Worry
Everyone worries and this can be a positive thing in motivating you to achieve tasks or help you better prepare for certain events. Worrying can become a problem when you start to feel you cannot control it, or if it affects your day to day life. Too much worry can leave you feeling anxious, tense and thinking negatively about yourself.
Do you recognise these common signs of excessive worry?
What you feel:
- Irritability
- Anxiety or tension
- Low mood
- Lack of interest in things and people
- Jumpy or restless
- Negative feelings about yourself
- Lack of confidence
What you think:
- Difficulties concentrating
- Anxious or racing thoughts
- Predicting negative things
- Problems making decisions
- Thinking the worst
- Dwelling on negative thoughts
What happens to your body:
- Headaches
- Muscle tension or pain
- Stomach problems
- Sweating
- Feeling dizzy
- Bowel or bladder problems, having to go to the toilet more often
- Breathlessness or palpitations
- Dry mouth
- Tingling in body
- Sexual problems
- Tired all the time
What you do:
- Temper outbursts
- Drinking or smoking too much
- Changes in eating habits
- Withdrawing from usual activities
- Being easily distracted
- Being forgetful or clumsy
- Rushing around
- Not sleeping
The more symptoms you recognise, the more likely you are to be experiencing worry which is having an effect on your life. If you are ready to make changes to improve your wellbeing, then we may be able to help:
- Arrange an individual appointment by completing our self-referral form or by calling our service - 0300 123 1503
You can also find more information on NHS Choices and in Our useful resources and links.