8 Ways Mental Health Experts Prep for High-Stress Days

Stress is a natural and very normal part of daily life. But some days are inherently more stressful than others: You have a job interview, you know your schedule is going to be jam-packed, you have a houseful of guests for a holiday meal—you get the point.

And the current backdrop of negative global news—inflation, war, political strife, and climate change—has put Americans on a daily basis. stress levels at alarmingly high levels, survey data shows

“Many of us feel overwhelmed and stressed by our increasing tasks and responsibilities in life; juggling heavy workloads, housework and childcare responsibilities,” she says Monica Vermani, PsyDToronto clinical psychologist and author of Deeper Well-Being: Beating Stress, Mood, Anxiety, and Trauma.

Often when we take on other people’s stress and let their stress overwhelm us, we start to feel out of control, she adds. Dr. Gail Saltzclinical associate professor of psychiatry at NY Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell School of Medicine in New York City and host of the How I can help? podcast by iHeartRadio.

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