Sleeplessness is a key sign. It’s a common symptom of any form of mental distress, and always worth attending to. Low mood, tears, lethargy and exhaustion are other obvious signs that we are getting close to the edge. So too are persistent feelings of nervousness, sometimes escalating into full-blown panic. Less obvious warning signs would be irritability, moodiness and anger. Of course these are things all of us experience from time to time, but when they keep recurring or when they persist for weeks on end, they may be alerting us to the fact that what is expected and what we can manage are
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