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