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Calgarians are stressed, worried and even panicked about job loss, the economy and their financial futures, according to new figures released Wednesday by the Calgary Counselling Centre.

The volume of calls the centre received in August from Calgarians seeking help due to stress were nearly double — a 91 per cent spike — from the same month last year.

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Overall, the centre has seen a 15 per cent rise in demand from January to August this year compared with 2014. But stress-related requests have had the biggest spike, with the number of calls between January and August up 22 per cent compared with last year.

The past few weeks have been particularly bad, with fluctuating oil prices and even more job losses announced, said Calgary Counselling Centre CEO Robbie Babins-Wagner.

“It’s just created a lot of doom and gloom. People are concerned, they’re distressed, and they’re panicking,” Babins-Wagner said.