When your spouse is stressed, it becomes difficult to focus and perform their duties as expected. It is also challenging to watch your spouse go through stress since stress fronts attitudes and behaviors that can be moody and edgy. Your stressed spouse might react in abnormal ways that require a high level of tolerance on your part. They will also need different comfort methods to get them through a stressful episode.
It is necessary to be cautious and not allow yourself to be sucked into the drama your spouse might put up during this episode. Instead, you must be calm, kind, and tolerant and understand the outside stressors they are working through.
Types of Stress Your Spouse Can Experience
Stress comes in various forms, and you must be able to identify the kind of stress your spouse is going through. This will help you offer the appropriate intervention.
Your spouse can be a victim of any of the following types of stress:
1. Acute stress
Acute stress is a form of short-term stress experienced by the human body. It is the type of stress experienced when one is very anxious, faced with a scary incident, and dealing with heightened excitement. Acute stress typically subsides quickly, depending on how intense the experience was.
2. Chronic stress
Chronic stress occurs from stressors that persist for a prolonged period. Your spouse might experience this kind of stress when constantly in situations that make them nervous, scared, or worried.
3. Episodic stress
A person is said to suffer episodic stress when frequently experiencing acute stress. The person experiences a roller coaster of sudden stressful situations that keep occurring repeatedly, without giving the body enough time to return to its relaxed state before another episode occurs.
There are also some stressful life situations your spouse might be going through that keep them worked up and agitated. These stressors include dealing with job loss, moving, the death of loved ones, illness, troublesome kids, and other stressors.
Signs that Your Spouse Is Stressed
There are some health-related signs to look out for that indicate your spouse is going through stress, including: diarrhea, forgetfulness, headaches, fatigue, trouble sleeping, weight loss, and more. Your spouse might also show physical symptoms like increased heart rate, dilation of the pupils, increased body temperature, heavy breathing, emotional swings, poor sleeping habits, and anxiety.
Your partner might behave in different, often unpleasant and out-of-character, ways. This is because they are reacting to the stressful situations, or their body trying to deal with the stress they are experiencing.
Humans have different thresholds for coping or handling stress. Therefore, as a loyal husband or wife, you must observe any changes in your spouse's behavioral patterns. You must also be patient and understanding when they show any of the above signs of stress.
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Great insight, Jean. Thanks for encouraging marriages.
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