Signs of Stress

In General:
Mood swings, Anxiety, Skin problems, Tiredness, Muscle tension, Poor concentration, Changes in sleep patterns, Changes in eating patterns, Low self esteem, Poor memory, Drowning your frustration in alcohol, eating junk foods, nicotine...

Specific Areas
Physical
Mental
Emotional
Social

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Physical Signs.

Suffer from frequent headaches or migraines
Often feel fatigued or worn out
Fitful sleep (tossing and turning)
If awakened you find it difficult to fall asleep again
Lump in throat/difficulty in swallowing
Experience regular digestive upsets
Recurrent or persistent ulcers
Exercise infrequently
Grind your teeth
Often engage in finger drumming
Increased consumption of alcohol and tobacco
Occasionally suffer from pounding heart
Exhibit signs of restlessness
Frequently catch colds or flu
Drink more than 4 cups of tea or coffee a day
High blood pressure
Often aware of body tension
Accident prone
You are overweight
Smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day
Suffer from chest pains
Regularly experience tension in back of head or neck
Experience episodes of diarrhoea
Have twitching in face or limbs
Suffer from dizziness, lightheadedness or faintness
Unexplained rashes or itches of the skin
Often take sleeping pills or tranquilizers
Irritation or wetness around back passage (colitis)
Excessive perspiration especially of the hands
Take mind-altering drugs

 

mental Signs.

Mental attitudes are generally negative
You easily get confused
Suffer from mental lethargy
Seldom read a book or journal relating to your work
Have no intellectual relaxation
Rarely develop new ideas
Make negative statements about yourself
Find it difficult to concentrate
Seldom read anything but a newspaper
Do not have any hobbies
Rarely express your feelings through music, art, dance or writing
Fail to keep abreast of current events
Mind is often in a whirl
Rarely introduce innovations into your work
You do not know the name of your Federal or State Parliamentarians
You avoid attending Seminars or courses that will assist you with your work
Frequently suffer from forgetfulness

 

emotional Signs.

Often feel anxious
Suffer from the "blues"
Over-excitability
Feel unhappy much of the time
Worry a lot
Become easily discouraged
Experience little joy
Have frequent crying spells
Suffer from nightmares
Easily become irritated
Seldom pass compliments
Lack a sense of humour
Have a nervous laugh
Exhibit bad temper
Feel frustrated
You often find fault with yourself
Feel "no one cares"
Hold uncertain beliefs
Suffer from overwork because you can't say no
Get embarrassed when people compliment you

 

social Signs

Experience of sense of isolation
Harbour resentments
Suffer from loneliness
Lash out at others
Experience lowered sex drive
Frequently nag others
Reduced contact with friends
Lack of intimacy
Your family relationships are less then satisfactory
Feel uncomfortable in interactions with others
Have poor relations with work associates
Often distrustful
Tend to use people for personal gain
Don't know or care about your neighbours
Clam up in group discussion
Seldom take your family out
Think drinking and driving is acceptable

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