STATISTICS
A survey was created specifically for this PSA film which was taken by 25 young people from all walks of life and backgrounds.
STRESS IN EVERYDAY LIFE
The survey concluded that 12% of our young demographic would state that they are stressed all the time, this is followed by 28% saying Very often they feel stressed and on the other end of the scale only 8% said rarely
MENTAL HEALTH AND GENDER
Out of the gender percentage Women was 2x more likely to state that they had anxiety then Men, however Men had a higher percentage of Depression compared to Women and was more likely to state that they don't need help, where 62% of women state that help is very much needed only 43% of men said the same
GENERATIONAL ISSUES
2/3 of the people that answered the survey said that younger people are more affected by mental health and stress compared to older generations. Out of the remaining 1/3 of the vote, the majority said they was unsure rather then "No"
SURGE IN MENTAL HEALTH
When asked "Do you believe that the surge in mental health issues is because people in the modern day are more vulnerable to mental health issues or is there just more awareness compared to the past?" More then 1/2 said that its a blend off both, but out of the two the awareness seems to be more believed
HOW TO COPE?
At the end of our survey we asked for an optional message to say to those who are wondering or struggling to cope with mental health issues and stress, here is some of the suggestions we was sent:
"It’s more a less situationally but if possible step far away from the thing that’s causing the stress and compose yourself then come back to it to see if you can find out a better way to surpass it."
"I think it's important to have something that calms someone down and that lets the person forget about their stress for a period of time. Stress can be very exhausting so it's great to have something calming that restores some energy to deal with all the things that stress the person out."
"Shower/bath , reading , walking , listening to music , watching a comfort film/ show and eating comfort food."
"Personally it would be to stop procrastinating, and get all of the jobs done that are causing me stress in the first place."
"Honestly, it’s hard to say, everyone has their stressors, everyone copes differently, the best way I’ve found is to listen to music but meditation, grounding yourself is a very very important part of handling stress."
"Self care, exercise, socialising with friends or To relieve stress they can go to their "safe space" where they can escape reality."
John Green
“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.”