More often than not, stress has a way of creeping up on people and they don't even realize it's there until it's very severe. The problem with stress is that there are so many different symptoms and everyone reacts differently to stress. Yet the sooner we can recognize it, the easier it is to come up with a plan to manage it.
Stress can cause you some serious medical issues if you aren't completely aware of the symptoms. Most of us take stress for granted doing nothing about it even though the modern world is quite stressful and we know it is.
While there can be many reasons why you feel an overall lack of energy or frequent bouts of fatigue, stress is a common cause of this, especially if no obvious physical cause can be found. Being physically and mentally tired are results of stress. If we're worn out due to stress, sitting at your desk or even driving through traffic are very hard.
Stress can cause us to feel the need to either eat too much resulting in weight gain or not eat enough resulting in unhealthy weight loss. You may find yourself skipping meals because you feel too stressed to eat, this is not a great way to lose weight because you are depriving your body of the necessary nutrition it needs to function. Unnatural reduction in weight can be caused from stress related eating disorders. Overeating is the most common cause of weight gain. This is sometimes known as emotional eating, where you use food as way to feel better emotionally. This can cause obesity. By managing your stress you should be able to take steps to manage your eating habits.
You may see people who are stressed having a difficult time getting along with peers or perhaps you've seen a person withdraw from social scenes completely because of their own stress levels. This happens when you are so wrapped up with your own fears or problems that dealing with others just seems like too much. Isolation typically isn't a positive thing and often will cause even more stress since humans are typically social beings who feed off of other positive energy. You need to think about the reasons why you are isolating yourself from those whom you would normally enjoy spending time with. Sometimes it's necessary to speak to a professional in order to get stress under control.
The abuse of illegal substances is a symptom of stress with possibly fatal consequences. The habit of drinking alcoholic beverages and taking drugs to alleviate the symptoms of stress can quickly lead down the path of addiction. The temptation to drink alcohol and take illegal drugs is admittedly difficult to resist especially during times of unbearable stress but these are not the best solutions - temporary but not the best ones. If you find yourself engaging in these dangerous activities, we suggest immediately seeking help lest stress take control of your life.
The stress symptoms outlined here are incomplete, to say the least, because there are many more symptoms not discussed here. With modern life being stressful as it is, nobody is immune. The good news is that we may not be able to control the environment and people around us but we have the capacity to successfully deal with our stress.
The symptoms of stress, as we've seen, can vary quite a bit, and they'll be a little different in every case. This is why it's so important to identify the symptoms as soon as possible and find ways to manage and cope with them.
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Mark Vaccaro researches and writes extensively on the best practices in online marketing. Some articles that I recommend reading can be found on the topics of leadership training and webmaster tools .
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