{"id":8869,"date":"2022-05-16T19:17:04","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T19:17:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/?p=8869"},"modified":"2024-07-22T15:16:46","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T15:16:46","slug":"community-update-week-of-may-16th-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/roanoke\/2022\/05\/16\/community-update-week-of-may-16th-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of Stress and How to Manage It"},"content":{"rendered":"
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RCAHD Community Health Update
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As May is Mental Health Awareness Month, taking the time to learn to cope with stress in a healthy way will help you, the people you care about, and those around you become more resilient.<\/p>\n

While we have enjoyed several months of declining cases since the January peak of the Omicron surge, we now appear to be in the early days of another surge as cases caused by new variants rise. We are keeping an eye on this uptick in cases and hospitalizations, and cautiously optimistic that this wave will be less serious than the prior surges. Still, as surges come and go, they contribute to feelings of stress across the community. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, during the pandemic, about 4 in 10 adults in the United States reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, up from 1 in 10 adults who reported these symptoms in 2019.*<\/p>\n

The signs of stress are normal, and may be more likely or pronounced in people directly affected by, or who have loved ones who have been affected by the outbreak. If you are experiencing overwhelming feelings of anxiety or depression, don\u2019t be afraid to ask for help. Know the signs of stress in yourself and your loved ones, learn how to relieve stress, and recognize when to get help.<\/p>\n

Signs of stress included:
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