Are you stressed?

Stress and stress-related problems are increasing day by day. Here are a few questions that will tell you how stressed you are

By Dr Meena Shah, healthcare consultant

There is no one who is free from stress. Stress and stress-related problems are increasing day by day. Even our children are not spared of stress in the present world. Besides work pressures, with the decrease in joint families and lack of emotional and financial support we tend to be more stressed.

High pressure lifestyles with little time to release the tension and eating junk food leads to diseases like arteriosclerosis, high blood pressure etc. Stress can also weaken the immune system and cause a high incidence of minor illness such as cold, coughs etc.

Are you stressed?
If your answers to the following questions are yes for more than five then there are more chances that you are over stressed

• Often feel close to tears
• Easily shout at those around you
• A reduced sex drive
• Bad sleep
• Fiddle with hair and bite nails
• Difficulty in concentration
• Impossible to make decisions
• Eat if you are not hungry or skip meals
• Lethargy all the time
• Excessive drinking and smoking