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How do we know that stress is affecting us too much?

Many situations can lead us to feel a high degree of stress and that is obvious, such as a family problem or a problem at work. However, there are also other triggering situations of which we are not aware.

In the case of the latter, I am referring to situations such as a traffic jam, a small health problem that does not allow us to do what we had planned, a stumble at the worst moment, or simply the accumulation of negative emotions in our body.

Once we can recognize the above, it is time to identify if stress is attacking us on a large scale and we are not realizing it.

But first let's talk about the two main emotions that can generate stress, which is anxiety and depression. Since we are all different, it is obvious that we will react differently.

Anxiety can be evidenced in behavioral changes such as overeating, periods of restlessness, low tolerance to change, isolation, and insomnia. Depression, on the other hand, although very similar to the previous one in terms of symptomatology, is usually evidenced in withdrawal behaviors, longer periods of sleep, little or no motivation for social interaction, lack of appetite, weakness in the body, and substance abuse.

Although the depressed person tries to be constantly asleep, this does not mean that he/she is getting adequate rest, so when he/she wakes up he/she feels the same physical exhaustion.

People with anxiety and depression may feel muscle tension and intense headaches.