INDICATIONS OF FEAR IN YOUR LIFE

Symptoms of Fear:

• Tense, light muscles, especially neck, shoulders or jaw
• Headaches
• Back pain
• Elevated blood pressure
• Numbness and tingling in limbs
• Heartburn, hyperacidity, indigestion
• Colitis, peptic ulcer
• Difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, asthma
• Chest pain, angina
• Allergies, frequent colds
• Skin rash
• Dry mouth, lump in throat
• Chronic fatigue, exhaustion, low energy
• Weakened immune system
• Overweight, out of shape
• Trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep
• Cold hands or feet
• Anxious, nervous
• Depressed, don't enjoy life, no enthusiasm, disillusioned
• Emotionally drained, mentally strained
• Personally devalued, broken spirit
• Impatient, overly demanding
• Moody
• Fearful or scared
• Can't recognize and address the problems
• Nervous, fidgeting, can't keep still
• Feel panicky
• Cry easily, emotions on surface
• Can't concentrate, forgetful
• Indecisive
• Difficult getting out of bed in the morning
• Cynical, pessimistic, negative, sarcastic
• Can't turn off certain stressful thoughts of feelings
• Feel overwhelmed, overtaxed, overloaded, over committed
• Having difficulty adjusting to change
• No sense of humor, don't laugh much anymore
• Feel driven by "musts," should's," gottas," and other perfectionist or approval-seeking self-talk
• Have trouble letting go of a major disappointment
• Feel out of control
• Find it difficult to bounce back from setbacks
• Inattentive to details
• Can't think clearly, reduced creativity
• Job performance is deteriorating or not what it could be
• Unable to channel energy into productive actions
• Overeat, lost my appetite, don't take time to eat or to eat right
• Depend on other drugs or chemicals
• Avoid people, withdraw
• Nervous behavior (e.g. bite nails, pace, fidget, can't keep still)
• Always in a hurry, pressed for time
• Take tranquilizers to relax
• Overreact or under react to stressful situations
• Do self-defeating, non confronting things to forget my stress (e.g. shopping spree, eating binges, etc.)
• Am addicted to work (e.g. always working late or bringing work home)
• Try to be "Superhuman" scramble like craze to have it all, do it all, be it all
• Overly competitive or hard-driving, even in noncompetitive situations
• Must fill every moment with achievement-oriented behavior
• Set unrealistic and often unnecessary deadlines
• Diabetic reactions