Stress: Symptom and Causes

Symptoms

 Emotional symptoms
  • Negative or depressive feeling
  • Disappointment with yourself
  • Increased emotional reactions – more tearful or sensitive or aggressive
  • Loneliness, withdrawn
  • Loss of motivation commitment and confidence
Mental symptoms
  • Confusion, indecision
  • Cannot concentrate
  • Poor memory
Changes from your normal behavior 
  • Changes in eating habits
  • Increased smoking, drinking or drug taking
  • Mood swings effecting your behavior
  • Changes in sleep patterns
  • Twitchy, nervous behavior
  • Changes in attendance such as arriving later or taking more time off
Physical symptoms
  • Aches or pains and frequent colds 
  • Diarrhea and constipation
  • Nausea or dizziness
  • Chest pains
  • Loss of sex drive

Stress symptoms

Causes

 External causes
  • Major life changes
  • Financial problems
  • Work
  • Relationship difficulties
  • Being too busy
  • Family and children
Internal causes
  • Inability to accept uncertainty
  • Unrealistic expectations
  • Negative self-talk
 Stress causes




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