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Disorientation with Anxiety and Stress?

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jan34534
jan34534

 With generalized anxiety and stress,  Does anybody ever feel a little disoriented when they are somewhere other than home? Not every time but sometimes.  With that I get moderate head pressure and sometimes vibration or buzzing in arms or legs . All my blood tests and neurological tests have always come back normal.

I think the disorientation  May come from the head pressure and anxiety  causing me to not being able to think clearly. 

 just curious if anybody else has ever had  this. 

 Weird .  I do have a history of bottled up anxiety, stress   and extreme shyness since childhood . 

Thanks!

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  • aaron11751
    aaron11751 jan34534

    Posted

    All the time.  Sometimes it feels like the entire day, sometimes it's in little bursts or something.  For me, what's most frequent is brief moments where I feel sort of lost in a way, and then it just goes away but leaves me with a lot of anxiety.

    • jan34534
      jan34534 aaron11751

      Posted

      Thank you Aaron. It’s just scary when it happens at a place that I am familiar with. It’s like what is happening to my brain. 
  • ashd340
    ashd340 jan34534

    Posted

    I do this quite often.  Feeling disoriented is very scary for me, but I’ve learned that praying really helps me!! Bless you smile
    • jan34534
      jan34534 ashd340

      Posted

      Thanks so much, really appreciate your response. I ve had it happen in familiar places and it’s scary even though neurological tests are normal. Bless you too. ❤️❤️❤️
  • Kryssy
    Kryssy jan34534

    Posted

    Yes! I get extreme disorientation at times, even at home, but it's way more pronounced in public. I get dizzy, confused, clumsy; all of which cause me to panic. I have thoughts about how life is so bizarre. I get an overwhelming feeling of awe/dread that I'm a conscious human being. Humans look so strange to me during these times. Life feels unreal. I contemplate how strange every tasks are like working, shopping, school for example. I don't know if any of this makes sense but you're not alone. 

    • Kryssy
      Kryssy

      Posted

      I also wanted to add that grocery stores particularly (for me) are sensory overloading which exacerbates these thoughts/feelings. 
    • aaron11751
      aaron11751 Kryssy

      Posted

      I haven't been able to go into a grocery store for more than about five minutes in years!  I hate all the sensory overload.

    • jan34534
      jan34534 Kryssy

      Posted

      Yes! When it happens there almost feels like I’m lost. I really hate that feeling
  • june26114
    june26114 jan34534

    Posted

    Yes i do , Im ok at home, but when i go out my head gets fuzzy and  sometimes when walking i feel like im going to fall,  its horrible. But if im with someone i feel a lot better, 
  • gary35655
    gary35655 jan34534

    Posted

    Jan,

       Disorientation is typical with GAD. Head pressure, or tightness around the head is also common. I have felt this disorientation many times and feelings of depersonalization as well. If you are taking medication, other symptoms may appear, such as fogginess You may also experience a feeling of being at home in your body, but not at home. I have also had bottled up anxiety for years. We have to express our feelings somehow - anxiety is the result when a person is sensitive and bottles up feelings, afraid of confrontation or exaggerated feelings of guilt, etc.  You are in good company, I have to keep telling myself that.  

    • jan34534
      jan34534 gary35655

      Posted

      Thank you so much Gary. I thought I was getting early dementia  because of getting disoriented in a familiar place, but the neurologist disagreed and tested my short term memory which was excellent. He said I have a very high level of anxiety. I guess I get scared because my mom had dementia, but she was in her eighties.

       I just have to work on reducing my  anxiety and taking one day at a time. 

      But  thanks again 😁??

  • arlenda13413
    arlenda13413 jan34534

    Posted

    I currently feel like this. Do you feel generally ill as well? I feel disoriented in familiar and unfamiliar places but I hate that. Does medications for anxiety help with this?
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