April

April is Stress Awareness Month; its aim is to remind us of the importance of taking time to pause and understand what the purpose of stress is, our triggers, how it affects us physically and mentally, and the impact it has in our day-to-day lives.

It is designed to open up conversations about stress in our lives and remove some of the stigmas around talking about stress.

We all experience periods of pressure in our personal and working lives, and short periods of pressure are not necessarily of concern.

However, when demands and pressures (‘stresses and stressors’) become too great, they can induce, in anyone, the harmful or potentially harmful mental and physical feelings and reactions commonly known as “stress”.

Stress is not an illness, but exposure to excessive and prolonged stress can lead to mental and physical ill health.