Symptoms of stress

Symptoms of stress have been around for thousands of years, affecting people differently.

Symptoms of stress can broadly be categorized into three classes: In most cases, stressed people experience a combination of symptoms from these three categories: psychological, physical and/or emotional.

Some common symptoms of stress are sleeping too much, fatigue, nausea, diarrhea, tight stomach, tight muscles, pain, moody, irritability, depressed, anxious, lack of sense of humor and being abrasive.

Stress is everywhere. Frequently, it appears disguised as other things so we don’t believe we are stressed out.

When you suffer symptoms of stress, it is a sign that it has been at work for a long time. Intense stress from a trauma can take years to manifest.

Anxiety attacks and depression are frequently trigger by long bouts of stress.

Your heart and circulatory system were not designed to fight stress for prolonged periods. Their way of dealing with it are sometimes sudden death or the terrible side effects of heart attacks.

If you feel like there is no way out of your job which burdens you with fear of loss or by putting incredible demands on you, you are one of many. Jobs are the number one cause of stress.

Feeling overwhelmed by the demands life makes on you, feeling as if you cannot control life’s events, these all gang up on you to increase stress.

You are probably suffering from severe stress if you are experiencing memory or concentration problems, insomnia or broken sleep.

Specific things to do: Make your work environment comfortable and suited to your needs. Discuss problems with your supervisor or manager, and if difficulties can’t be resolved, talk to your personnel department, trade union representative or other relevant members of staff.

Avoid stimulants like caffeine and foods high in sugar as these all increase anxiety and give the body temporary “highs” only to be followed by periods of fatigue.

Different people react differently to stress so there is no clear cut action to take. Get help and slowly start to clear the causes of stress from your life. Progress may be slow but it has a snow ball rolling downhill effect to it.