What’s a "weird" anxiety symptom you wish more people talked about?
Body:
I feel like everyone knows about racing thoughts and heart palpitations, but nobody prepares you for the random physical stuff like brain zaps, sudden air hunger, or feeling completely detached from your own hands.
It gets so isolating thinking you're the only one experiencing a specific symptom. What’s something anxiety does to your body or mind that isn’t talked about enough?
@pl4yfulst4r
Twitching of facial muscles. Freaks me out.
Sending strength to everyone dealing with anxiety!
@pl4yfulst4r
Hands trembling no matter how much you want them to stay still. Especially when you have to speak in front of an audience and your notes are shaking in your hands, because you can't hide it behind a calm and steady voice.
@FairyPeanut
Shaky and sweaty palms are so difficult to calm down when anxious and in front of an audience. Grounding techniques and deep breaths help me to some extent.
heart racing
@reservedTangerine9348
The most common symptom. It's a very overwhelming feeling.
Lately it's been waking me up at 3/4am in a panic for no reason!
@quickwittedOak7897
That's really hard. I'm sorry about that. I hope it gets better and you're able to sleep peacefully without any interruptions.
@playfulstar9
It sounds like you’ve had a really meaningful realization about fear and anxiety. I really like how you’re not trying to get rid of those feelings, but learning to accept them and still move forward. It takes a lot of courage to face something that could hurt you instead of letting fear make the decision for you. I hope your conversation tomorrow goes the way you’re hoping for, and whatever happens, it sounds like you’re ready to face it. 💛
the constant dizzy and off balance feeling. Or the sudden like? I don’t know how to explain them but for a split second it feels like your brain shuts off completely and zaps at the same time and you feel like you’re falling.
@Marielizabeth
I know that feeling and I'm sorry you experience that. It's like you're zoning out.
Mine are :
Dissociating from my body completely because the physical symptoms are too much.
Having an overactive bladder.
Coughing a lot
Mine are :
Dissociating from my body completely because the physical symptoms are too much.
Having an overactive bladder.
Coughing a lot
