what physical feelings of anxiety do you get?

[annabay]

hey there, what physical symptoms of anxiety do you experience?

I often feel very alone in my experience of having physical chest (what I think are heart) spasms and was wanting to create a space for everyone to list their physical feelings that come hand in hand with anxiety so we can all feel less alone.

hope everyone is well.

[TheLastSlice_ofBread]

Yes to some not all

I also get

- a stammer

-light headed

-panic attack

-inability process people talking to me

-inability to move physically

hang in there

finding triggers help because it helps to understand your physiological responses

[mymindguru]

That pretty much me right there. All of the above. I found that sometimes my head gets way ahead of me. Thinking stuff that doesn't even exist.

[Renet]

HI everyone,

I get heart palpitations which is the most bothering physical symptom.

The other night I thought it would be my last night, my heart didn't feel right and my head started tingling but here I am even the worst heart palpitations I've survived so I guess they can't kill you, but I'm still scared if they get worse as to what will happen to me.

[Pantera913]

At the moment I have this constant dizzy feeling, I have been to the doctors and they can't figure it out! I then recently went back on contraception and started getting what I felt were side effects issues. Pains in my abdomen, loss of appetite, Lump in my throat like I have indigestion constantly, feelings of hear palpitations, racing heart and still the dizziness. I went to the Dr thinking, oh man do I have DVT or something. They put me on an ECG, all clear, did blood tests and other checks and couldn't find anything.
I feel like I am going crazy, especially because the Drs can never find anything. Am I so stressed from this dizziness that my anxiety is making this other stuff happen? Reading some of your stories is making me think it may be anxiety related.. but still not sure about the dizziness.

[jemma09]

Jumping back in here again as I seem to be more anxious at the moment. My feelings are as follows:

I put ** next to the ones that are constant and don't really ever go away. These are the ones I need to consistently try to self-help for.

• overthinking and obsessive thoughts **
• muscle tension **
• headaches **
• fatigue and tiredness **
• trouble sleeping and staying asleep **
• dizziness
• panic attacks
• a sort of de-personalisation where I feel a little 'out of it' or 'disconnected'
• sadness and feeling 'fed up' so to speak
• hyperawareness of breathing, therefore making breathing seem hard, shortness of breath
• loss of appetite
• Sometimes can't be bothered to maintain the body --> I try to be really careful if I feel like this so I don't have negative impacts from it.

Take care everyone & stay safe 🙂

[bluemoonbluesky]

To those suffering from dizziness, know that I had dizziness for about 3-4 months at one stage. It was constant, and I do mean constant. I go through stages of it still but not as bad or scary as it once was.

A few months ago I was dealing with spasms and twitches all over which have subsided.

Now I've got indigestion, stomach cramps and not going to the toilet very well. I don't feel stress more than usual but in Melbourne so during lockdown my diet and activity were poor the past few weeks. Hopefully resolves soon.

Anxiety sucks, the physical manifestations of it are remarkable.

[isabelle21]

Been feeling so many uncomfortable physical symptoms lately... numbness in glutes, and legs, upset stomach... really upsetting and worrying. I keep thinking that it must be due to some illness...

[Lucy_]

Hi Jemma!

You basically just described my feelings.. apart from the no appetite, I eat when I'm anxious!

How long have you experience headaches? I have suffered from chronic daily tension headaches for about 13 years now 😞

[coastgirl12]

Hi I understand how you feel. I feel like this alot. I have found a part time job the first in two years and I hate it. I feel like its hard to get out of bed. Its 3 am now and I am wide awake. I cant sleep and just bit off my co workers head because he told a junior staff member about my complaint I made of them. The manager just said she did not want to discuss this over a text. I dont want to goto work and I dont want to go back. I hate it. I will feel like a failure but I have to quit. I am worried about what they will think and its just waitressing.

I will now not sleep tonight due to anxiety and have had enough. I have to quit tomorrow and dont want to. I am scared about what they will say.

[GCkathy]

Hi there, have been suffering with anxiety for about two years, started with indigestion and heart palpitations, have had tests and all ok but still symptoms continue

Heart rate increase

Pain under ribs

Numbness in legs

Nausea

Dizziness

Sleeplessness

I have just had an operation to remove a melanoma and I was ok with that at the time but now am obsessed with checking my lymph nodes, it just doesn't end.

The Only plus is that I found taking ginger tablets stops the nausea

Sometimes you wonder when it will ever stop and you can feel normal again