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