What are the indicators of stress?

There are many.....Google can help....

But for a professionals, if you are shouting for no big reasons, if you are depressed, if you are smoking more, if you feel increased headaches, if you are not able concentrate in what you are doing....You are stressed! Take a break, calm yourself, speak out your issue with your friend - little of gossiping in quick tea - will help.

Emotional Unstability [We get mood swings most of the time]

Physical tiredness [We get tired too often even we dont't work that much for the day]Emotionally Tired [You are no longer happy at work]

This things we mostly feel at work are symptoms that we are stressed already and that we should remember that sometimes, we need to unwind and take time for ourselves and loved ones as well.

2. Gritting, grinding teeth

3. Stuttering or stammering

4. Tremors, trembling of lips, hands

5. Neck ache, back pain, muscle spasms

6. Light headedness, faintness, dizziness

7. Ringing, buzzing or “popping sounds

8. Frequent blushing, sweating

9. Cold or sweaty hands, feet

10. Dry mouth, problems swallowing

11. Frequent colds, infections, herpes sores

12. Rashes, itching, hives, “goose bumps”

13. Unexplained or frequent “allergy” attacks

14. Heartburn, stomach pain, nausea

15. Excess belching, flatulence

16. Constipation, diarrhea, loss of control

17. Difficulty breathing, frequent sighing

18. Sudden attacks of life threatening panic

19. Chest pain, palpitations, rapid pulse

20. Frequent urination

21. Diminished sexual desire or performance

22. Excess anxiety, worry, guilt, nervousness

23. Increased anger, frustration, hostility

24. Depression, frequent or wild mood swings

25. Increased or decreased appetite

26. Insomnia, nightmares, disturbing dreams

27. Difficulty concentrating, racing thoughts

28. Trouble learning new information

29. Forgetfulness, disorganization, confusion

30. Difficulty in making decisions

31. Feeling overloaded or overwhelmed

32. Frequent crying spells or suicidal thoughts

33. Feelings of loneliness or worthlessness

34. Little interest in appearance, punctuality

35. Nervous habits, fidgeting, feet tapping

36. Increased frustration, irritability, edginess

37. Overreaction to petty annoyances

38. Increased number of minor accidents

39. Obsessive or compulsive behavior

40. Reduced work efficiency or productivity

41. Lies or excuses to cover up poor work

42. Rapid or mumbled speech

43. Excessive defensiveness or suspiciousness

44. Problems in communication, sharing

45. Social withdrawal and isolation

46. Constant tiredness, weakness, fatigue

47. Frequent use of over-the-counter drugs

48. Weight gain or loss without diet

49. Increased smoking, alcohol or drug use

50. Excessive gambling or impulse buying.

First, I wouldlike to say; that stress is one of things which makes your life dark.

Being uncomfortable; simply you know you are stressed when you are not comfortable. When you do what makes you stressed; which you used to do it easily; you barely do it.

But, when you are generally stressed about eveything in your life; everything will be as prvious. Even waking up in the morning; you find it a challenge for you, which lead us to say; that you should be afraid of developing your stress into depression.

So, you need urgent consult from a therapist; and trust me dealing with stress is much easier than dealing with depression. Now that was my answer depending on my study and humble experience.

I check helpguid.org; and I found out that stress indicators has4 types (in my words):

1. Cognitive: Your memory, concentration and judgment (you only see the negatives) are badly affected. So, you become always anxious. Your thought will be racing.

Depending on the cognivite indocators; you can easily notice the stressed person, he is the one who's complaining about his head, he point at and say: "My problem is here!" although all other indicators.

2. Emotional: Stressed people are moody, short temperd and agitation; so I say, to maintain your realtionships with others, and in order not to heart who you love and always care about their feelings; you have to treat with your problem. (Don't break what you can't fix!). And for your own sick; because when you are stressed; your can't relax, you are overwhelmed, feels lonely and isolated. And as I mensioned earlier; you feel depressed or generaly unhappy.

3. Physical: You are suffering from digestive symptoms strikes, you are dizzy, you have chest pain, your heartneats are rapid, you have loss of sex drive and you have frequent colds.

So in order to be effective in your life; you have to treat your stress; it would be much better for your body, instead of taking madications for the previous symptoms or indicators.

4. Behavioral: When you are stressed; you eat more or less (so stress is one of the biggest nightmares for those who have weight problems). Sometimes you sleep too much or too little (which provokes more stress and tension). You keep on isolating yourself from others (which would affect your relationships).

A very important point; neglecting responsibilities (so, as a parent or if you have someone you are responsible for; he/she will be badly affected. And I always say, we should always take care of the kids; if you have kids - especially mothers - ; your kids might grow stress in any time of their life.).

You start using cigarettes and/or drugs, alcohol; in order to relax and finally you grow nervous habits (e.g. nail biting, pacing).

So, you really have to solve your stress problem as soon as possible (don't postpone it under any circumstances). If you delay it; you might fianlly solve it; but after that, you will have new problems to deal with, which will be (in your memory) associated with your stress problem; as a result; you would be afraid to have the stress as a chronic disease. Because, after you are finished with your stress problem, and start to deal with previous habbits, it would alert the stress and start it again.

Hope you found some useful in my answer. ^_^