After a while, chronic anxiety can have an effect on... Your heart. Anxiety and chronic stress sufferers are more at risk for cardiovascular problems due to a constant increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure and overexposure to cortisol.
The 5 week period is usually about right for something like a federal return. A state return, on the other hand, will take about 6 to 8 weeks. The process takes a little longer when this is done by mail. A 4 week return for electronic filing may actually take closer to 6 weeks with a postal check.
On 2/19 my message finally changed to one that said: We received your return and it is in the final stages of processing. The normal processing of a return is 2 weeks, it can take up to 4 weeks.. I had that message until 3/4. On 3/4 it finally changed to a DD date of 3/11.