THE UK'S MOST STRESSED TOWNS AND CITIES REVEALED - FULL LIST OF 10 WORST

A study of people's online search habits has determined a list of the UK's most stressed towns and cities - and some are surprising. The full list has been boiled down to 10 places based on locals' searches for stress and anxiety related items.

CBD retailers CBD Oil King has released the data, which assessed the number of monthly Google searches for 233 search terms related to stress and anxiety across cities and towns in the UK.

The total monthly amount was then scaled against the population of each city to give a total number of searches per 100,000 residents.

It revealed that Preston, a city in Lancashire, is the most stressed area of the UK. Dr Mansoor Siddique, director of CBD Oil King, said: "Stress can be caused by a multitude of factors including work, unemployment, disability, mental health issues, crime rates, poverty and so on.

"It is shocking to note that the Mental Health Foundation's most recent study found that 74 percent of Brits have felt an overwhelming amount of stress across the previous year, with a further third saying they had experienced suicidal thoughts because of it. We must do more to help those around us in such situations and we can also help ourselves by having healthy coping mechanisms ahead of time that we can put to use.

"Various factors, whether socioeconomic or genetic, influence individuals' ability to cope with stress and anxiety and it is key people have support systems in place that can help them manage any worries they may be having.

"This is why it is imperative for local authorities, employers, and society as a whole to create places where free and open discussion on mental health takes place. Doing so will hopefully decrease the burden many feel weighed down by."

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