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There can be ‘N’ number of causes for stress like:
1) Major change in life situation: marriage, divorce, unexpected pregnancy, child birth, new job, getting fired, retirement, accident, death of a dear one, facing jail term etc
2) Work related stress: job dissatisfaction, role conflict, role ambiguity, office politics, interpersonal conflicts, insufficient pay, work overload, racial/sexual discrimination or harrasement etc.
3) Environment related stress: poor physical condition of the workplace, pollution, noise, too much cold or too much heat, unsafe neighbourhood etc.
4) Other Stressors: personal problems (like perfectionism, low self esteem, pessimism, unrealistic goals etc), family problems, financial problems, lack of support from family and friends etc.
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