldom call her anymore and just waits for her to call me. I discovered that when it is she who's calling, that means she has time to talk. Funny thing is, a second friend of mine told me the same thing about my first friend. She, too, found our common friend too stressed out that it is hard not to feel affected by the vibes we feel even over the phone. Now, I talk more often with my second friend over the phone. We're both laid-back individuals and understand each other that moms need some de-stressing time once in a while -- which we get just by chatting for a half hour or more over the phone almost every other day. Having someone to talk to who knows what you're going through is stress-relieving in itself.