Signals that could mean you are stressed

Stress affects people in different ways, but it is usually only the severity of the symptoms that differs while the actual symptoms remain basically the same. Some people are much easier to stress than others while some lose their cool for the slightest reasons, others can seemingly take a lot before the give in to stress and begin to show the common signals related to stress.

Stress can also be divided into two categories, short-term stress and long-term stress. Stress is generally regarded as short term if a situation comes up that you aren’t used to in everyday life such as an interview, an exam or going to the dentist. While the signals of short term stress and long term stress are the same, if you are only stressed in the short term these feelings are only with you on the day of the event or just before and quickly disappear once the event has passed. Once this has passed your body settles down and you think no more about the feelings of stress and anxiety and it passes with no trouble.

However, long term stress differs because it has the same signals as short term stress only they are with you almost everyday, constantly affecting your body and mind and developing into deep seated anxiety and panic attacks occasionally, if left to its own devices.

The common signals listed below could be warning signs that you are suffering from stress, either in the short term or long term and can vary from person to person in the severity

* The feelings of butterflies or knots in your stomach

* Feeling cold sweats and feeling very flushed or hot

* Your mouth feels as dry as a desert or that it is full of cotton wool

* Your heart seems to pound or beat much more quickly than it should

* Your hands may feel cold and they may tremble

* You lose the ability to concentrate and even think properly

* You feel a terrible feeling that you cant describe

* Your head feels as though a tight band of steel is encircling it and is pulling tighter and tighter

* Your skin feels itchy or as some people put it as though something is crawling beneath your skin

* You find it hard to settle down and often your sleeping patterns change with you laying awake for hours while feeling exhausted

* You sleep but wake up feeling more tired than when you went to bed

* Your energy levels drop and you begin to feel lethargic and have no interest in the things you once did

All the above are the most common signals that you are stressed and that you should take steps towards eliminating some of the stress from your life or finding adequate ways to be able to release the stress from your body and mind. If your level of stress is particularly high or if you have long-term stress then you should take advice from your doctor as you may need medication to get you back on track while you develop ways to beat stress.

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