Being able to recognize symptoms, which are induced by stress, will help to realize the problem earlier. An increased heart rate, rapid breathing, stammering, headaches, stomach aches, chest pains, diarrhea, sweating, sleeplessness, alcohol and drug addiction are all key signs of stress. A gentle breeze usually does not move the bridge enough to make it noticeable for a person driving on it. This is how the bridge cops with stress. If the bridge were rigid, then a strong wind might be too much for the bridge to stand.
Stress is similar to the wind.
It is always present, but usually goes unnoticed. Sometimes stress is strong enough to make a person feel shaky or ready to collapse, but just as a bridge is made to withstand the wind, the brain is made to withstand stress. Reprinted with permission from the Hillcrest Hurricane. Read more Feature stories. The High School Network.