When we are anxious or stressed about a situation, we are not ourselves. Stress can cause us to be angry and irritable with those around us and can have negative effects on our health.

Anxiety (whether it is caused by sport, or by something else in your life), can lead to increased stress and over a long time, anxiety can cause depression (a constant low mood).

Sometimes sport might be the cause of our stress and anxiety (performance, arguments with the team, being selected, whether the coach ‘likes’ you, etc), but other events in our lives can also cause stress and anxiety.