How we are
feeling
impacts our
ability to
accomplish
day-to-day
tasks and life goals.
Mood and Stress
How we are feeling (our emotional state) impacts our ability to accomplish day-to-day tasks and life goals. Two of the most common emotional disturbances that can dominate over other emotions are anxiety and depression.
Anxiety
Everyone feels anxious at times, but too much anxiety can interfere with school, work, home life and relationships. Anxiety is a problem when it becomes intense or continual, and makes it harder for you to do the things you want to do and affects your relationships with your family and friends. Click here to take our Mood Check Quiz.
Depression
Feeling sad or low from time to time is a part of life, but a persistent low mood could indicate the presence of depression. For some people, depression makes them irritable or causes them to act out against others. Depression is becoming a problem when the feelings don't go away, intensify and begin to interfere with school, work, family and friends in your daily life. Click here to take our Mood Check Quiz.
Stress
Being stressed out is when you feel overwhelmed trying to cope with more than you can handle. Signs of being overstressed can include feelings of exhaustion and fatigue, irritability, anxiety, changes in appetite or sleeping patterns, headaches or muscle tension in the back and neck, and increased use of alcohol and/or drugs. Click here to take our Stress Check Quiz.