May 19, 2010
A report published on the BBC website yesterday states ‘Work pressures during the recession have caused a big rise in mental health problems’.
A survey for Mind suggests that one in 11 British workers has been to the GP for stress and anxiety from the financial squeeze.Their survey of 2,050 workers found that about a third were working harder and nearly half worried about the security of their jobs because of the recession.
Nine per cent had been to their GP as a direct result of pressure related to the financial squeeze, and 7% were prescribed medicines like anti-depressants to help them [...]
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November 16, 2009
We’ve come across people; or we could be guilty of making statements such as I’m stressed, I’m going through so much stress, I’m stressed out, there’s so much work, family, career stress……
I fall into this category at times, but the fact is ‘stress exists !!!.’ One school of thought believes it’s a way of life, the other believes it’s absolutely unnecessary. In my opinion, whatever side of the pendulum you are on, stress is so real and some times it pushes you to success, if managed properly.
On the other hand it could be a MAJOR KILLER accompanied with all sorts’ [...]
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