{"id":130266,"date":"2024-09-28T12:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T16:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=130266"},"modified":"2025-10-03T11:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T15:52:30","slug":"what-are-physical-signs-of-stress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/what-are-physical-signs-of-stress\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Physical Signs of Stress? The 3 to Look Out For"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are the physical signs of stress? What does it mean when someone&#8217;s blinking a lot?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chase Hughes explains that people tend to feel very stressed when they\u2019re lying. So, monitoring someone\u2019s behavior for signs of stress can help you determine whether they may be lying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Continue reading for the physical signs of stress so you can tell when someone is stressed or lying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This article is part of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/hub\/personal-life\/health\/mental\/stress-guide\/\">Shortform\u2019s guide to stress<\/a>. If you like what you read here, there\u2019s plenty more to check out in the guide!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-physical-signs-of-stress\">The <strong>Physical Signs of Stress<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before we get into the signs, Hughes warns that the most important part of monitoring these signs is to notice <em>change<\/em> in someone\u2019s behavior. Someone might display a stress-associated behavior, but if they display that behavior the entire time you\u2019re interacting with them, you can\u2019t accurately label the behavior as a sign of stress. <strong>However, if their behavior changes at some point in the interaction, you can deduce that their stress level has increased<\/strong> as a result of something that just happened in the conversation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, what are the physical signs of stress? We\u2019ll look at three of them that Hughes discusses: increased blink rate, closing or extending the fingers, and facial touching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Not every increase in stress during a conversation indicates lying. Research shows that simply <a href=\"https:\/\/psycnet.apa.org\/manuscript\/2019-36669-001.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">being accused of doing something wrong increases stress signals<\/a> (though this is less so for innocent people than for guilty people). Additionally, being falsely accused of something actually <a href=\"https:\/\/hbswk.hbs.edu\/item\/why-anger-makes-a-wrongly-accused-person-look-guilty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>increases<\/em> anger-related stress signals<\/a> in innocent people, which can make others view them as guilty.)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-physical-indicator-1-increased-blink-rate\">Physical Indicator #1: Increased Blink Rate<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Hughes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-pay-attention\/\">paying attention<\/a> to how quickly someone blinks can tell you about how much stress they may be feeling. Generally, people blink around nine times per minute. However, <strong>people blink more frequently when they\u2019re stressed<\/strong>. When you first start talking to someone, take note of how frequently they blink\u2014fast, slow, or somewhere in between. If at any point in the conversation, you see their blink rate speed up, that\u2019s likely a sign of stress. Conversely, if their blink rate noticeably slows, that\u2019s a sign that they\u2019re feeling relaxed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Research shows that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2010\/04\/100429153959.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">people also blink more when their minds are wandering<\/a>, meaning it\u2019s not always an indicator of stress. If the person you\u2019re talking to starts to blink more after you ask them a question, it may be because they need to think for a moment before answering. To get a better idea of why they\u2019re blinking faster, pay attention to whether their blink rate slows again when they return their attention to you to provide the answer.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-physical-indicator-2-closing-or-extending-the-fingers\">Physical Indicator #2: Closing or Extending the Fingers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Hughes explains that watching people\u2019s fingers can also give a strong indication of whether or not they\u2019re feeling stressed. <strong>When people feel stressed, they often curl their fingers inward<\/strong> as if they\u2019re going to make a fist. This movement is usually very slight; a person probably won\u2019t clench their whole fist when a topic makes them uncomfortable, but you may be able to notice a minor inward twitch. On the other hand, extending the fingers is a sign of comfort and relaxation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: You may be able to notice people closing or extending their fingers when even they aren\u2019t aware of it. Research suggests that, because our bodies have evolved to <em>feel <\/em>our movements rather than see them, <a href=\"https:\/\/wistia.com\/learn\/production\/science-behind-gestures-on-camera\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">we\u2019re often unaware of what our bodies and movements look like to others<\/a>. Someone who\u2019s lying may be so focused on the story they\u2019re presenting that they don\u2019t notice the ways their body signals their deception.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-physical-indicator-3-facial-touching\">Physical Indicator #3: Facial Touching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Hughes, <strong>people often touch their faces or cover their mouths when they\u2019re feeling stressed<\/strong>. This is an instinctive response we frequently see in children\u2014for example, if they\u2019ve just said something mean to another child and then they realize their parents overheard it. This behavior is a sign of stress in adults as well.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(Shortform note: Experts suggest that the reason we touch our faces when stressed is because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/us\/blog\/spycatcher\/202108\/why-we-touch-our-faces-so-much\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">it\u2019s a highly efficient self-soothing mechanism<\/a>. The face has a high concentration of nerve endings that are very close to the brain, so stimulating them provides quick relief from stress and can release feel-good chemicals like dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are the physical signs of stress? What does it mean when someone&#8217;s blinking a lot? 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