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Everyone
responds differently to stress; some may experience
anxiety, panic attacks or agressive behaviour while
others find stress affects their digestive system or
makes them feel tired or run down. Each person possesses
a unique combination of stress symptoms. Some may suffer
from several symptoms. The greater the frequency and
intensity of the stress symptoms, the greater is the
stress. There are three main stress symptoms which are
behavioural, physiological and psychological.
There are some behavioural symptoms that might indicate
when a person is under stress. The common manifestations
in people's behaviour include increased irritability,
indecisiveness, changes in sleeping and eating patterns,
disturbed sleep patterns, comfort eating, increased use
of alcohol, increased caffeine consumption, eating and
talking fast, passive or agressive behaviour,
withdrawing or sulking, compulsive or impulsive
behaviour, 'checking' rituals, poor time management,
reduced work performance, more inclined to become
accident prone, change in interest of sex, nervous tics
and clenched fists.
When people are under stress in the workplace their
irritability increase and they procrastinate. They
manage their time poorly. They tidy up their desk, tidy
their rooms or play games on their computers;
procrastination helps their stress levels go down
temporarily. When they realise that they have lost all
the valuable time, their stress levels shoot up.
Common psychological symptoms of stress are
inattentiveness, forgetfulness, mood swings, becoming
angry, feeling edgy or bad tempered, feeling anxious,
feeling frightened, ashamed or embarrassed; feeling low,
guilty or jealous, reduced self esteem and self worth,
feeling out of control and feeling helpless, suicidal
ideas and paranoid thinking, poor concentration,
intrusive images or thoughts and increased daydreaming.
These are unhelpful emotions to deal with issues that
we're stressed about.
Some physiological symptoms are frequent colds or other
infections, palpitations, feeling short of breath,
tightness or pain in the chest, fainting, headaches,
backaches, fatigue, indigestion, diarrhoea or
constipation, skin complaints or allergies, asthma,
excessive sweating, change in appetite and rapid weight
loss or weight gain, change in menstrual cycle for women,
tiredness, thrush or cystitis. Muscles tense and heart
rate, blood pressure and breathing rate increase in
preparation for expending energy. Saliva and mucus dry
up, thereby increasing the size of the airways to the
lungs and digestion are decreased.
Psikolog Mehtap Tamer
www.yasamatolyesi.biz
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