{"id":11343,"date":"2025-02-26T10:08:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:08:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stationsme.ca\/ressource-etudiant\/factsheet-stress-and-anxiety\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T13:00:30","slug":"factsheet-stress-and-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"student-resource","link":"https:\/\/stationsme.ca\/en\/students\/taking-care-of-yourself\/tools-for-students\/factsheet-stress-and-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Factsheet: Stress and anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Making an oral presentation, discussing our opinions in a seminar, taking an exam, interviewing for a new job – these are all situations that can be a major source of stress. Feeling different emotions and experiencing discomfort is perfectly normal, even though stress may be necessary to adapt to novelty or to get through difficult events. However, depending on the intensity of a situation, it’s normal and appropriate to ask yourself whether you’re experiencing stress or anxiety, and whether you need to seek help.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WHAT IS STRESS?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stress is the body\u2019s reaction to a situation, threat, or person. When we perceive something stressful, the body reacts by secreting hormones such as adrenalin and cortisol, responsible for the temporary surplus of energy we may feel.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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