Discussion “Weird” ways your anxiety shows up?

[these_days9]

I think it's safe to say that people often experience emotions both mentally and physically (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though). This seems especially true when you work really hard to mentally repress these feelings...and I don't know about you all, but I pretend I'm really good at that.

I for sure recognize when I have the sort of classic cases of stomach issues when things are emotionally rough for me. However, there's also a few more unconventional things that I experience that I'm 99.9% sure are related to my anxiety.

One thing that happens quite often is I get "chills" randomly. Not because it's cold or something touched me unexpectedly. Totally random shiver throughout my body. And sometimes it'll be like 5-10 times in a row.

The other thing is that my gag reflex will randomly active. Again not related to a smell or activity like eating. Just walking around. This one's super gross and annoying for me, especially when it's happening over and over again and I'm in public or something.

There's a chance these are also more common than I thought? I just have gotten blank stares from doctors and found like 1 or 2 articles saying they might be related. Curious if other folks also experience physical reactions that may not typically be seen as related to your mental state?

 

[BPD Barbie]

I yawn excessively, kinda annoying.

 

[Sensei]

Anxiety is tricky like most other mental dysfunctions and disorders. It can take many forms and it's difficult to say which symptoms are normal and which aren't. I've had a tiny bit of CBT and I actually learned something which has helped me. Whenever I get anxious I stop and think: "What caused this?" There's almost always a trigger, but it can be very subtle and difficult to distinguish. If I know what it is that triggers my anxiety it' becomes much easier to cope with it, because then it's not some mysterious terror coming from nowhere anymore. I don't know if this is of any help, but it has helped me.

BTW, is that Nick Drake?

 

[these_days9]

Anxiety is tricky like most other mental dysfunctions and disorders. It can take many forms and it's difficult to say which symptoms are normal and which aren't. I've had a tiny bit of CBT and I actually learned something which has helped me. Whenever I get anxious I stop and think: "What caused this?" There's almost always a trigger, but it can be very subtle and difficult to distinguish. If I know what it is that triggers my anxiety it' becomes much easier to cope with it, because than it's not some mysterious terror coming from nowhere anymore. I don't know if this is of any help, but it has helped me.

BTW, is that Nick Drake?

Yea that make sense. Thank you :) I generally try to be more present like that but it's hard to even be aware I'm actually feeling anxious. Glad to hear it helps someone though.

And yes indeed it is :)

I yawn excessively, kinda annoying.

That is annoying. Sorry you have to deal with that.

 

[Midnight]

I yawn excessively, kinda annoying.

Are you on any SSRI meds? If yes then it's probably by the meds. Have it ever since i started taking ssri's. It's also described as a common side effect on the info paper in the box.

As for me it's "flushing": Going from normal to beet-red in a second in face/body. Obviously at the most unwanted of moments. The moments you really really don't want it ... *Poof* everyone watching and i just want to die on the spot. Or take off in anger/shame (this was usually what occured)

 

[BPD Barbie]

Are you on any SSRI meds? If yes then it's probably by the meds. Have it ever since i started taking ssri's. It's also described as a common side effect on the info paper in the box.

I am on them but did it even before I started lol, maybe its just got worse after.

 

[forgettenloner]

My hands get clammy. My heart rate gets really high, and eventually i unconsciously begin to hold in my breath

 

[mouseteeth]

My face turns red. I seriously fucking hate it, and there's nothing I can do about it. Happens nearly every time I have to speak with someone, and I deal with the public at work. I think some men misconstrue blushing for being into them, because I've had creepy men, at least 30 years older than me, try to get my number, meanwhile I'm just trying to do my job.

 

[GreyMagic]

My hands shake constantly. It's so humiliating, especially when carrying things it becomes really obvious.

 

[TheDevilsAngel]

I speak faster my eyes get wider I tremble sometimes I can bearly get a word out and when I do I ramble on... Its embarrassing and sometimes my face reddens its so obvious... I really panic

 

[k75]

I'll catch myself holding my breath and also grinding my teeth. The teeth thing is getting bad, and I'm worried about hurting them. It's unconscious, though.

I also hold a lot of tension in my neck and shoulder area. I've had massage therapists try their best over a long period of sessions to work it out, but nobody has ever been able to.

