Pessimistic attitude toward the future, brooding about past events, or feeling sorry for oneself. Tearfulness or crying. Recurrent thoughts of death or suicide. When no effective response to the anticipated danger is possible, or known, anxiety itself becomes the danger since it leads to physical debilitation and psychological immobilization. An evaluation by a psychotherapist is recommended when there are symptoms from three of the following four categories.
Insomnia can be a symptom of both anxiety and depression, as well as excessive stress.
Check with your physician if you have chronic insomnia. The symptom of pain in either of these regions may be related to unconsciously tensing these muscles in a stressful situation. When chronically tensed they may become painful. Overeating is prevalent because overeating causes large amounts of blood to be diverted to the stomach and intestines to facilitate digestion. This reduces blood flow to the brain causing a slight tranquilizing effect.