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HELP! I can't feel my body!

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rchrbl
rchrbl

This is the most bizarre symptom yet. I can not feel my body. Like my insides are numb. I can't feel my heart beat, my arms and legs feel like they aren't there but they are. When I touch my body I can feel it, but when I am not touching or pinching myself it's like my body is numb. I feel spaced out as well, like something isn't right. Last night I think I had a panic attack, I has a few palpitations, but I didn't feel like I was in control of my breathing or anything, I just laid there scared and numb. I know I've been stressed for a long time and been very inactive but this seems so odd and can't believe this is all just anxiety.

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  • pix85202
    pix85202 rchrbl

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    Had all the above you have to try see either wat u wearing or what is around you example I had this all the time I would notice if it was my tummy feeling this way I would notice my shirt was not pulled down .

    If my legs check if my pants were on nicely compare it to the other leg that felt normal I had it so bad I had it in my hands guess what I noticed that my phone was in one hand so that hand had weight other was weightless once i figured the tricks out they went away never got them back anxiety is a game on deception I'm a Christian I based this one the verse the devil is a lair and loves to deceive. So he puts fake scares making them real find his deception he will be gone

  • sheawecanfly
    sheawecanfly rchrbl

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    DUDE , ive had the same thing happening . Everyday i wake up really anxious something is seriously wrong with me because i got diagnosed with vertigo . My anxiety makes me feel like im floating and its scary

  • joanne73302
    joanne73302 rchrbl

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    Hi. I feel exactly the same, never seem too feel right. Pins an needles, feel like I can't control my body or speak properly sometimes. Always feel like I'm going to have a stroke, got a tumour etc! Had panic attacks /anxiety for 30yrs now. Horrific to suffer with it, just can't enjoy my life.

  • chrometate
    chrometate rchrbl

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    I've been really struggling with an issue similar to this for about 6 months. I started becoming worried that something was seriously wrong with me because I would convince myself that parts were going numb and that I no longer knew how to move them. Now from the time I wake up in the morning until the time I go to sleep it is all I can think about. I don't know what to do, I'm so scared all of them time. I am constantly smiling or twitching in the face looking like a crazy person because I'll convince myself I can no longer make those movements. Walking doesn't feel real. My face feels completely numb and detached from my body all of the time. I've been to my pcp and a neurologist who insist that nothing is seriously wrong with me, and a ct scan backed this up but this doesn't give me any comfort. I've also had vision problems that go along with this but nothing appears to be wrong with my eyes according to the doctor. I am terrified and my life is falling apart because of it, I am constantly living in fear and have convinced myself that I am going to have a stroke or drop dead at any second, so I've stopped taking care of myself completely and have stopped living with any purpose. I can't focus at my job. I almost never shower because the thought of it gives me so much anxiety because it feels different than I remember it feeling. Even the 10 minute walk I take to work now is a daunting and scary adventure. This forum provided me the most hope I have felt since this began so thank you. I really don't know what to do

    • pix85202
      pix85202 chrometate

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      you have classic anxiety physical depression and fatigue symptoms if your doc has done all tests. i was like this i had no balance i coudmt walk at times the word fear constantly is too small i was in constant dread and terror just like you . im 90 percent recovered. i too thought stroke ms all kinds but here is it you need to rest this out . sleep take naps if you cant 1 hour rests no tv or books no stimulation just lay down think about the beach trian yourself force it . next eat 3 times a day this is a must full meals . talk about your symptoms u have derealisation the more you learn the less scray . i prayed this out .

      also u need to have big arguments with your thoughts big time when you think stroke fear rationalize these thoughts tell your self no doctor said im okay this sounds crazy so its crazy eventually with much practice you will see the change . like example this is a lie i know my body is here this is rubbish DO NOT ENTERTAIN WRONG THINKING . with me when i felt detached its when my nose unblocked dont ask lol .

      HERE IS WORDS THAT SAVED ME

      FEAR is POWERFUL IT CAN OVER RIDE YOUR THINKING AND PRODUCE IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR. WHEN WE FEAR WAT IS NORMAL FEELINGS TURN TO HORROR FEELINGS . it takes time a long time to get to normal but you can i was way worse than you and im almost there you will have set backs where they come full force but this is the cycle u need to break when they come DO NOT RETURN TO WRONG THINKING . CARRY ON TILL THE CYCLE IS BROKEN

    • latonya42299
      latonya42299 pix85202

      Posted

      hi I feel the same way I know this was 6 months ago did u have to take medication to it is so scary.I freak my self out everyday

    • tanya99239
      tanya99239 chrometate

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      Check out depersonalization/derealization symptoms this sounds alot like it im not a professional but this is exactly what i experience from the numbness to the vision problems hope this helps! 😃 I reccommend watching liscenced therapists on youtube, reading online is sometimes harder to understand and harder to relate to!

  • amysh
    amysh rchrbl

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    I feel as if I'm a floating head, I can't feel my limbs but when I touch something I can feel that. Sometimes I have to wrap up in a blanket to feel like I'm still here. I've had it on and off for 5 years, sometimes it gets really bad, when I first felt it I completely freaked out was off school for 2 weeks and went to ER. I hope it is just anxiety, it must be cause it can come and go and worse when I think about how the sensation feels, its almost as if my fear of the feeling brings it on

    • pix85202
      pix85202 amysh

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      Check your sinus my anxiety did this. When you have anxiety it plays mind tricks on you so. If you have a blocked nose and suddenly it un blocks or sinus you feel like that try to be more attentive to your nose that's what happend to me and once I caught the trick it stopped

  • latonya42299
    latonya42299 rchrbl

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    hi how was you able to come out of this did the doctors prescribed you medication.

  • latonya42299
    latonya42299 rchrbl

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    I'm going through the samething they said its anxiety the medication I got not helping I'm waiting on new medication cause this is scary I also feel I coming out my body

  • shabana38962
    shabana38962 rchrbl

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    im exactly the same my body feel numb cant feel nothing .i loosing weight stomach issues all sorts im spaced out too its scary ive lost hunger i cant eat as much .im going crazy

    • shabana38962
      shabana38962 violet91995

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      yes i feel numb and my head is light ive gone to chiropractor and said i have a stiff neck but all my limbs and mucles working find .

    • tanya99239
      tanya99239 violet91995

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      I know mine is! would you have any other idea of what it is? im positive its my dp/dr but i always get anxious it might be something else i have you to be checked out for. 😕

    • kayla05599
      kayla05599 violet91995

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      yesss my

      body feels like This and im so scared ! & feel so alone ! its an everyday thing even when i lay down i feel so light and numb i need help!

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