 

[exhausted]

I'll catch myself holding my breath and also grinding my teeth. The teeth thing is getting bad, and I'm worried about hurting them. It's unconscious, though.

I also hold a lot of tension in my neck and shoulder area. I've had massage therapists try their best over a long period of sessions to work it out, but nobody has ever been able to.

Ah, I do the grinding! And jaw clenching, or just set my teeth weirdly in my mouth. I have checked in the mirror and it isn't noticeable. Just one of many oddities. And the breath holding too.

 

[Deleted member 1465]

I stop breathing sometimes at night when I'm lying awake. I have no respiratory issues though and it's not sleep apnea as I'm awake. It's the one symptom I have that I readily admit is purely down to anxiety.
And yeah, stopping breathing is THE most terrifying thing I've experienced.

 

[Polly]

I think it's safe to say that people often experience emotions both mentally and physically (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong though). This seems especially true when you work really hard to mentally repress these feelings...and I don't know about you all, but I pretend I'm really good at that.

I for sure recognize when I have the sort of classic cases of stomach issues when things are emotionally rough for me. However, there's also a few more unconventional things that I experience that I'm 99.9% sure are related to my anxiety.

One thing that happens quite often is I get "chills" randomly. Not because it's cold or something touched me unexpectedly. Totally random shiver throughout my body. And sometimes it'll be like 5-10 times in a row.

The other thing is that my gag reflex will randomly active. Again not related to a smell or activity like eating. Just walking around. This one's super gross and annoying for me, especially when it's happening over and over again and I'm in public or something.

There's a chance these are also more common than I thought? I just have gotten blank stares from doctors and found like 1 or 2 articles saying they might be related. Curious if other folks also experience physical reactions that may not typically be seen as related to your mental state?

I tremble, unrelated to cold, and also become very sensitive to cold. Odd but they each operate independently.

 

[TAW122]

I get weird times where my anxiety just surfaces at the worst times. Sometimes when I am having a conversation with another person in a room, my voice just quavers and/or gets shaky. It further frustrates me that I won't be able to say what I want (verbally), and then that perpetuates a cycle of anxiety for me, kind of like an temporary dysfunction. Another time is when I am performing music on demand or doing anything on demand, I always find a way to fuck it up, despite how competent or skilled I am and I really hate myself for it.

 

[¡!¡!¡!]

I pace around and talk to myself whenever im alone pretty much and when i cant sleep. I do not hear any voices. Its embarrasing because im starting to "move my lips" in public sometimes and i dont even realise it. I just say im thinking very intesely if anyone notices lol
Coughing and almost puking everytime. Really embarrasing aswell bc people hear me gag bruh and i get the looks.

 

[Soulless_Angel]

the only thing I know of that means anxiety is being a bitch is either when my stomach kicks in and makes me feel crap to the max, from feeling sick to butterflies,
the main obvious on thats been pointed out to me but I don't actually notice is, when out and about I am very tense and cannot relax, that feeling though to me is normal so I don't see it as anxiety, but I kinda know it's there, hard to explain
I know there are other things, but its all become so normal to me now, I don't actually know whats normal normal to anxiety normal!!

 

[Flippy]

I tend to grind my teeth a lot too. I think it's starting to cause a lot of damage. I struggle to relax or enjoy things as that's when the anxiety flares up. I get the flushed sensations and my hands shake too. :-(

 

[Epsilon0]

When I get panic attacks I hear a sound that I can only describe as a sand waterfall - that is, a waterfall in which sand flows instead of water. The sound grows in intensity until it is deafening. My hands tremble, my lips turn blue and my face becomes white as a sheet.

I can taste the fear as I write these words...

 

[Flippy]

When I get panic attacks I hear a sound that I can only describe as a sand waterfall - that is, a waterfall in which sand flows instead of water. The sound grows in intensity until it is deafening. My hands tremble, my lips turn blue and my face becomes white as a sheet.

I can taste the fear as I write these words...

Do you think that might be the blood rushing in your ears? I get that sometimes, particularly when I wasn't managing to eat hardly anything. I stood up, was the day they prescribed me lorazepam, suddenly felt extremely dizzy had woosh whoosh whoosh noises in my ears and could see a shimmering coloured crescent shape and everything was going quite dark. I thought I was going to have some sort of brain hemorrhage! So I tried to stay calm thinking maybe this is how I go. Took me about 45 minutes to get up again.