Stress and Anxiety
Symptoms of Stress and Anxiety
- Excessive worry
- Sleep disturbance -- trouble going to sleep or trouble staying asleep or both
- Irritability
- Quick to anger
- Stomach or bowel disturbances
- Ruminating or inability to stop thinking about a certain subject
- Obsessive thoughts--what if I do something really weird or crazy or what if I go crazy
- Nervousness in stomach or butterflies that won't subside for long
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Excessive fears
- Regular or migraine headaches
- Muscle tension
- Feeling wound up or unable to relax
- Isolating yourself from friends and family
- Hyper alertness
Symptoms of Panic
- Rapid heartbeat
- Unusual feelings in head --sometimes a tightness or numbness
- Tingling
- Hot or cold flashes or both
- Fear of dying, losing control or going crazy
- Stomach disturbances
- Avoidance of people, places and situations
- Dizziness
- Emergency room visits
- Symptoms of above stress symptoms as well