Everyday tips to cut your stress..

'BLUE Monday' might be little more than a marketing gimmick, but stress being a regular feature in everyday life is very real.

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According to new research commissioned by WHOOP, low mood, fatigue and mounting pressures do combine to feed into us feeling stressed well beyond a single day in January.

More than one in three adults across the country say they feel stressed most days or every day.

This shows that, for a significant proportion of the population, stress is not an occasional feeling but a persistent part of daily life.

Just 8% of respondents reported back saying they never feel stressed.

The research also offered some startling regional data, with Co Mayo reporting the highest proportion of adults feeling stressed most or every day at 56%.

This was followed by Laois (51%), Meath (50%), Donegal (48%) and Kerry (44%).

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As for the least stressed county? Co Cavan reported the lowest levels of frequent stress among those surveyed.