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Stress
These articles explain what stress does to your body and mind, where the pressure comes from in Nigeria, and practical ways to cope with it. They're for anyone stretched by work, money, exams or family who wants to know when ordinary stress has become something more.
There's no national measure of stress in Nigeria, but studies of particular groups, from Lagos bank workers to pharmacy students, show the main pressures: money and the cost of living, heavy workloads, exams, and supporting parents, siblings and children. Some of it is seasonal. The ember months bring new-term school fees, December travel and the questions at family gatherings.
Start with our guide to stress, which covers the signs and when stress turns into burnout, anxiety or depression. If money is the main weight, read coping with financial anxiety. For the end of the year, there's how to cope with the ember months.
If your stress is constant, overwhelming or stopping you doing what you need to do, it's worth talking to someone. You can book a licensed therapist on Mytherapist.ng who works with stress and burnout, by video, voice or chat.
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