Please check any stress symptoms that you experience once or twice a week:
Physical
Stress Symptoms |
Headaches | Tightness in stomach | Buzzing or ringing in your ears | Nausea |
Constipation | Indigestion | Diarrhoea | Insomnia | |
Faintness or dizziness | Loss of sexual interest/desire | Itching | “Cold” sores | |
Dry mouth | Sweaty palms | Shakiness | Allergies | |
Sore muscles | Fatigue | Weakness in parts of the body | Chest pains | |
Smoking more than usual | Heavy feeling in arms or legs | Heart racing | Cold hands or feet | |
Blushing | Lower back pain | Twitches, tics, spasms | Hot flushes (non menopausal) | |
Mental
Stress Symptoms |
Inferior feelings | Voice quavering or shaking | Bad dreams | Loss of interest |
Your mind going blank | Difficulty making decisions | Trouble remembering things | Tense and anxious feelings | |
Obsessive thoughts | Poor appetite | Irritability | Tearfulness | |
Loss of sexual functioning | Overeating | Excessive urination | ||
Tightness in jaw | Worrying about things | Trouble concentrating | Absenteeism | |
Lump in throat | Stuttering | Grinding of teeth | Fearful feelings | |
Presenteeism (always have to be there at work) | ||||
Emotional
Stress Symptoms |
Anxiety | Frustration | The “Blues” | Mood Swings |
Bad Temper | Nightmares | Crying Spells | Irritability | |
“no-one cares” | Depression | Nervous Laugh | Worrying | |
Easily Discouraged | Little Joy in your Life |