When you feel pressure, your body will send you a message and let you know. The message is referred to as stress. The pressure comes in a variety of ways. Feeling overwhelmed and unable to cope with life events is felt emotionally or even in your physical responses. You will think you can’t cope with what you are facing, and mental health suffers.

Many different situations or life events can cause stress. It can be triggered when we experience somethingnew unexpectede, threatens our sense of self, o feel we have little control over a situation.

Feelings of Stress Include:

• afraid

• angry

• aggressive

• sad

• Anxious

• defensive

• irritable

• frustrated

• depressed.

Recognizing that stress is being caused by pressure is a first step in working through it, but sometimes you will need help to get past it.