Workplace MHFA – Signs and symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression

Stress (Physical reaction to stressors in our environment)

  • Low mood
  • Difficulty sleeping (contributes to increased fatigue)
  • Fatigue
  • Anxiety (sustains vigilance to the environment)
  • Lowered immune system (increased inflammation links to lowered mood)
  • Difficult with attention, concentration and memory
  • Impact on appetite, libido and general health.

Anxiety (excessive anxiety and worry that significantly impairs day to day functioning)

  • Excessive anxiousness
  • Worrying
  • On-edge/restless
  • Fatigue
  • Difficulty concentrating
  • Irritability
  • Muscle tension
  • Difficulty sleeping.

Depression (sustained low mood that significantly impairs day to day functioning)

  • Depressed mood
  • No interest or pleasure in things they once enjoyed
  • Unintentional weight change
  • Difficulties/excessive sleeping
  • Physical agitation or ‘feeling slowed down’
  • Fatigue
  • Feeling worthless or filled with guilt for no reason
  • Difficulties thinking or concentrating
  • Thoughts about death.