Physical Symptoms of Stress
In his keynote speech on the "Changing Nature of Work - Stress in the Workplace", Professor Cary L Cooper CBE highlighted the following to be physical symptoms of stress.
- Lack of appetite
- Craving for food when under pressure
- Frequent indigestion or heartburn
- Constipation or diarrhoea
- Insomnia
- Constant tiredness
- Tendency to sweat for no good reason
- Nervous twitches
- Nail biting
- Headaches
- Cramps and muscle spasms
- Nausea
- Breathlessness without exertion
- Fainting spells
- Frequent crying or desire to cry
- Impotency or frigidity
- Inability to sit still without fidgeting
- High blood pressure