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Symptoms of Stress or Anxiety

Physical	Emotional	Mental

heart pounding headaches sweaty palms indigestion skin breaks out shortness of breath holding breath cold hands sleeplessness sleep too much fatigue nausea diarrhea tight stomach tight muscles pain	moody irritability depressed anxious lack of sense of humor abrasive hostile nervous emotional	forgetfullness loss of concentration poor judgment disorganized fuzzy perception confused lack of interest math errors stop thinking diminished fantasy life negative self-talk

This symptom list is based on a compilation of information relating to stress and anxiety found in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), copyright 1994, American Psychiatric Association.

Feeling stressed and want to talk to someone? If you are a UMD student please call Health Services to make an appointment with a counselor, 726-8155. If you are not a student please check your local listings for a counselor in your area.

Life threatening emergencies: Call 911 or 9 911 (on campus)