STRESS MONTH

To Your Health: Stress Month

Apr 12, 2022 | 9:20 AM

If you feel overloaded by demands being placed on you, or your reaction to being put under pressure is to feel upset, worried, or unable to cope you might be stressed. However, it’s a completely normal thing to feel especially after the changes we’ve had to make in the past couple of years.

April is stress awareness month. A month that has been held every April since 1992 to raise awareness of the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic.

Something many don’t think about is how Children are dealing with stress. Stress can happen to anyone and sometimes it’s harder for children to communicate that they are feeling that way.

Although it’s easier said than done there are many ways to relieve stress in your life like taking time out of your day to relax and do an activity you enjoy. Another way is to be with family and do group activities or share your stress to help find solutions.