Stress affects our health in ways you don’t realize. From simple headache, to increased anxiety, some studies even suggest that stress can indirectly cause cancer.
Stress lowers our immune system. When our immune system is down, it leads to us getting sick more often and it also marks the start of body pains arising in different parts of our body.
The moment you feel burnt out, you owe it to yourself to take a step back, have a vacation, or simply get yourself a treat.
9 Warning Signs You’re Overstressed
#1:. Sleeping Disorders
In the situation where your sleeping patterns are suddenly changed recently, and you do not sleep nor sleep too much due to fatigue, you have to change your lifestyle immediately because you may be suffering from overstressed.
Note: In the cases of stress, sleeping is the first thing that is extremely affected. Just try to do various relaxing methods including yoga, exercise, healthier diet, as well as medication in order to lessen stress.
#2: Hair Loss or Thinning Hair
There are numerous causes behind hair loss, but research have shown that suffering from extreme stress can suddenly change your psychological functions to the point that excessive number of your hairs will go to the “resting phase” at once. Therefore, you may suffer from hair loss in the coming months due to stress.
Note: If your doctor can actually find a specific reason behind your sudden hair loss, it may due to suffering from overstressed without you knowing.
#3: Constantly Thinking About Your Job
You are under a huge stress if you are continuously thinking about your finances, work, obligations, and you cannot help yourself but to feel exhausted. Until you detach yourself from the problem, you will never resolve it.
Note: Worrying will just makes things more complicated, and it may lead to several psychological, as well as physical problems. Look for some time to enjoy the moment and avoid checking your phone, as well as looking at the calendar for the upcoming meeting. Just relax and spend some time with your closest friends and special people for you.
#4: Often Gets Impatient With Other People
If you have suddenly become impatient, angry, intolerant, as well as irritated to your closest friends and family, you may be suffering from overstress and exhausted for everything that you have been going through. You have to rest from all of it and start to manage stress because it can seriously and negatively affect your daily lives.
#5: Weakened Libido or No Sex Drive
Libido is also affected by stress, so the higher stress level that you have, the fewer hormones for sexual response will be. Stress leads to exhaustion, as well as the lack of ability to experience intimacy.
Note: If you are suffering from loss of libido, you have to try various relaxation methods so that your love life and relationships will not be affected by stress as well. It is better to open up and discuss your problems with your partner.
#6: Sudden Weight Loss or Weight Gain
Stress may actually result to sudden weight instabilities because it has the ability to slow down metabolism and may lead to weight gain, as well as appetite loss and weight loss.
Note: If you are suffering from these situations without any reason, you have to examine the problem and try to manage a treatment.
#7: Pain in Different Parts of the Body
People usually ignore the pain that they are feeling in their body, but it is a huge mistake, which may actually show a dangerous and serious health issue. Stress may cause your body to begin breaking down that will lead to chest pains, stomach issues, ulcers, diarrhea, tense muscles, as well as palpitations.
#8: Major Mood Swings
If stress have been already influences the level of your hormones, you may experience major mood swings with drastic differences. Stress may result to anxiety addictions, obsessive-compulsive disorders and other mental health issues, so make sure that you are talking to someone or doing anything to deal with your stress in order to prevent further complications.
#9: Inability to Sit Still
If you are undergoing stress, you will eventually become restless, anxious, exhausted, and uncomfortable with your own mind.
You have to instantly solve the problem, face your fears and thoughts in order to relive your troubled mind. Hence, do not ignore the problem, because it will just become bigger and heavier.