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Please Read : Signals That Could Mean You Are Stressed

 

Stress

Stress affects people in different ways, but it is usually only the severity of the symptoms that differs while the actual symptoms remain basically the same. Some people are much easier to stress than others while some lose their cool for the slightest reasons, others can seemingly take a lot before the give in to stress and begin to show the common signals related to stress.

Stress can also be divided into two categories, short-term stress and long-term stress. Stress is generally regarded as short term if a situation comes up that you aren’t used to in everyday life such as an interview, an exam or going to the dentist. While the signals of short term stress and long term stress are the same, if you are only stressed in the short term these feelings are only with you on the day of the event or just before and quickly disappear once the event has passed. Once this has passed your body settles down and you think no more about the feelings of stress and anxiety and it passes with no trouble.

However, long term stress differs because it has the same signals as short term stress only they are with you almost everyday, constantly affecting your body and mind and developing into deep seated anxiety and panic attacks occasionally, if left to its own devices.

The common signals listed below could be warning signs that you are suffering from stress, either in the short term or long term and can vary from person to person in the severity

1. The feelings of butterflies or knots in your stomach

2. Feeling cold sweats and feeling very flushed or hot

3. Your mouth feels as dry as a desert or that it is full of cotton wool

4. Your heart seems to pound or beat much more quickly than it should

5. Your hands may feel cold and they may tremble

6. You lose the ability to concentrate and even think properly

7. You feel a terrible feeling that you cant describe

8. Your head feels as though a tight band of steel is encircling it and is pulling tighter and tighter

9. Your skin feels itchy or as some people put it as though something is crawling beneath your skin

10. You find it hard to settle down and often your sleeping patterns change with you laying awake for hours while feeling exhausted

11. You sleep but wake up feeling more tired than when you went to bed

12. Your energy levels drop and you begin to feel lethargic and have no interest in the things you once did

All the above are the most common signals that you are stressed and that you should take steps towards eliminating some of the stress from your life or finding adequate ways to be able to release the stress from your body and mind. If your level of stress is particularly high or if you have long-term stress then you should take advice from your doctor as you may need medication to get you back on track while you develop ways to beat stress.

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Posted on February 1, 2008 · Filed Under Health

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9 Responses to “Please Read : Signals That Could Mean You Are Stressed”

  1. B.U.M on February 1st, 2008 3:14 am

    Awesome article, one of my favorite personal development blog. By the way, nice new logo you have there.

  2. Jordan on February 1st, 2008 5:28 am

    Thanks Kenneth, I love your articles and blog. I definitely learn one or two things from you. Please keep up the good work!

  3. Susie.L on February 1st, 2008 9:26 am

    7. You feel a terrible feeling that you cant describe

    I experience most of the point especially number 7. Omg! I’m stressed… Again.. luckily I read your blog. What can I do to release the stress?

  4. Kenneth Foo on February 1st, 2008 9:30 am

    @Jordan, B.U.M - Thanks for the lovely comment and I’ll always do my best to provide best content to readers.

    @.Susie.L - Many people thought to release stress is by taking some rest or sleep more. I’ll tell them get their butt off the bed and go do some work out.

    When you are stress out, go ahead and jog for 10 minute or something. You can see the huge difference…

  5. Q-One on February 1st, 2008 10:24 am

    I understand that massage is also a good way to release stress?

  6. Kenneth Foo on February 2nd, 2008 9:41 am

    @Q-One - Yes Indeed, in fact there many way to release stress effectively. For example, laugh is also a way to release stress fast. The point is can you do it while you’re in stress, if you can manage to control emotion then you can be very successful in any task.

  7. Lewis on February 4th, 2008 10:43 pm

    Stress is certainly an omni present condition at present. One good way to help reduce it is to nmoew and again step back from what you are doing or even from your whole life for a few minutes and observe where the tensions are. We have to know where we are first, before instigating a solution.

    Taking a beak is cool too. One business fellow I know disappears to Costa Rica for several months a year, having put his business on autopilot. His name is James Brausch and shows how to do it with his http://www.FreedomBusinessSystem.com

    My 2 cents

    Lewis

  8. Dave on February 7th, 2008 3:55 am

    Kenneth:

    Excellent article. And following up on your comment above, there ARE many ways to reduce stress. In fact, in this month’s issue of Reader’s Digest, there’s a great article giving tips on how to be happy. Chances are, if you can reduce stress (or be stress-free), you will be more happy, so many of these tips can and will help to reduce stress.

    Here’s the article:
    http://www.rd.com/healthy-living/health/20-simple-ways-to-get-happy/article.html

    As you stated above, I’ve always believed in laughter as an excellent way to reduce stress (the Reader’s Digest article I mentioned above lists this as well). A daily dose can go a long way. That’s one main reason I put together my daily funny videos site http://www.FunnyBoneVideos.com. These funny video clips keep me laughing each day, and I know they help my visitors as well.

    Love your blog - keep it up!

    Dave

  9. Inna on February 9th, 2008 5:03 am

    I think it’s impossible to set a stress details…
    Thanks.

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