Everyone experiences stress. But how do you know if it's already disrupting your mental health?
Here are 5 warning signs, with any of which you can safely contact a therapist.
1. Your sleep has been disrupted for a long time
Insomnia and lack of sleep interfere with thinking and perception of the world. But too much sleep, constant drowsiness is an alarming symptom. If you do not feel rested, no matter how much you sleep, if you suffer from insomnia and do not fall asleep without medication or alcohol, then you need to look for the cause of all this, and better together with a specialist.
2. Absolutely everything pisses you off
If you become overly annoyed by people and activities that have always brought joy before, beloved work and leisure activities, friends, hobbies, family members, family traditions - then it's time to bring your nerves to order.
The same is the case if it seems to you that the whole world is up in arms against you and people are deliberately doing everything to harm you, weave endless intrigues. In theory, someone can act against you, but usually such paranoid thoughts are the result of excessive stress.
3. You are chronically tired
There is no strength at all no matter what. You woke up - and already tired. When we reach the workplace, it’s almost a feat, you are even more tired, and you cannot concentrate.
Coffee does not help, sleep does not help, healthy food and vitamins have no obvious effect.
This means that the problem is in the head, it must be recognized and recognized in consultation with a psychotherapist.
4. You are hyperactive
If someone is constantly tired, then you are on the contrary, in endless motion.
You cannot relax and get out of multitasking mode, do not want to accept help, constantly strive to "accomplish a feat" and despise people who want to have a quiet lunch or sleep.
You do not remember what, when and how much you ate, when was the last time you slept enough time, or just relaxed and thought about something pleasant.You urge everyone and in everything, eat irritates, criticizes, do not control emotions. The modern world sometimes forces you to rush and move as actively as possible, but periods of multitasking should quality rest, otherwise the body - and in particular the nervous system - will very soon give a strong crash.
5. You are fixated on meanings and significance
If you are constantly worried about the meaning of life and what is happening in it, the search for this meaning, powerlessness due to the cycle of life that you cannot change, the feeling of your own insignificance and the desire to prove to someone their "importance", then it is definitely time to prioritize and expand your worldview "on the shelves", to work out self-esteem.
How to put your nerves in order?
1. Don't diagnose yourself
Stress, neuroses - this is not what you end up in a mental hospital with.
2. See a psychotherapist
Even an online consultation with an independent, unbiased professional can clarify a lot for you. The main thing is to tune in to the process and allow yourself to be helped, and not arrange an internal sabotage against such interference.
3. Eliminate all associated hazards
Stress affects the body in a wide range: overeating, smoking, alcohol abuse, drug use, etc. A person finds himself in a closed circle, because bad habits do not fight stress, but only provoke its intensification, and more stress - even more smoking, alcohol, junk food and etc.
Tidy up your diet and daily routine, drink clean water, breathe fresh air, minimize sugar and "stuck" in social networks, make exercise a mandatory morning ritual - and you will be surprised how much less stress in your life.
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