top 7 signs of stress

1. Top 7 signs of stress

2. What is stress • Stress is a feeling that people have when they feel overburdened and struggling to cope with demands. It is your way of responding to any kind of situation or threat. Sometimes even positive changes in life such as promotion, childbirth, produce stress. During stress heart rate increases, breathing quickens, muscles tighten and blood pressure rises. Hence, these also are the signs of stress and it needs to be treated. • Stress is not always bad. Sometimes it can help you to perform under pressure and motivates you to do your best. It also helps you to meet challenges in life. But beyond a certain point, stress starts causing major damage to your health, mood, productivity, relationships etc

3. Signs of stress1.Headaches • Stress is the most common cause of tension and headaches. It also includes other types of headaches like migraines or make an existing headache worse.  • Episodic Tension Headaches • It can last 30 minutes to a week. Repeated episodic tension headaches occur less than 15 days a month for at least three months. Frequent episodic headaches may become chronic. So, it is a sign of stress. • Chronic Tension Headaches • This headache lasts hours and may be continuous. If your headaches occur 15 or more days a month for at least three months, they are considered chronic. 

4. 2 acne • Acne is one of the most visible ways of stress. When some people are feeling stressed out, they tend to touch their face more frequently. This can spread bacteria and contribute to the development of acne. • Various studies have also confirmed that acne may be associated with a higher level of stress.One more study measured acne severity in 22 people before and during an exam. 

5. 3.Digestive Issues • Problems likeDiarrhea and Constipation are signs of high level of stress. Stress may especially affect those with digestive disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In one study, higher daily stress levels were linked with increased digestive distress in 181 women with IBS.

6. 4. Appetite Changes • Changes in appetite are normal  during times of stress. These changes in appetite may also cause fluctuations in weight during stressful periods. A study of college students shows that 81% reported that they experienced changes in appetite when they were stressed out. • In a study of 129 people, it is discovered that changes in behaviour is also a cause of stress for example eating without being hungry. • While these studies show a relation between stress and changes in appetite or weight, more studies are needed to understand whether other factors are involved.

7. 5. Insomnia Insomnia is a common sleep disorder that can make it hard to fall asleep, or cause you to wake up too early. It also affects your energy level, mood and your health. Insomnia can also affect your work performance and quality of life. • Seven to eight hours of sleep is enough but it also varies from person to person. Consequently, Insomnia is clearly a sign of stress.

8. 6. Frequent Sickness • Frequent sickness is also a sign of stress. A person repeatedly injected with diseases for example fever, cold infections, typhoid is definitely going through stress. Repeated sickness can affect one’s health permanently. So, treatment needs to be done as soon as possible.

9. 7. Low Energy • Low energy is also a sign of stress. If a person seems to be weak or is not perfectly fine then, it is a sign that he is going through stress. Subsequently it occurs when a person is not feeling good, or suffers from depression, anxieties etc. Because of this, a person is unable to perform its day to day activities.  • So above all are the signs of stress, which needs to be recovered as soon as possible. There are also various treatments and therapies available to cure these symptoms. One should take care of it before it gets worse.