What Is Stress?
Every human being knows what stress feels like. It can affect us emotionally and physically, also our behaviours. We all have our own experiences. Such as, situations or events that makes us over-think and not have much control over what happens, and the reactions we get when we feel under pressured with demands which are difficult to cope with. The situations could be personal, relating to family and friends, work, housing , or finance. However, it can be difficult to work out what causes you to be stressed or how to manage them, when there is no medical definition.
Being under pressured can help you act and makes you feel like you can get through it. But if you often become affected by stress, that could be a problem for you.
Stress is linked to mental health in two ways. It can cause mental health issues and could make situations worse. Even if, you often struggle to manage stress, you may develop anxiety or depression. As well as stress can be caused by mental health problems.
How Can Stress Affect You?
Stress can affect us physically, such as tiredness, migraines and stomach pains. There could also be a variety of reasons, as when we feel stressed, we often find it hard to eat healthy, to sleep and have a good diet. We could also be caused to have a panic attack, shallow breathing, muscle pain, blurred eye vision or sore eyes, problems getting to sleep, grinding your teeth, chest pains, high blood pressure, indigestion or heartburn, constipation or diarrhoea, or feeling sick. All these reasons can make us more emotionally stressed.
Signs of Stress
There are many signs that causes us to feel stressed. Like, feeling irritated, aggressive, impatient, under-pressure, anxious, nervous or afraid. Tend to be overthinking and unable to enjoy yourself. You might also feel depressed, uninterested in life, loss of sense of humour, concerned about your health, or feel lonely.
There can be changes in behaviour, like being indecisive, constant worry, avoiding situations that are causing a problem for you, talking back at people, biting your nails, and picking at your skin. And, not able to concentrate, lack of food or overeating, addicted to smoking and drinking, and can’t sit in one place, or you could be crying.
Talk To Someone
Some people who experience intense stress can sometimes have suicidal thoughts. It is best to prevent that from happening and feeling that way, by talking to someone about it and look for help. You can also contact 999 for an ambulance or to go to the nearest A&E.
Book an appointment to see your GP for a situation you want to talk about. Your GP will give you open advice and the help you need. They may transfer you to someone who specialises in mental health.
