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The effects of stress on an individuals personal and working life
First signs of stress
How you behave
loss of interest in work
reduced concentration
difficulty in making decisions which used to be straightforward
decrease in work performance
short temper
heavier smoking and drinking
What happens to your body
loss of appetite
sleeplessness
constant tiredness
headaches, backaches,
indigestion, nausea
sweating and trembling
How you think and feel
depressed
irritable, angry
lacking in self-esteem
apathetic
anxious
Long-term effects of stress
How you behave
inefficient and incompetent at work
frequently absent from work
addiction to drugs or alcohol
unable to maintain personal relationships at home and at work
marital and family breakdown tendency to become socially isolated
How your health is affected
It is thought stress may be a factor in all the following disorders:
nervous or mental breakdown skin diseases allergies
gastric and intestinal ulcers diabetes heart disease
rheumatism hypertension arthritis cancer
Previous three pages adapted from Tackling Stress in Schools by M.Jee & L Reason Pub.HEA.
ISBN 1 85448 1800
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