March 31, 2025
It’s Ok.
We all experience short bouts of stress. Sometimes it can help us through a situation.
When is it bad?
- When it carries on for a long time. ‘Burn Out’
- When you don’t feel you have the right tools to deal with it
How Can I Recognise It?
What is your body telling you?
- Feeling tired all the time
- Feeling anxious/hot
- Butterflies/constant feeling of adrenaline
- Easily moved to tears/anger
- Not eating/sleeping
- Muddled – ‘Can’t see the wood for the trees’
- Tummy upset
- Regularly feeling overwhelmed and powerless
How Can I Manage?
Refuel: Eat and drink regularly – A balanced diet with more vegetables and less sugar and caffeine.
Renew: Get plenty of sleep – wind down without TV – try a bath or a mindfulness app
Respond: Tell someone how you are feeling – a friend, Dr or employer
Reconnect: Spend some time outdoors and reconnect with nature, especially on a sunny day – get that vitamin D boost
Review: Look at your life, what can change to make things better?
Reset: MAKE TIME FOR YOU
