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Stress is a condition that affects people from all walks of life. It isn't a genetic condition passed down from parents to children, and it isn't like a cold that can appear and last for a few days before disappearing again. Instead, stress is a condition that develops over a period of time. It may be a period of a few weeks – it may even be as long as a few months or years with things building up and eventually coming to a head.

According to the Mental Health Foundation, around 74% of UK adults have felt so stressed at some point in the last twelve months that they have felt either completely overwhelmed or unable to cope with the various factors mounting up and affecting how they feel.

Stress plays a crucial role in our mental health, often resulting in issues with anxiety and depression, as well as physical health problems such as heart disease and digestive problems brought about because – in simple terms – we stop looking after ourselves.

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