You can’t eliminate stress from your life. In fact, in some situations stress can help you survive and even thrive. But, the effects of long-term chronic nervous anxiety or stress can have serious physical and emotional health effects.
The sooner you learn to calm nervous anxiety, the better…
Signs of Nervous Anxiety or Stress
Did you know you can be stressed and not even know it? Symptoms of stress include:
- Complaining you’re disorganized, but not doing anything about it;
- Procrastinating;
- Failing to see the humour in things others find funny;
- Thinking there is only one right way to do things;
- Trying to do everything yourself;
- Setting unrealistic goals;
- Feeling angry when kept waiting;
- Feeling irritable, sad or guilty for no or “old” reasons;
- Not sleeping, or sleeping too much;
- Gaining or losing weight;
- Difficulty concentrating or making decisions;
- Negative thinking;
- Loss of interest, enjoyment or energy in things you once enjoyed;
- Restlessness; and
- General feelings of anxiety.
Asking “ how do I get rid of stress? ” is less important than recognizing the signs of nervous anxiety, learning about the health effects of chronic stress, and finding the best ways to reduce the effects of stress.
