What are some of the various emotional and mental symptoms of stress?
Stress not only affects your physical well being, but it can also affect your mental and emotional well being. Some of these stress symptoms are: • Crying a lot or for no reason • Anxiety or panic attacks • Constant worrying • Moodiness/ Grumpiness • Fatigue • Irritability • Change in sleep patterns — insomnia, sleeping too much or too little • Lose temper easily / frequently angry • Loneliness • Depression • Unhappiness • Change in appetite — eating more or less • Turning to alcohol or drugs • Feeling hurried or like there is not enough time in the day If you are experiencing any of the stress symptoms above or just think you are stressed, you probably are. It is important to reduce your stress levels to improve the way you feel and your enjoyment of life. Severe stress comes with similar health problems. Click here to find out simple stress reduction ideas you can include in your life to reduce stress.
