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Mental Health Warning Signs: When Everyday Stress Becomes Something More

Stress is part of being alive. A deadline can tighten your chest. A family conflict can ruin your sleep for a few nights. A stretch of caregiving or financial pressure can leave you irritable, forgetful, and drained. None of that automatically means mental illness. The harder question, and the one people often ask too late, is this: when does ordinary stress cross the line into something that needs real attention? In practice, the answer is rarely dramatic at first. M