After months of health restrictions, and, for many, professional galleys, the time is right to release the pressure.
- Cardiovascular disorders, digestive problems, gynecological disorders… Stress is the cause of many pathologies.
- Stress refers to the psychological mechanism implemented by the body to deal with a particularly trying situation or considered as such.
Phew! According to a new survey by FIFG for Fitbit, the prospect of holidays and the end of health restrictions are finally lowering the stress level of the French.
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“The prospect of spending time with family (27%), upcoming holidays (25%) and the end of restrictions on freedoms linked to Covid 19 (23%) are the main drivers that the French have thought of to reduce their stress”, say the pollsters.
In order to fight against stress, 86% of respondents declared implementing means to achieve this, such as practicing a physical activity (20%), listening to music, reading (34%), or spending time with family or with friends (26%). As Dr. Servant, head of the stress and anxiety unit at Lille CHRU, points out, “all the derivatives, the nourishing activities for the body and the intellect are useful against stress, but they are insufficient when the stress reaches a pathological degree and dangerous for health and is prolonged.”
A stressful start to the year
More than half of French people (54%) feel they have been stressed since the start of 2021. This dynamic is greater among women, who are 64% to have felt stressed, and among men young people under 35 (68% stressed). “Women are over-represented in all surveys and epidemiological studies that assess stress, but also anxiety and psychological distress. We find 1.5 to 2 times more women, which is consistent with the results found here “, explains Dr Servant.
This study also revealed that health restrictions increased the stress level of almost half of the respondents (48%). Here again, not everyone is equal in the face of stress and it is young people who have been most affected by the health crisis (61%).
Stress can have a real impact on everyone’s physical and mental well-being, as 62% of respondents said.
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