How Stress Impacts You

Symptoms of stress can be spotted in four different aspects of your body and mind: the way you think, the way your mind feels, the way your body feels, and the way you act. Here’s a run-down of some signs of stress:

Stress Impacts the Way You Think

• You can’t concentrate.
• You have trouble making decisions.
• You can’t remember things well.

Stress Impacts the Way Your Mind Feels

• You feel like crying.
• You’re crabby a lot.
• You start worrying all the time.
• You’re sad for some reason.
• You get defensive, like people are trying to hurt you when they aren’t.
• You find yourself getting angry and frustrated really easily.
• You’re not very confident anymore.
• You feel like everything’s gotten out of control.

Stress Impacts the Way Your Body Feels

• You feel achy and tense a lot.
• You’re catching more colds than usual.
• Your stomach is churning or hurting.
• You start gaining or losing weight.
• You’re tired all the time.
• You have panic attacks
• You feel dizzy sometimes.
• (GIRLS: Your period comes whenever the heck it wants!)

Stress Impacts the Way You Act

• You can’t find time to do anything fun or relaxing.
• Your work (school work or house work) starts to go downhill.
• You can’t manage time. (Fifteen minutes is like an hour.)
• You withdraw from friends.
• You find yourself yelling at someone when you normally wouldn’t do that.
• You’re eating funny foods in funny portions at funny times.
• You get in more accidents (falling down the stairs a bit more?)
• You stop brushing your teeth and combing your hair.
• You are more likely to use drugs or alcohol.
• You don’t care whether your shirt has a stain on it and just wear it to school.
• You get reckless!