This is the anxiety and stress forum -
feel free to discuss and ask any questions
you might have regarding these two topics
in here.
I'm futurelovers and I'm a supporter in
this forum. You can also feel free to ask
me any questions in any thread (I check
them all), and if I missed your question,
then send me a private message and I will
do my best to reply on time and help
you...
I'm supporting this forum because anxiety
and stress are part of our daily lives,
and they can often times take a huge toll
on our lives. It is something we
experience on a daily basis, sometimes
even without knowing it. I know I've
experienced it myself... anxiety and panic
attacks, not knowing what to do or what is
happening, feeling really ill and tired,
constantly stressed, always fatigued, etc.
- and that is why I'm here to help you -
so that none of you here will have to
experience anxiety and stress at its
maximum force.
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Here is a list of some of the most common
symptoms of anxiety/stress, and panic
disorders:
PHYSICAL symptoms
* ear pain/pressure/fullness (Eustachian
tube dyfunction is common, as are other
ear disorders triggered by anxiety)
* genital organ dysfunctions
* hypersensitivity issues in specific
areas of the body
* muscle pain/cramps/spasms
* back pain (mild, and in some cases
severe)
* neck pain
* eye pain/irritation/red eyes/visual
disturbances
* fatigue/muscular fatigue
* lack of energy
* specific anxiety manifested organ
dysfunction (happens when you are worried
about a specific part of your body)
* numbness and weakness (mostly in hands
and legs)
* racing or rapid heart beat (flight
and flight response)
* heart palpitations (fight and
flight response)
* 'missed' heart beats (fight and
flight response)
* pounding heart (fight and flight
response)
BREATH
* breathing difficulties (can be a
result of swallowing air, chest pain
through tension or hyperventilation)
* choking sensation (tension)
* hyperventilation (fight and flight
response)
* feel as if can't take another
breath (can be a result of swallowing air,
chest pain through tension or
hyperventilation)
* tightening of the throat (tension)
STOMACH / ABDOMINAL sensations
* nausea (fight and flight response
or caused by not eating)
* loss of appetite (effects of
anxiety disorder)
* churning stomach (fight and flight
response)
* burning stomach (fight and flight
response or caused by not eating)
* indigestion (fight and flight
response)
* abdominal pain (tension or caused
by not eating)
* digestive problems (fight and
flight response or caused by not eating)
ASSOCIATED ANXIETY sensations
* hot and cold flashes (fight and flight
response)
* flushing face (fight and flight
response)
* shaking/ trembling (fight and flight
response)
* excessive perspiration (fight and flight
response)
* sweating hands (fight and flight
response)
* dizziness (either Fight or flight,
hyperventilation or dissociation)
* giddiness (either Fight and flight,
hyperventilation or dissociation)
* feeling lightheaded or faint (either
Fight and flight, hyperventilation or
dissociation or caused by not eating)
* pins and needles (fight and flight
response)
* diarrhea (fight and flight response)
* loss of bladder control (fight and
flight response)
* grinding teeth (tension)
* sleeping difficulties (can be a result
of overactive thinking, worry,
nocturnal panic attacks or taking sleeping
medication (wake after a few hours and
then can't get back to sleep)
* night sweats (fight and flight
response)
* lack of concentration (effects of
anxiety disorder)
* extreme exhaustion (effects of anxiety
disorder)
* loss of feelings (effects of anxiety
disorder)
* localized pressure (fight and flight
response)
* loss of libido (effects of anxiety
disorder)
* appetite swings (effects of anxiety
disorder)
* numbness of hands or feet
* unexplainable rashes
DISSOCIATIVE sensations such as feeling
* detached from the body (dissociative
sensations)
* feeling as if you and/or surroundings
are not real (dissociative sensations)
* as if looking through a white or grey
mist (dissociative sensations)
* sensitivity to light and sound
(dissociative sensations)
* tunnel vision (dissociative sensations)
* stationary objects appearing to move
(dissociative sensations)
* sensations of falling into a void
(dissociative sensations)
* temporary paralysis (dissociative
sensations)
MAJOR FEARS
* Having a heart attack and/or
* Going to die
* Brain tumor
* Going insane
* Lose control in some way
EMOTIONAL sensations
* episodes of anger and "rage" and
frustration (effects of anxiety disorder)
* deep sadness (effects of anxiety
disorder)
* depression and major depression (effects
of anxiety disorder)
* increased feelings of worry (effects of
anxiety disorder)
* increased feelings of guilt (effects of
anxiety disorder)
* feelings of emptiness (effects of
anxiety disorder)
* feelings of loneliness (effects of
anxiety disorder)
* feeling detached from "normal" emotional
state
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metalcrystal
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 112 Location: most boring state, USA,
Posted: 07-31-07 22:03pm
This is a great list of symptoms, covers
just about all of them. I think everyone
in this forum should read it, and realize
how many of their concerns are on the
list.Thanks Futurelovers for posting it.
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KarenS
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Sep 2007 Posts: 6 Location: Midwest, USA
Posted: 09-14-07 18:47pm
Thank you for taking the time and effort
to list all these possible symptoms that
can go along with stress and anxiety.
Wow, what a list, huh?
Stress can sure do a number on a person,
that's for sure.
This was a definate must-read for any of
us who have stress in our lives.
(Gosh, would that be every single one of
us?) Probably!
KarenS
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id2wc
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Jan 2008 Posts: 1
Causes of Anxiety Posted: 01-02-08 10:14am
The anxiety attack is something that just
comes up on me without any signs,maybe
life's stress's and something different in
life and it intrigues me what actually
causes this uncomfortable situation. My
last attack was over and before xmas,so
maybe xmas is to blame but no i don't
think so or maybe partly. I think extra
workload which includes that of a family
man like jobs around the house,work and
things that don't go to plan wind me up
and then that tightness in the throat
increases and won't let go. Today i don't
have any anxiety feelings,not back at work
yet though. This is where i'm beginning to
think my problems started,as a child i
remember times when father was over useful
with the belt. Now i'm not blaming him
totally because he did his best for us as
a family but that feeling in the throat is
exactly the same now as it was then,that
upsetting feeling. I have a good
relationship with my father now and he has
alot of regrets in his life and i know
which one is top of his list,but is this
story with others common or am i totally
wrong. Yes my children are now teens and
no i never used a belt but my children
knew when they had gone too far....
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Pea
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 01-19-08 09:01am
Thanks for the full listing!!
As I posted in "Stress, Dizzyness,
Fatigue, Pins & Needles", I am
currently experiencing pins & needles
in my arms and legs, dizziness and
fatigue. Maybe I should take my doctor's
words for it - it's caused by stress.
I hope so, anyway.
Thanks again for this post!!
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Therapyanyone
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 5 Location: Toronto, ON. Canada
WOW !!!! Posted: 02-02-08 13:56pm
You hit the nail on the head....
I have throat tension like crazy...like
someone is choking me, at times it's so
bad I can hardly speak, I'm glad to know
I'm not crazy and other people are
experiencing the same thing...internal
shakes and detatched from my
environment/light headedness, weakness,
numbing in the hands/fingers...and
exhaustion from over thinking...
Id2wc...I had the same feeling in the
throat after I was beaten by my parents
(abused) I never really thought about it
but now you mentioned it it is the same
sensation...
When I am doing physical work I feel
better, but after I'm done and relaxing it
creeps back up on me...I have had the
throat thing for about 3 years and it has
gotten worse over the last 5 months
because as my wife left me and took my 2
children, she said she loved me but she
wasn't in love with me...that would give
anyone anxiety...although I see my
children 4 times a week and my wife and I
live around the corner and we still get
along great and we never fought just never
really communicated...I'm rambling....
Does anyone ever experience detachment
from their environment????
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capecod
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 21 Jan 2008 Posts: 14 Location: Manchester, England
Re: WOW !!!! Posted: 02-03-08 19:48pm
[quote="
Does anyone ever experience detachment
from their environment????[/quote]
yeah mate all the time like im watching a
movie of my life and its not really me
weird iv suffed from anxiety for about 7
years with the same symptoms
"sweating,detached,feeling like everyones
judging me/looking at me etc for about 6
years and i sort of got used to it and
learn to live with it till this year the
goal posts have been moved all new
symptoms facial crawling
sensation,tingling,dizziness,muscle
pain,scalp tingling its weird i really
didnt know the symptoms could change that
much its really freaking me out anyone
else felt like this?
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Therapyanyone
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 02 Feb 2008 Posts: 5 Location: Toronto, ON. Canada
Re Re WOW Posted: 02-03-08 23:07pm
I have the same scalp thing...pain and
very sensitive...as I said my syptoms have
changed and you sometime worry about will
it get any worse...I know how you are
feeling....
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evalii
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Posts: 25 Location: na, na
i have them too Posted: 03-08-08 14:56pm
but i also have pain in my left arm and
leg and feet and left breast its not my
heart but i can see veins now.i saw them
be4 but there much more visible,they hurt
sometimes,i clam down of course it
clams,but those are the symtoms that i
have that arent there,my neck tooo the
vien it hurts sometimes,the doc told me
its muscle stuff,i was seen by 4 docs they
all say i have axiety my nose get tiggley
alil like numbing,i cant help but fear the
worst at these times,then when i do the
flutter and i cant breathe,ohhhhh god i
want to get better,how can i with out so
many meds
