Symptoms Of Stress

At times, stress seems to bombard you at every turn. Work, home, family, relationships and money can all contribute to feelings of stress. For most of us, these factors will occasionally combine to result in negative physical or mental effects on the body.

What is Stress?

Stress is a completely normal physical response to any event or occurrence that impresses pressures or danger upon your daily life. Your body’s response to stress evolved as a way to remain alert and aware during times of physical danger.

Early Symptoms of Stress

Stress is such a common part of everyday life that many people fail to recognize when it begins to adversely affect health. Simply by being self-aware and pinpointing early symptoms, you can often take steps to alleviate stress before it causes more detrimental and hazardous symptoms. Some of these early symptoms are physical, while other are emotional.

Early physical symptoms of stress include the following

Headaches

Problems with digestion

Increase blood pressure

Lowered sex drive

Constantly feeling tired or worn out

Emotional and behavioral symptoms that may indicate the necessity to cope with

stress includes the following

Poor memory

Poor concentration

Pessimistic attitude

Anxiety

Mood swings

Short temper

Altered eating habits

Long-Term Symptoms of Stress

If stress continues long enough without proper management techniques, then symptoms will exacerbate and could lead to more long-term symptoms. Long-term symptoms associated with stress includes the followings

Constant aches and pains

colds and other viruses

Obesity

Depression

Heart disease

Diabetes

Eczema

Hair loss

Ulcers

Tooth and gum disease

Achieving Proper Stress Management

Identifying the symptoms associated with stress is just the first step in learning how to manage problems related to physical and mental health. Once you have admitted that you are stressed out, the next logical step is finding ways to minimize and manage the stress

While it may seem impossible, even the busiest, most stressed out people can cope with stress.

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