What is Stress?
Sometimes it is really helpful to remind yourself of simple information on “stress.”
Your body has a natural response to threats. If something dangerous is happening, our bodies will produce a reaction to let us know that we need to run away – this is labelled the ‘stress response’, or the ‘fight or flight’ reaction. In this economic climate it is also referred to as ‘pressure’. In the context of imminent danger, this acts as a protection mechanism and is not a bad thing.
Stress 10 Warning Signs you’re suffering
A small amount of pressure is also not a bad thing in everyday life. We all need that feeling of urgency that helps us get out of bed and go to work. However, too much pressure can lead to stress which can cause physical and emotional harm. Stress can make us more inefficient, by stopping us from sleeping and making us feel overly tense all the time; along with a host of other adverse effects.
What are stressors?
Stressors affect your ability to be at your best and reach your true potential. Stressors are the name given to all the things that cause you to feel stressed and anxious.
Examples of this are:
• Experiencing conflict in relationships
• Not having enough time, money, people or resources to manage your commitments
• Feeling guilt for not having enough time with the family
• Not feeling valued at work.
What are your warning signs?
With the high level of stress in our society, we find ourselves becoming almost numb to stress and many people don’t realise just how stressed they are.
Read through the following 10 points and see how many you can identify with as being in your life.
Warning sign 1: Sudden anger
Do you find yourself suddenly getting angry and lashing out at the people around you, such as your family, friends and work colleagues? The anger may appear very suddenly with no apparent cause.
Warning sign 2: Feeling overwhelmed
How much time every day do you feel overwhelmed with the little things in life? Are you feeling that your usual routines are just too much for you and that you want to get away from it all?
Warning sign 3: Constant worry
Are you finding that you are anxious or worried for the majority of the day?
Warning sign 4: Depression
Are you suffering from depression and a lack of motivation, where you can’t get any pleasure in what you used to enjoy so much? You find that life just doesn’t excite you like it used to.
Warning sign 5: Exhaustion
Do you get very tired and then find that you have trouble sleeping because you are worrying about things? Are you having trouble staying awake in the evenings after you get home from work?
Warning sign 6: Constant colds
Every single cold or flu bug that comes around you get. Not only do you get them, but you can’t seem to shift them as quickly as you used to. You’re starting to feel like you are constantly ill.
Warning sign 7: Lack of concentration
You are finding it harder and harder to concentrate – your memory seems to be going and you are frequently starting to do something and then forgetting what it was you were doing.
Warning sign 8: Mood swings
Your mood changes from happy to sad to angry to tears all at the drop of a hat with no apparent cause.
Warning sign 9: Letting yourself go
You no longer care as much about your appearance or your environment as you once did. Your paperwork is piling up, post goes unopened and you even go out without brushing your hair or ironing your clothes.
Warning sign 10: Lack of time
You fondly remember the days where you had lots of time to do all the things you wanted to do. Nowadays though, it’s as if someone has removed twelve hours from the day and you struggle to keep up.
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