When did you last get a minute to yourself? The festive season is frequently wonderful, but is also often hectic, stressful, lonely… a bit overwhelming. And that’s not all. New research shows that almost half of us worry every day. Your mind might be full of issues with family, friendships problems, challenges at work, financial issues, or perhaps just the constantly fluctuating state of the world.
‘Stress has become a constant feature of everyday life,’ says specialist psychologist and psychotherapist Dr Charlotte Armitage. ‘Combined with disrupted sleep, relentless digital connectivity, and a continuous flow of negative news, almost half of UK adults (42%) struggle to carve out moments of peace.’
So what is the true extent of the problem? How stressed are we – really? New research
