- Indigestion and constipation

- Urinary hesitancy or increase frequency

- Increased cortisone from adrenal glands

- Increased thyroid hormone in bloodstream

- Increased endorphins from hypothalamus

- Decrease in sex hormones in the bloodstream

- Premenstrual tension.

- Fall sick more easily because of weaken immune system

- Excessive fatigue

2. Emotional Signs of Stress

Stress affects the emotional life too. It often causes emotional upsets in people such as

- Aggression, hostility and jealousy.

- Impatience, anger and anxiety.

- Stammering and other speech difficulties

- Loss of sexual desire and even infertility

- Withdrawal from social life because of difficulty in coping with group situations.

- Loss of peace of mind and become restless, anxious and feeling of insecurity

- Nightmares as a natural attempt to solve problem during dreams

- Emotional upsets

- Loss of positive spirit and become critical

- Impulsive behavior, irritable and moody

- Irregular, over or under eating

- Crying for no apparent reasons

3. Cognitive and Perceptive Signs of Stress

Stress often leads to a significant decline in the cognitive faculties in human beings. People lose the capacity to think rationally such as

- Forgetfulness and memory loss and people fail to remember even small things.

- Carelessness and irresponsible acts

- Lack of attention to detail and fail to think from a broader perspective

- Compulsive behavior and loss of clear thinking ability

- Reduced capacity to think creatively

- Disorganization of thought and productivity falls.

- Use of intoxicating substances such as cigarette, alcohol or drugs

Some of these signs and symptoms, such as heart beat rate, blood pressure and blood sugar, can be measured objectively. For the rest, we have to rely on our own awareness and the alertness of other people around us to the signs and symptoms that we may exhibit. It is therefore vital that we observe and notice our own as well as others' signs and symptoms of excessive stress so that corrective actions can be taken before stress take a better hold on us.

We shall discuss the actions we can take to manage our stress and the stress of others around us in a separate article.

Reference: jacobeducation.com, jacobgan.com, jacoblearning.com

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