Free time is and ever-dwindling, it\u2019s no wonder we\u2019re getting stressed. According to a study 1 in every 3 people<\/a> have said that they feel stressed. Stress is our body\u2019s way of telling us we need to slow down<\/b> a little. It can be in the form of physical<\/b> or emotional responses<\/b>. Today is National Stress Awareness Day<\/a><\/strong>, helping to highlight the signs of stress and help people cope and to de-stress. Looking out for the warning signs is important, as stress can lead to more serious health problems such as high blood pressure, obesity and depression.<\/b><\/p>\n If you\u2019re getting irritable<\/b> or snapping at people close to you<\/b>, it might be because you\u2019re stressed. We often don\u2019t realise we\u2019re stressed until it\u2019s too late, if you\u2019re experiencing any of the following, you might be experiencing stress<\/p>\n Although there\u2019s no way to stop yourself getting stressed, there are plenty of things you can do to cope with stress<\/b> and manage the symptoms.<\/b><\/p>\n Many people experience stress throughout their lives. It can in the form of job stress, money worries, family difficulties<\/b> and even long commutes<\/b>. You\u2019re not alone, and once you\u2019ve spotted the signs, you\u2019re one step closer to managing it.<\/p>\n On Twitter alone, stress is mentioned every 2 seconds<\/strong>. JustPark have developed a Stess-o-Sphere<\/a><\/strong> to track and explore the things that stress us out the most.<\/p>\n If you are interested in ways to deal with stress<\/b> professionally, we offer a number of stress management courses to give you the knowledge and skills to cope with your own and other\u2019s stress in a range of environments<\/p>\n Traffic, tight deadlines, the kids refusing to go to bed? What stresses you out the most? Tell us below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Our modern fast-paced lifestyles are full of work and commitments Free time is and ever-dwindling, it\u2019s no wonder we\u2019re getting stressed. According to a study 1 in every 3 people have said that they feel stressed. Stress is our body\u2019s way of telling us we need to slow down a little. It can be in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":4941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[330,341,346],"tags":[468],"class_list":["post-4929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cbt-counselling-and-psychotherapy","category-human-resource","category-psychology","tag-national-stress-awareness-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4929"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24703,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4929\/revisions\/24703"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stonebridge.uk.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Signs of stress:<\/h2>\n
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