Frequent Indicators of Stress
Which of these symptoms of stress do you often experience? You may want to write them down in a notebook before you start your stress brainstorming or stress journal. By listing your symptoms of stress, you will be gaining more awareness of your body’s stress response and taking an important initial step in your stress management.
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Body Symptoms* |
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Flushing |
Constipation |
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Sweating |
Fatigue |
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Dry Mouth |
Loss of appetite |
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Shallow Breathing |
Nervous chill |
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Tightness and Pain in the Chest |
Insomnia |
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Heart palpitation |
Breathlessness |
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Pounding pulse |
Flatus (passing gas) |
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Increased blood pressure |
Belching |
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Headache |
Abdominal cramping |
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Backache |
"Irritable colon" |
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Other body aches |
Dizziness or faintness |
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Feeling of weakness |
Feeling sick frequently |
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Diarrhea |
Intestinal distress |
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Imaginary prickly-skin sensations |
Vomiting |
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* These symptoms may also be signs of a more serious medical condition. Report any serious or severe signs to your personal health care provider. |
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Feeling States |
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Agitation |
Panicky feeling |
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Impatience |
Depression (feeling blue) |
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Easily Angered or Hostile |
Irritability |
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Easily Upset |
Anxiety |
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Shakiness |
Urgency |
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Easy tiring |
Very Tearful or Emotional |
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Cognitive States |
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Worry |
Forgetfulness |
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Dread |
Nightmares |
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Inattention |
Fear of death |
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Distractibility |
Phobias |
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Motor Symptoms (muscles involved) |
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Muscular tightness |
Lack of coordination |
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Tremors |
Sighing |
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Tics (spasms) |
Freezing, feeling immobilized |
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Increased startle reaction |
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