Hasan A. Yahya, Ph.Ds

Symptoms of stress starting to reveal one by one in more or less intensity. Starting symptoms of stress are easy to control if they are diagnosed in an early stage. Main types or symptoms of stress are: Acute and Chronic Stress.

Acute Stress

This type of Stress can be defined as anacute stressor chronic stress (Long Term). Acute stress is the reaction to an immediate threat, commonly known as the fight or flight response.  Where sometimes you have no choice to choose to be in it or not. The threat can come any time through life experiences. Unexpected situations may be experienced consciously and unconsciously, real or imagined as a danger thing.

Chronic Stress

In some cases events of acute stress passed, threats were gone but stress will remain then it become chronic stress which generate more disturbance physically and mentally. Researchers found that in prehistoric times, the physical changes in response to stress were an essential adaptation for meeting natural threats. In modern times, stress response can be an asset for raising levels of performance during critical events such as a competitive sports activity, an important job interview, or in unexpected situations of actual danger or crisis.

In  both types, the body's response to this constant readiness for action creates symptoms of stress. An example is muscular tension resulting from the frequent input of adrenaline. The body is designed to dissipate this adrenaline physically, through fight or flight, but these options are not possible in a work or family situation. No-one can run away from a difficult meeting or an interview with a new boss, however much they might want to.