Symptoms of tension and stress

Walter vom Saal

The following are symptoms that have been identified by participants in my Stress and Tension Reduction workshops. They are divided into three categories:

A. short term physical
B. long term physical (physiological)
C. behavior change

A. short term physical effects
1) headache
2) stomach ache
3) exhaustion
4) facial tension
5) muscle tension
6) hyperventilation
7) diarrhea
8) dry mouth
9) nausea 		10) tingling
11) weight loss
12) butterflies in stomach
13) hands sweat
14) flushing
15) blood pressure rise
16) heart rate rise
17) G.S.R. change
18) tremors

19) perspiration
20) muscle aches
21) hyperactivity
22) nervous twitch
23) facial tick
24) sleep disturbance
25) hyperventilation
26) fatigue
27) apathy

B. long term physical (physiological) effects
28) infections
29) lower immunity
30) acne
31) heart attack
32) asthma
33) nervous breakdown
34) ulcers
35) hives
36) migraine headache
37) hypertension
38) colitis
39) tension headache
40) amenorrhea (no menstruation)
41) impotence
42) alopecia (hair loss)
43) stroke(?)
44) anxiety disorder
C. behavior change effects
48) sleep pattern
49) more sleep
50) less sleep
51) eating patterns
52) eat more
53) eat less
54) nervous laugh
55) stuttering
56) withdrawal 		57) alcohol abuse
58) cigarettes
59) child abuse
60) fatigue
61) apathy
62) low performance
63) uneven speech
64) rapid speech
65) no concentration 		66) depression
67) crying
68) nervous laughter
69) yelling
70) no sex interest
71) suicide
72) nervous habits: bite nails, crack knuckles, pull hair, twirl hair, etc.
Other possible categories of effects:
D. Emotional effects
E. Spiritual effects