Symptoms of Stress are different for each of us. A reliable indicator that you are stressed is if you are experiencing 3 or more of the following symptoms over a long period of time. Generally over a few weeks and months rather than days.
Anxious
Agitated
Behavioural problems
Can't think clearly
Can't relax
Chest pain
Constant worrying
More prone to crying
Diarrhoea or constipation
Depression
Dizzy spells
Eczema and skin rashes
Fears are magnified
Feeling edgy
Feeling tense
Feeling overwhelmed
Frequent colds
Headaches, neckaches, backaches, trapped nerves
Indecisiveness
Impatience
Inability to concentrate
Insomnia
Irritability
Inability to relax
Less tolerant
Loss of sex drive
Low confidence and self-esteem
Memory problems
More sensitive
Nausea
Negative emotions
Negative Moods
Nervous habits
Not interested in socialising
Palpitations
Panic Attacks
Poor judgment
Procrastination
Restlessness
Short temper
Sense of doom and gloom
Sense of loneliness and isolation
Sleeping too much
Teeth grinding, biting nails
Using drugs and alcohol to 'get away' from problems
