Signs Of Too Much Stress

Signs that your optimal level of stress has been exceeded include:

chronic muscular tension (especially in the neck and back)
short temper
anxiety
excessive worry
insomnia
chronic fatigue
general nervousness,br> feeling “burnt-out” or “stressed-out.”,

People experiencing too much stress are frequently more clumsy and forgetful than usual, and may be involved in more accidents. These are signs of "stress gone bad" or "distress.”

The physical component of distress is revealed in figures of speech like “carrying the weight of the world on my shoulders,” and “pain in the neck.”

Chronic health problems associated with a prolonged stress response include:

tension headache
backache
ulcers
colitis
blood sugar irregularities
high blood pressure
heart disease

Chronic stress has been proven to impair the immune system – our first defense against many diseases ranging from the common cold to cancer.

Thus too much stress has a general negative effect, leaving us vulnerable to many diseases, and inhibiting recovery as well.

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