stress awareness

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