hi everyone before we begin we at psych2go would like to give a big thank you for your support psych2go’s mission is to make psychology and self-care topics more accessible to everyone in today’s video we will be discussing the six signs of stress you shouldn’t ignore it’s important to listen to your body it gives many signals that show you it’s time to de-stress sometimes you may think you’re not stressed but your body can tell you otherwise let’s take a look at some signs now one your appetite changes making unhealthier eating choices you may start eating irregularly whether that is overeating or under eating a study by Candia yake Jones and Meyer on 272 female college students revealed that 81 percent had a change in appetite when stressed while 80 percent of the students reported that they made healthy eating choices regularly only a third of them ate healthy when stressed people who ate more when stressed chose foods that were significantly sweeter or greasier than their usual choices two you experience digestive issues has there been a time when you had digestion issues out of the blue your digestive system may also work against you regardless of what you eat even if you eat healthy stress can cause issues such as stomach pain bloating diarrhea constipation and more maybe it’s not the food’s fault your tummy feels funny it could mean that you’re stressed three you feel all sorts of negative feelings you may feel all sorts of tension restlessness and even depression stress impacts muscle tension and mood it can be why you feel anxious irritable overwhelmed sad or depressed a study found significant associations of acute and chronic stress with depression while stress doesn’t necessarily cause depression it can be a possible Factor as stress dysregulates bodily functions and moods 4.
You experience sleep issues and low energy are you having a hard time with sleep lately a study on 2316 people showed that those experiencing more stressful events had a higher risk of insomnia continuously having poor sleep may make you feel sluggish during the day the change in eating habits mentioned before may also contribute to low blood sugar leading to feelings of low energy five deep breathing can become difficult stress and strong emotions can cause the breathing Airway to constrict resulting in symptoms such as shortness of breath and Rapid breathing almost like panting some studies show that acute stress can actually cause an asthma attack or a panic attack and six cravings for substance misuse become stronger like food substances may cause temporary immediate satisfaction in the brain so you feel better however abusing anything new intake can have devastating consequences such as excessively consuming alcohol or nicotine are you craving substances or even unhealthy food more than normal it may be a sign that you’re stressed we can see that all these physical symptoms impact each other impact your mood and impact your behavior if you notice that you’re experiencing several of these symptoms mentioned it may be your body telling you to take a break be sure to take care of yourself and get the rest you need after all you only have one body and all your bodily systems affect one another how do you de-stress let us know in the comments below share this with someone you think might be showing signs of stress as well don’t forget to click the like button and subscribe for more psychology content and as always thanks for watching [Applause] [Music]
