Identify your symptoms of stress

Check on your path to stress management what symptoms you have.

The Symptoms of stress are numerous and vary by individual and cause so it is important to be both honest and a good observer of yourself to identify your stress symptoms. Stress symptoms can be grouped as follows, check out the links for further detail on each symptom group;

• Physical symptoms of stress: muscular tension and aches, sweaty palms, palpitations ...
• Behavioural signs of stress: sleeping problems, increased drinking, often angry ...
• Symptoms of acute stress: phobia/ fear, anxiety, rapid shallow breathing, feeling 'butterflies' in your stomach ...
• Chronic stress symptoms: high blood pressure, chronic illness like heart disease ...
• Anxiety symptoms:/ mental indications of stress: phobia/ fear, depression, can't concentrate, 'cloudy' thinking ...
• Stress related illness symptoms: High blood pressure (hypertension symptoms), heart disease, stroke ...

If you experience any of these symptoms you MUST visit your doctor first to check that these are NOT caused by an illness/ physiological problem before concluding they are caused by stress.

If your doctor agrees stress is the cause of your symptoms discuss what you can do and then come back here and do some more research.

• on the causes of stress
• return to the home page of personal stress management