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Stress vs. Anxiety: Symptoms and Coping Strategies

Stress and anxiety can both affect the mind and body by causing symptoms like excessive worry, uneasiness, tension, headaches, and loss of sleep. While stress is generally a response to an external trigger that goes away once the situation is resolved, anxiety is more persistent and internal, interfering with daily life even without an immediate threat. The document provides tips for coping with stress and anxiety through journaling, exercise, sleep, and challenging negative thoughts, and recommends seeking professional help if symptoms become too difficult to manage.

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Stress vs. Anxiety: Symptoms and Coping Strategies

Stress and anxiety can both affect the mind and body by causing symptoms like excessive worry, uneasiness, tension, headaches, and loss of sleep. While stress is generally a response to an external trigger that goes away once the situation is resolved, anxiety is more persistent and internal, interfering with daily life even without an immediate threat. The document provides tips for coping with stress and anxiety through journaling, exercise, sleep, and challenging negative thoughts, and recommends seeking professional help if symptoms become too difficult to manage.

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I’M SO

STRESSED
OUT!
Is it stress or anxiety?
Both Stress
Stress and Anxiety Anxiety
• Generally is a response to an Both stress and anxiety • Generally is internal, meaning
external cause, such as taking can affect your mind and it’s your reaction to stress.
a big test or arguing with body. You may experience • Usually involves a
a friend. symptoms such as: persistent feeling of
• Goes away once the • Excessive worry apprehension or
situation is resolved. dread that doesn’t go
• Uneasiness
away, and that interferes
• Can be positive or • Tension with how you live your life.
negative. For example, it may • Headaches or body pain
inspire you to meet a deadline, • Is constant, even if there is no
• High blood pressure immediate threat.
or it may cause you to lose sleep.
• Loss of sleep

Ways to Cope Find Help


• Keep a journal. If you are struggling to cope, or the symptoms of
• Download an app with relaxation exercises. your stress or anxiety begin to interfere with your
• Exercise and eat healthy. everyday life, it may be time to talk to a professional.
• Get regular sleep. Find more information about getting help on the
• Avoid excess caffeine. National Institute of Mental Health website at
• Identify and challenge your negative thoughts. www.nimh.nih.gov/findhelp.
• Reach out to your friends or family.

nimh.nih.gov/stressandanxiety
NIMH Identifier No. OM 20-4319

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