The 'S' Word!!

This blog is all about Stress! Perhaps you've experienced your fair share of it. Let's face it, living in today's world it's hard to avoid.

So, let's look at some facts - just how big a problem is it? Well, stress, anxiety and depression in 2008/09 is estimated to have led to;

• a loss of 11.4 million working days through 
• an average of 27.5 working days lost per case 
• 19,000 people reporting work related heart disease
• Almost half a million people report work stress at a level making them ill
• Over 1 in 10 people report that work is very or extremely stressful

(HSE website)

So, work related stress is a problem.  But it's not all bad news.

I'll be looking at Stress in a positive light - what it is, how to identify and assess stress levels and offer some tips, tools and resources to effectively handle, manage and reduce adverse stress.