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physical symptoms. can this be anxiety??

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haydee1984
haydee1984

I have been experiencing the following, numish feeling on the left side of my face and head, strange sensation in the center of my chest kinda like if my chest muscles have been rubbing together and now raw, slight dizzyness when i look dawn at writing on paper, kind of tunnel vision that makes my eye sight a little blurry, slight discomfort kind of like someone is poking me with thier fingers on my chest. Hands and fingers cold where my fingernails will turn just slight blue and in my vision stars and floaters. can anyone relate if they have the same feelings? if this anxiety? i have more symptoms i just cant remember now. please respond im so worried.

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  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 haydee1984

    Posted

    Sounds like an anxiety attack. Always get a physical from your doctor to re but yes sounds like an anxiety disorder. Also sounds like a migrane is involved. The lights, blue, sparkles...migranes. Go and get a books on anxiety and your nerves, panic attacks, anxiety workbook. They can all help you. Pinterest is good too.
    • haydee1984
      haydee1984 lisalisa67

      Posted

      thank you for your response. i have been worried for the longest and actually like denying that i have anxiety because of my fear that something is truely wrong with me. I had a physical exam in june of this year, labs are normal except my vitamin d level was low but it has gone up since then, i have hypothyroidisim and hoshimotos too. But i always struggle with the what if's. I have had an ekg and chest xrays and normal. I just need to accept it and learn to deal and take it one day at a timesmile

    • lisalisa67
      lisalisa67 haydee1984

      Posted

      Yes. And ailments and anxiety disorder absolutely can and do coexist as well. Many of us know that too. The best thing you can do for yourself is look into all the different self calming remedies there. Pinterest is very efficient with this to quicken the search. Once you really understand it, the science of it and the emotional response to it all it does lessen the fear if it all. It is manageable most of the time. Sometimes it can spiral out of control then you have to ride it thru or if you have a back up as needed medicine use it. But that should only be here and there kind of thing. Also always be sure your meds are balanced for your body esoecially with thyroid meds.thats a simple blood test with yiur endocrinologist.

      theres no quick fix or magical answer sadly. It is all a learning thing and applying what you learn over and over until you retrain yourself to think and react in a calmer rationale. It takes lots of time and lots of consistency. And a ton of self love whilst you forge thru it.

      if you have done nothing to date try yoga. Yoga will cover body movement to remove blocked or pent up energy, teach you proper breathing and touch on mindful thinking and meditation, so very very useful start. Im not a big fan of hot yoga but there are others.

    • haydee1984
      haydee1984 lisalisa67

      Posted

      my problem is how my mind tends to obsess over these feeling that i get, like right now, im sitting at work not really doing much but my ears feel like they are a little stuffed up and ringing, my chest feels a little raw that comes and goes and i start to notice any and every little feeling in my body at this very moment and it makes me feel a little nervous, and somewhat lightheaded. I just tend to worry alot about my health and get scared when i feel the slighest discomfort or abnormal feelings. its just strange. I need to learn how to completely brake this habit that i have and i also tend to check my fingernails too for some reason, its so silly. 
  • Anxious_Nick
    Anxious_Nick haydee1984

    Posted

    Hi there Haydee. Yes, it does sound like an anxiety / panic attack. Those are the textbook symptoms. However, it is always important, as Lisa said, to head to your Doc for a checkup. Once you've been cleared of any medical condition, you know it's just the anxiety. And that's not any easier, I know....but at least it'll be a start towards learning to cope. I find that taking long long long walks, pretty much daily, keeps my anxiety and depression at bay. Nights and mornings are bad for me, so if I walk in the morning before work/lecture and then walk right before bed, to help me sleep, I'm usually OK for most of the day. Still anxious, sure, but not as bad as if I just sat around and let the thoughts and symptoms consume me. But everyone is different, you'll find what works for you. Let me know if you need something....

    Hugs xxx 

    • haydee1984
      haydee1984 Anxious_Nick

      Posted

      thank you for your reply. I saw my PCP june of this year, had my check up and labs, ekg and everything was good, i do have hypothyroidisim and hoshimotos but other than that everything is good. Im trying to accept that this is just anxiety but with me being a worrier of course i think there is something elese going on. But i just try to take it one day at a time. These symptoms come and go. Like right now i feel perfically fine but then they will come back. I also have upper back pain that makes me scared because my vertibre is twisted and that is cousing some discomfort, it makes my chest hurt and my back feel tight , achey and just not good and it sucks. 
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