Emotional and Cognitive Stress Symptoms

Besides physical symptoms, stress may cause other types of signs and symptoms: emotional, cognitive and behavioral.

Here is a list of emotional and cognitive symptoms:

• Feeling anxious.

• Feeling depressed.

• Feeling irritable or upset.

• Short temper.

• Worrying.

• Frastration.

• Feeling sad.

• Confused.

• Unable to concentrate.

• Feeling angry.

• Feeling insecure.

• Feeling restless.

• Forgeting things.

• Disatisfaction with life, job, friends, family, etc.

• Negative thinking.

• Poor judgment.

• Loss of objectivity.

• Mood swings.

• Burnout.

• Guilt.

• Inability to take decisions.

• Difficulty to think clearly.

• Feeling on edge.

• No sense of humor.

• Isolation