Stress

What is stress?

People feel stressed when they feel like the demands or pressures on them are more than what they can cope with.

Everyone feels stressed at times.

You may feel under pressure, worried, tense, upset, sad, and angry – or maybe a mixture of uncomfortable feelings. These feelings can be entirely normal, but sometimes stress can get too much and can even trigger a mental illness. Sometimes people try to ‘block out’ stress by using drugs or alcohol. This makes things worse in the long run.

It is important to get help if stress is getting too much or you are using drugs or alcohol to try and cope.

What causes stress?

There are many reasons why you might feel stressed. For example:

School work piling up
Preparing for exams
Being teased or bullied at school
Arguing with parents, brothers or sisters, or friends
Stress can be even worse if your family is breaking up
Someone close to you is ill or dies
If you are being physically or sexually abused.

People vary in the amount that they get stressed by things - you may find that you get very stressed out by exams, but your friends don’t seem bothered!

Positive events can also be stressful! For example starting a new college or going to university. Many people need a little bit of stress to give them the “get up and go” to do things that are important to them.

What are the effects of stress?

Stress can affect different people in different ways. Stress can affect your body and your feelings. Some of the effects are listed below:

Effects on your body:

Feeling tired
Having difficulty sleeping
Going off your food
Stomach aches
Headaches
Aches and pains in your neck and shoulders.

Effects on your feelings:

Feeling sad
Being irritable, losing your temper easily
Finding it hard to keep your mind on school work.

NYAxVR-Coping_With_Stress_Anxiety.pdf

If you would like a paper copy of this workbook please speack to Miss Hanson or Lyndsey the school counsellor or Email cha@fbec.uk

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