Stress Management Treatment Near Essendon

It can feel like admitting we are stressed is as tough as admitting a vulnerability, or an inability to manage our life. But without realisation, acknowledgement and admission, how can we receive help?

Did you know that 72% of Australians feel that stress impacts their physical health, with 64% feeling like stress impacts their mental health? Research conducted through Headspace and the National Union of Students found that around 83.2% of TAFE and University students reported that their health and wellbeing was affected by stress.

In 2015, more than one in 10 Australians reported that keeping up with social media networks contributed to their overall levels of stress (Stress and Wellbeing in Australia Survey conducted by the Australian Psychological Society in 2015). Since then, we’ve only had an increase in social media use due to new apps and especially due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hitting our nation hard in 2020, COVID-19 restrictions isolated us from our friends and loved ones for more than a year, greatly impacting our ability to work, study and enjoy the usual activities and hobbies which helped us with our mental health and stress management. Unfortunately, this pandemic is still impacting us and the world today.

Did you know that stress over a long period of time can turn into burn out?

Burnout is described as the state of being exhausted emotionally, mentally and physically. It doesn’t only happen at work when you work long hours for a prolonged time or when you juggle too many tasks – it can also happen in other areas of your life, such as in parenting or relationships.

Depression, tiredness and having a ‘glass half empty’ mentality are characteristics of burnout, and often will occur when a person isn’t in control of their tasks and responsibilities at work or at home. Oftentimes, you can feel physically and mentally exhausted, experience a sense of dread or emptiness with regards to your responsibilities, and be unable to control your anger and irritability. It is also the cause of sometimes feeling a lack of sympathy and empathy towards others, and increasingly feeling hopeless about your situation. On top of this, burnout can also cause physical health issues, such as headaches and gastrointestinal issues, and can lead to psychosocial issues such as increased alcohol, drug or food misuse.

It is clear that chronic, long term stress impacts our neurology and physiology in many ways.