programs this month that would give emphasis on dealing with stress.
Maria Ligaya Isola Moneva, DOH health education and promotion officer,
said mental health is among the priorities of the administration of
President Benigno S. Aquino III under his health agenda.
She said the health department wants to emphasize how to deal with
stress, after finding out that more people suffer stress in different
situations.
She said that stress may be acquired in the workplace, relationship,
community and from the people that an individual dealt with every day.
The cause of stress may be emotional or physical, she added.
Non-working holidays such as the recent observance of All Saints' Day
and All Souls' Day are one way of reducing stress acquired from work
since one is able to relax.
"Stress is the beginning of further complication in terms of health
and also how you deal with others," said Moneva.
Moneva said negative stress comes from actions that have a negative
effect on one's well-being health and physical aspects such as working
that leads to lack of sleep.
Different effects of stress include loss of appetite, change of
physical appearance and various health problems.
However, she said, an individual cannot avoid stress since it is a
normal occurrence in life.
"It is how you deal with it since nobody is exempted because it is
part of our daily life. What is stressful to one person may be
pleasurable or have a little effect to others since we all react to
stress differently," she said.
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