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Stress can manifest itself in a number of different ways and can lead to a serious psychological illness or injury developing. If you are experiencing any of the following symptoms it may indicate that you are suffering from work related stress:

• Feelings of disappointment with yourself.
• Highly emotional reactions such as being overly tearful, sensitive or aggressive.
• Lonely or withdrawn.
• Lacking in motivation, commitment or confidence.
• Mood swings that are not related to behaviour.
• Negative or depressed feelings about yourself.
• Confusion or indecision.
• Unable to concentrate.
• Poor memory.

Stress can also cause an employee to experience changes in their normal behaviour such as:

• Smoking more.
• Increased drinking or drug taking.
• Problems sleeping.
• Nervous or twitchy behaviour.
• Attendance or timekeeping problems.
• A change in eating habits.

Not only does stress affect an employee emotionally and psychologically, stress can also cause a number of physical symptoms such as aching muscles and joints and can even lead to more serious medical issues with the heart, lungs and circulation – some employees have even experienced serious and threatening illnesses such as a heart attack.

Work Stress claims has the necessary expertise to help you make a successful claim regardless of the way in which your symptoms of work related stress have affected your health – we already have a proven track record in this particularly difficult area of personal injury law.