HOW TO BE LESS STRESSED
Phones we never switch off. Social media accounts taking up an increasing amount of our time. Work days that start before breakfast and barely end before bedtime. Demands on our time that can seem impossible to get on top of. We are living in a world primed to create stress, and we are struggling to see a way through.
A 2021 study by the Mental Health Foundation found a staggering 74% of people felt so stressed in the previous 12 months that they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope. Worryingly, 16% said they had self-harmed as a result, while 32% said they had experienced suicidal feelings.
“The anxiety and stress epidemics correspond with some very tangible societal changes,” says therapist Ian Coleman. “The world of work, and what it demands of us, has changed vastly. The level of security
