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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
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