Managing Stress

Stress is a normal reaction to everyday pressures but can become unhealthy when it upsets your day-to-day functioning. Stress involves changes affecting nearly every system of the body, influencing how people feel and behave.

By causing mind–body changes, stress contributes directly to psychological and physiological disorder and disease and affects mental and physical health, reducing quality of life.

- Adapted from the (American Psychological Association 2025)

Work and Stress. Everyone who has had a job can have stressful moments ,even if you love what you do. As we spend many hours of each day at work, workplace stress can take a toll on your health and wellbeing. The University of Galway recognises the importance of providing guidance to all employee’s and managers within the University and has supports for employees and managers .