Take Charge of Your Well-Being: In April, It’s Stress Awareness Month!
April is Stress Awareness Month, a time to focus on understanding stress and developing healthy coping mechanisms. While a little stress can motivate us, chronic or intense stress can negatively impact our physical and mental health.
The Stress-Mental Health Connection:
- Stress as a Trigger: Experiencing high levels of stress can increase your risk of developing mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, or PTSD.
- Stress Can Worsen Existing Conditions: If you already have a mental health condition, stress can make managing symptoms and treatment more challenging.
- Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms: Turning to alcohol or drugs to cope with stress can worsen mental health and create a cycle of dependence.
If you or someone you know needs support see our current services available – you are not alone.
Here are some links to useful resources that may help when it comes to dealing with stress:
Mind – What is stress?
Young Minds – Mental health support for young people and care givers
Action For Happiness – Taking action to be happier and kinder together
Mind – Mental Health at work
Throughout April, follow us on social media!
We’ll be sharing valuable information and tips for managing stress on Facebook, Instagram and Tick Tock
