Feeling stressed? You’re not alone. Stress is a natural response that everyone experiences when under pressure. It’s not always bad. It can even be healthy. But when the stress is too much, lasts for too long or affects your daily life, it can impact your mental health and wellbeing.
On this page, we talk about stress and mental health and explore how to reduce stress now and over the long term.
Stress is the body’s natural response to a perceived threat or demand, whether real or imagined.
The cause of stress could be working to a tight deadline, having a fight with a loved one, or experiencing a chronic illness.
Anxiety is a feeling of unease, worry, or dread that can result from stress or occur without an obvious trigger.
It can show up as persistent worry about everyday situations, panic attacks, or intense fears about social situations, places or objects.

