If you exhibit any of these symptoms, chances are that you're one of the millions of South Africans suffering from stress.

Physical	Psychological	Behavioural
Palpitations, awareness of heart beating, chest pains	Mood swings	Susceptibility to accidents
Diarrhoea, constipation, flatulence	Panic attacks	Changes in eating habits
Indigestion	Morbid thoughts	Increased smoking
Loss of libido	Low self-esteem	Restlessness, hyperactivity, foot tapping
Muscle tension	Irritability	Over-dependence on drugs and/or alcohol
Menstrual problems	Feeling of helplessness	Changes in sleep patterns
Tiredness	Impatience	Out of character behaviour
Breathlessness	Anxiety	Voluntary withdrawal from supportive relationships
Sweating	Crying	Disregard for personal appearance
Tightness in the chest	Cynicism	Loss of confidence
Skin and scalp irritation, eczema and psoriasis	Withdrawal into daydreams	Sullen attitude
Increased susceptibility to allergies	Intrusive thoughts or images	Clenched fists
Frequent colds, flu or other infections	Nightmares	Obsessive mannerisms
Rapid weight gain or loss	Suicidal feelings	Increased absence from work
Backache, neck pain	Paranoid thinking	Aggressiveness
Migraines and tension headaches	Guilt	Poor time management

Source: stressbusting.co.uk