stress and anxiety symptoms in women
Emotional Symptoms Photo Credit David De Lossy/Photodisc/Getty Images. Women under significant stress may experience depression, mood swings or problems with decreased self-esteem. Anxiety, anger, irritability and increased hostility toward loved ones or casual contacts commonly occur.
Pain and Other Symptoms Photo Credit Dean Bertoncelj/iStock/Getty Images. Stress can cause a variety of physical symptoms. Women under stress may experience pain in the back or jaw pain; stiffness in the neck, shoulder and upper back muscles; and headaches. Women under high-level stress may experience changes in their menstrual cycles or skin problems, including acne breakouts.
Anxiety And Worry In Women â Causes, Symptoms And Natural Relief. Mild to moderate anxiety is far more common but harder to identify than severe anxiety disorder. Called generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, itâs characterized by compulsive worrying and physical symptoms of anxiety which persist for more than six months. Often these women were anxious â and medicated â as children, suffered some form of childhood trauma, or grew up in anxiety-ridden households.
One of my patients describes her chronic anxiety as a kind of internal grinding â an all-consuming revving up of energy that then has nowhere to go. Other symptoms of generalized anxiety and panic attacks include: 1  Irrational fear or dread.  Muscle tension and headache.