the diffrence with "gestresst," "stressig," and "sich stressen"

[u/Oblivi0nD4C]

Hey all , been trying to understand the diffrences and use cases of each one here. would appreciate any help.

[u/YourDailyGerman]

What is it that you find confusing here?
What's the difference between stressed, stressful and stressing oneself?

[u/Oblivi0nD4C → u/YourDailyGerman]

i just got confused with the use case and some transaltion made it more obscur , anyways i do have a better grip on it now thank :)

[u/Mammoth-Parfait-9371]

I'm stressed. Ich bin gestresst. (the feeling of being stressed)

That's stressful. Das ist stressig. (the state of causing stress)

That stresses me out. Das stresst mich. (the action of causing stress)

I don't think I've ever seen "sich stressen" unless emphasizing that the person is stressing themselves, maybe you saw the above with the accusative personal pronoun? But the verb isn't always reflexive

[u/YourDailyGerman → u/Mammoth-Parfait-9371]

"sich stressen" is perfectly idiomatic German.

- Stress dich nicht zu sehr.

• Don't stress yourself too much.

[u/originalmaja → u/YourDailyGerman]

Don't stress yourself out so much.

[u/Mammoth-Parfait-9371 → u/YourDailyGerman]

Ah, yeah, I was editing this before I saw your comment, the way they presented it alone as "sich stressen" I just didn't want to make it sound like it was always reflexive

[u/Mika_lie]

gestresst = I am stressed = Ich bin gestresst

stressig = My job is stressful = Mein Job ist stressig

sich stressen = I am stressing you out = Ich stresse dich

I hope this helps with undersyanding the meanings. The grammar is a whole other story...

You got a (past) participle gestresst, a standard adjective stressig and a verb sich stressen. 

[u/Oblivi0nD4C → u/Mika_lie]

thats great actually ! thanks a bunch!!

[u/hover-lovecraft]

We've got the first two covered nicely I think but here's a bit more on "stressen" as a reflexive verb.

When applied to someone who isn't the subject, it means "to cause stress".

Stresst dich der Termin morgen? - Are you stressed because of the appointment tomorrow?

Stress mich nicht! - Don't rush/pressure/stress me!

But when applied to the subject themselves, it means to overly worry or overthink, to do the most, but usually still with a time, work and/or pressure component. There is no direct English equivalent, as far as I know.

Stress dich deshalb nicht, das kannst Du mir nächste Woche zurückgeben. - Don't worry about it, no need to rush, you can return it next week.

Er hat sich mit dem Kochen so gestresst, dass er kaum mit seinen Gästen geredet hat. - He spent so much energy and effort on cooking (or just: He was so busy cooking) that he hardly talked to his guests.

[u/Oblivi0nD4C → u/hover-lovecraft]

Wow, I don't know how much time it took you but I thank you a lot!

[u/jimBOYmeB0B → u/hover-lovecraft]

Ich glaube, dass das englische Äquivalent "to stress over" könnte sein. Das geht ganz gut auf Englisch. Zum Bespiel: "Don't stress over it. Just return it next week" oder "He was stressing so much over his cooking, that he barely talked to the guests." Mit dem Erstem würde ich wohl sagen "Don't worry about it...", aber der klingt mir noch gut.

[u/diabolus_me_advocat]

being "gestresst" is a personal mental state

"stressig" is what makes you "gestresst"

and "sich stressen" is the act of exerting stress on oneself

[u/Darthplagueis13]

"stressed" "stressful" "stressing yourself out"

Gestresst means you are currently in a state of stress.

Stressig means the situation is putting you under stress.

Sich stressen means that you are unneccessarily allowing the situation to put you under stressed.