Well, they stay on. As a result, you might start to experience general symptoms such as anxiety, depression, negative mood states including anger or irritability, or stomach cramps and headaches. Relaxation is the process of turning-off the response to demand. But if you not conscious of the state of stress you are, how will you ever be able to activate the process of turning-off. Read Celeste's story .
Stress is both additive and cumulative.
It adds up over time until a state of crisis is reached and symptoms appear. These symptoms may manifest themselves psychologically as irritability, anxiety, impaired concentration, mental confusion, poor judgment, frustration and anger. They may appear as physical symptoms. Untreated, these symptoms may lead to physical illness and sometimes death. Just click on the picture above.