Tag: 2. Recognizing stress

Stress and anxiety share many symptoms, but are inherently different: stress is the response to a situation and anxiety is a reaction to that stress. Chronic, or permanent, stress can induce excessive worrying, fear, panic attacks, or other physical symptoms, which may thus be symptoms of stress.

A symptom of stress may be the craving for chocolate, a burger or other unhealthy, high-caloric foods to calm yourself down. While eating these foods can indeed help to reduce stress, you may become overweight and diabetic as a result. How can you break the loop between stress and overeating?

Stress headaches are on of the many effects stress has on the body. These headaches are known as tension-type headaches, or tension headaches for short. How are stress headaches different from other headaches, and how can they be treated?