We all know the common symptoms of stress: the knot in the pit of your stomach, the palpitations, the sweaty palms, the rapid breathing and the tremor in your hands.
But did you know that untreated stress can also give a wide range of symptoms that we often don’t recognise early enough as part of the anxiety-spectrum:
- Upset stomach
- Stomach pains
- Loss of appetite
- Severe headaches
- Dizziness
- Irritability
- Nervous Tic or Blinking
- Insomnia
- Chronic fatigue
- Pain in the neck and shoulders and back
- Stiff neck and shoulders or back
- Teeth Grinding
- Poor focus and memory
BUT, stress and anxiety can also cause mental or emotional symptoms in addition to physical ones. These can include:
- feelings of impending doom
- panic or nervousness, especially in social settings
- irrational anger
- restlessness
Thus, it is important for us to recognise the signs and symptoms of anxiety and stress, in order to combat the effects before it leads to serious health problems.
