Great expectations of yourself, those close to you and of Christmas itself can interplay to create a cocktail of detrimental levels of stress Pace the festive season so that you do not fall into the Christmas pud exhausted While ‘tis the season to be jolly for many, others creak […]

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Social media intensifies festive stress

“Findings by the UK organisation Mind revealed nearly 60 per cent of those with mental health problems experienced panic attacks, 45 per cent felt suicidal and 41 per cent got into debt. Some 81 per cent reported that they found Christmas stressful.”