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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.

Body Symptoms*

Flushing

Constipation

Sweating

Fatigue

Dry Mouth

Loss of appetite

Shallow Breathing

Nervous chill

Tightness and Pain in the Chest

Insomnia

Heart palpitation

Breathlessness

Pounding pulse

Flatus (passing gas)

Increased blood pressure

Belching

Headache

Abdominal cramping

Backache

"Irritable colon"

Other body aches

Dizziness or faintness

Feeling of weakness

Feeling sick frequently

Diarrhea

Intestinal distress

Imaginary prickly-skin sensations

Vomiting

* These symptoms may also be signs of a more serious medical condition. Report any serious or severe signs to your personal health care provider.

Feeling States

Agitation

Panicky feeling

Impatience

Depression (feeling blue)

Easily Angered or Hostile

Irritability

Easily Upset

Anxiety

Shakiness

Urgency

Easy tiring

Very Tearful or Emotional

Cognitive States

Worry

Forgetfulness

Dread

Nightmares

Inattention

Fear of death

Distractibility

Phobias

Motor Symptoms (muscles involved)

Muscular tightness

Lack of coordination

Tremors

Sighing

Tics (spasms)

Freezing, feeling immobilized

Increased startle reaction