Recognising Stress

Symptoms of stress can be many and varied. Any of these sound familiar?

 

  • WEIGHT GAIN (COMFORT OR BINGE EATING)
  • LOW SELF-ESTEEM/CONFIDENCE
  • DIFFICULT RELATIONSHIPS (AT HOME OR AT WORK)
  • POOR CONCENTRATION/MEMORY
  • DEPRESSION
  • WORK UNDERPERFORMANCE
  • SLEEP PROBLEMS
  • ANXIETY/PANIC ATTACKS/PHOBIA
  • TOO MUCH TO DO, TOO LITTLE TIME
  • UNABLE TO RELAX WITH A CLEAR HEAD
  • LOSS OF APPETITE
  • DRUGS (ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OTHER)
  • PHYSICAL SYMPTOMS (eg HEADACHES, ECZEMA, IBS)
  • SHORT TEMPER
  • CHANGE IN SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR