Your body\u2019s stress warning signs tell you that something isn\u2019t right. Much like the glowing orange \u201ccheck engine\u201d light on your car\u2019s dashboard, if you neglect the alerts sent out by your body, you could have a major engine malfunction. Stress that is left unchecked or poorly managed is known to contribute to high blood pressure, heart disease, obesity, diabetes and suicide. So when things aren\u2019t going your way, or you feel like you are losing control or are overwhelmed, pay attention to the warning signs listed below. They are just some of the ways that your body is telling you it needs maintenance and extra care.<\/p>\n
\u2022 Headaches, muscle tension, neck or back pain<\/p>\n
\u2022 Upset stomach<\/p>\n
\u2022 Dry mouth<\/p>\n
\u2022 Chest pains, rapid heartbeat<\/p>\n
\u2022 Difficulty falling or staying asleep<\/p>\n
\u2022 Fatigue<\/p>\n
\u2022 Loss of appetite or overeating \u201ccomfort foods\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2022 Increased frequency of colds<\/p>\n
\u2022 Lack of concentration or focus<\/p>\n
\u2022 Memory problems or forgetfulness<\/p>\n
\u2022 Jitters<\/p>\n
\u2022 Irritability<\/p>\n
\u2022 Short temper<\/p>\n
\u2022 Anxiety<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Source: American Psychological Association<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Your body\u2019s stress warning signs tell you that something isn\u2019t right. Much like the glowing orange \u201ccheck engine\u201d light on your car\u2019s dashboard, if you neglect the alerts sent out by your body, you could have a major engine malfunction. Stress that is left unchecked or poorly managed is known to contribute to high blood…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":211,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[20,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vm-related-content","category-vm-summer-2014"],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pcDnub-3X","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/211"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3188,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245\/revisions\/3188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/medschool.vanderbilt.edu\/vanderbilt-medicine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}