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what physical feelings of anxiety do you get?
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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.
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For me it's a severe tightening of the chest, to the point where I've been scared I was having a heart attack. I ended up having scans on my heart and lungs during exercise, which is when I discovered it wasn't physical symptoms at all. It was a pretty scary realisation for me.
In addition to that I've had trouble sleeping, but I've found meditation (particularly body scans for me) have been really useful in calming the mind and allowing me to drift off.
Hope you're doing well
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Hi Markev,
I often wake up during the night with a rapid heart rate. Usually around 2am.
I usually get up, feeling very shaky, to go get a drink of water before trying to go back to sleep.
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For me, it’s been nausea, dry gagging and not getting much sleep, roughly 4-5hrs only, 6 if I’m lucky
Very reassuring to read that I’m not the only one out there going through the same thing, and I can only hope I can be as strong as some of the fellow forum posters here
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Yep, sharp stabbing pains in the stomach is exactly what I experience!
It's funny you mentioned your swimming carnival as the first time I really experienced this feeling was when I was way younger at my school sports carnival.
Legit the weeks leading up I would have these sharp stabbing pains in my stomach.
Curious to hear if you overcome this in any way?
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Hi Gracie63 and all the members above that have posted here on Annabays thread topic too!
I also felt the same after experiencing chronic anxiety in the early 1980's. The meds also provided me with a solid foundation on which I could heal combined with regular visits to my doc
Thankyou Gracie63 and everyone for being a part of the discussion
my kind thoughts....Paul
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Hi vallie.
im sorry to hear about your husband.
have you any pets?
Not_Batman