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How to overcome despair

How to overcome despair (Photo: iStock)

Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse and demanding circumstances or problems.

Stress can manifest as fear, crying spells or bursts of anger, feeling guilty or helpless or hopeless, loss of interest in daily activities, worry, fatigue, inability to relax, increased physical distress symptoms such as headaches or stomach pains, change in sleeping and eating patterns, difficulty in concentrating, worsening of pre-existing health conditions (physical and mental), avoiding family and friends and increased use of alcohol or other drugs (WHO).

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