74% of UK ‘overwhelmed or unable to cope’
A UK-wide stress survey has found that almost three quarters of adults (74 percent) have at some point over the last year felt so stressed they felt overwhelmed or unable to cope.
The survey – commissioned by the Mental Health Foundation – also found that almost a third of people (32 percent) had experienced suicidal thoughts or feelings because of stress.
Meanwhile one sixth of people (16 percent) said they had self-harmed as a result of feelings of stress.
The study was commissioned from YouGov to launch Mental Health Awareness week which has been run by the Mental Health Foundation since 2001.
The study is believed to be the largest and most comprehensive stress survey ever carried out across the UKwith 4619 surveyed.
The study is included in a new report by the Mental Health Foundation published today – Stress – Are We Coping?
