![]() ![]() You scroll your phone for whatever information you can find, panic eat half a pack of biscuits and try and distract yourself with Netflix. It chooses flight, and commands that you bolt to safety somewhere far away, where terrifying changes can't get you. You receive a 'breaking news' notification on your phone on Friday evening that cases of Covid-19 are going back up. In a their book Burnout: The secret to solving the stress cycle (RRP £16.99), identical twins Dr Emily Nagoski and Dr Amelia Nagoski – who have a PhD in Health Behaviour and a Doctorate in Musical Arts between them – argue that we lead lives humming with stress, but we never complete the 'stress cycle.' Cracking this, they say, is the key to unlocking ourselves from our hyped up cages and into greater mental clarity. Of course, at the root of this are deep, systemic issues: problems around our work culture and entrenched inequality, to name just two.Īs such, it's time to talk about coping strategies to reduce stress that are accessible, free and truly have the power to help you in times of acute stress. ![]() According to YouGov and The Mental Health Foundation, 74% of the UK say they feel so stressed that they’re unable to cope. Persistent feelings of strain, tension and overwhelm are rife in the UK, and only continue to grow amidst a cost-of-living crisis. ![]() Stressed? If so, know that you are far from alone. ![]()
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