05/11/2025
Wednesday 5th November 2025 is Stress Awareness Day!
Stress is something that everybody will experience and a small amount of stress can be helpful in motivating us to focus on completing tasks or something that requires our attention. Stress typically occurs when we are going through life changes, money struggles, work related problems or relationship issues. How we deal with stress is really important for our mental wellbeing. See the image attached for top tips in managing stress.
What is stress? (information taken from the NHS website)
Stress is the body's reaction to feeling threatened or under pressure.
When we are stressed, our body releases a hormone called adrenaline (often called the "fight or flight" hormone), which usually gives us a boost or motivates us to act quickly.
But too much stress can affect our mood, our body and our relationships – especially when it feels out of our control. It can make us feel anxious and irritable, and affect our self-esteem. Experiencing long-term stress or severe stress can lead to feeling physical, mental and emotional exhaustion, often called "burnout"
Signs and symptoms of stress
Stress can affect our emotions and we may:
• be irritable, angry or tearful
• feel worried, anxious, hopeless or scared
• struggle to make decisions, have racing thoughts or feel overwhelmed
The physical symptoms of stress include:
• stomach problems, stress headaches and other odd pains including muscle pain
• skin reactions, like stress rashes and hives
• feeling dizzy, sick or faint
