I am a healthy 25 y/old male. In the past
6 weeks I have been under a great deal of
stress due to personal reasons. I have
never been so stressed in my entire life.
With this I have noticed physical changes
occur to my body. Firstly, my throat
feels tight (difficulty swallowing) and I
seem to constantly have a spit ball.
After feeling as though I had de-stressed,
I began to receive severe back, chest and
arm pains. At the moment, I still have a
tight throat (constantly spitting) and now
have heart-burn and a burning rash between
my thighs. My question is, are these
common symptoms of stress, and also is it
possible to get these symptoms after
feeling as though you have de-stressed?
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PattyV
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 May 2004 Posts: 1103 Location: Chicago area
Posted: 07-24-04 09:17am
Stress can manifest in a thousand and one
ways.Any and all of the symtoms you
desribed can be stress induced.Is it
possible for you to see a mental health
professional or to talk with a support
group?Sometimes discussing your issues
with somenoe who is not involved in your
situation is very helpful.It is easier to
talk with them than say your
partner,family or friends,they have no
outside influences or interests to
influence them.Stress is awful and can
make you sick,try to help yourself through
your stressful period.Best to you!Patty
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Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 54
Posted: 07-25-04 00:59am
I agree, they all can be stress induced
and talking to someone can be a big
relief. As for the pain after
"de-stressing" I dont think thats supposed
to happen
But I guess it depends on what u consider
de-stressing?
Anyway, I hope u get some kind of help coz
stress can cause chaos to your body.
Good luck
xoxoxoxo
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purple333
Extremely EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Dec 2003 Posts: 1420 Location: Sydney
Posted: 07-25-04 01:40am
Often it is when we feel that we have
"destressed" that the real symptoms start
to show - it's like when you are tired but
really busy at work & you have to keep
going & don't realize just how tired
you are then you stop & the
tireedness/exhaustion hits you!
Also if you were under alot of
stress(especially personal) it can bring
up "stuff" that has affected you in the
past which you didn't deal with - &/or
alot of unconscious stuff/issues can
surface (but as they're unconscious you
are unaware of them so) & they can
come out as physical symptoms.
If you do not want to or can't talk to
anyone I would suggest yoga (with
meditation), relaxation tapes, books on
personal development & relaxation
techniques, meditation. Also if it is
stress (although if there are unresolved
issues this is not so likely to help) you
could try things like - valerian, gingko,
st johns wort, sam-e, dhea, 5htp (all
natural meds) or a ces machine (from
$us200 at dynamind.Com) great for stress,
slepp problems & pain.
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qt3
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2003 Posts: 264
Posted: 07-28-04 13:09pm
Hi leo-
i like all the advice you have gotten here
already and just want to add looking into
cbt to your list. It teaches you tools to
help reduce stress and anxiety. Yoga is a
great place to start as it is really
relaxing and can be a good forem of
exercise as well :d
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But I guess it depends on what u consider
de-stressing?
