tingling /head feeling dont feel normal

thank you for your response i know it's not life threatening but when you go through it no matter how many times ppl say it's ok your mind tells you different i just want my head to feel normal e'thing else on my body feels ok just my head pressure and tingly also waves of something is going to happen

hi star thank you for replying as i mentioned above it's just the head thing i'm fine when i get up in morning but as day goes on it's the head symptoms it's e'day now dont know if its the propranolol or just me, not experiencing other proplems much just neck hurts to i can hear ir grinding and when i talk to ppl i feel that i gonna pass out my head feels tingly really scared i'm sleeping ok eating fine even though my appite is far from what it was ifeel that when i go to docs there fed up of seeing me tried antidepressants to no avail i keep thinking i'm not going to be here for xmas my mind keeps telling me there is something wrong with me

I too get head pressure, I have a neck problem and can hear it grinding, I get headaches due to my neck and probably the pressure in my head is also partly down to my neck, but the head pressure is definitely anxiety as well because mine is worse when I focus on it and if I'm stressing out over something, me and my 31 yr old son were laughing about this last night because he said that when he's stressing he gets pressure in his head and his vision goes s bit dark, I said that I'm thd same. I have had this for years on and off and it's not killed me off yet haha 😃

Hi Annette,

"he gets pressure in his head and his vision goes s bit dark". This describes pretty much what I experience too. It isn't painful but more like a squeezing sensation in the head which makes me feel slightly off-balance - when walking it feels somewhat like being on a bouncy castle (if this makes any sense). I also suffer from brain fog and what I think are describes as brain zaps whilst sat at my work desk I may have a feeling of sudden dropping (like being in a lift which suddenly drops) - very weird.

Am due to attend a social sporting event this weekend which I guess the average person would really be looking forward to - however due to the above issues I am skeptical about how much I am going to 'enjoy' myself. Sometimes I look around and wonder if anyone else experiences the same and think maybe am losing the plot or something is physically wrong despite being cleared by an MRI.

Being very sensitive and switched on to other people's energies and to the environment can be a bit of a curse sometimes 😦

Yes Crispy I get the balance thing as well, a feeling of being pulled slightly to one side, I had an ear problem not long back and this made the balance thing worse, improved now, so back to slight off balance. I sometimes get a weird brain zap thing but more of a sudden dizzy thing that passes within seconds, had this for years. Have palpitations as well but only when I focus on it.

I look forward to social occasions but at the same time worry about them, but once there I'm fine.

Sometimes when I'm in conversation with someone I start to get anxious and get the dark vision, totally irrational of course, but then a lot of anxiety is totally irrational haha . Basically over the years I have learnt to ignore it as much as I can and won't take any medication for it, but that's just me wanting to keep control, my son takes medication but that's his choice and absolutely fine. I think the main thing is that we realise that symptoms are worse when we focus on them or are feeling under pressure/stress and in that way we are kind of in control if you get what I mean.

I too am sensitive to other peoples feelings and worry about saying the wrong things, my family laugh and tell me I'm being silly and not to dwell on things said and move on, the moving on is hard to do sometimes, but I try haha

RE The brain zap thing, just realised that I get what you mean and yes I get them but realise that it is because I am concentrating too hard or are clenching my teeth etc... can you relate to that ?

Hi Annette,

Thank you for your response 😃

You mentioned about feeling anxious at time with conversations - I can relate to that. If somebody is talking to me at length or just including too much info I can barely tolerate it and start to feel dizzy. I think this is down to partly to being an introvert and partly to anxiety. If I have to communicate with certain people I will just send them an email or text to avoid their constant talking. Some people I just avoid altogether - it seems easier this way 😃

One of my colleagues talks a lot, is loud on the phone and is just in general noisy (constant pen clicking / foot tapping etc) this is the sort of thing which rises my stress levels and drives me nuts...

Hi Crispy

I can relate completely!! I like to think that I can carry a conversation with most people, I can even strike up a conversation with a complete stranger in a shop if we're both looking at the same items, my problem is that I like socialise but only for an hour or so and then I want to go home, I enjoy my own company, none of this applies to my own close family, they are my children and I welcome them at any time.

I think the conversation going on for too long thing that you're describing is an anxiousness about wanting to get away from being trapped in it and I find I get anxious when certain people keep asking me questions without waiting for an answer and just move onto the next question, I end up tongue tied haha

I also prefer texting to avoid long conversations, I'm ok with my family because our phone calls are generally short and to the point or we just tell each other to clear off because we're busy 😃

I used to think myself unsociable until age and wisdom told me I was wrong, it's just that I don't feel compelled to have endless friends (in fact I've pushed friends away because I can't be bothered with all the worry and stress of it all) I like to socialise but not for hours on end, I love going out and about with my grown up children but then look forward to getting back to my own company.

I think you just need to come to terms with the fact that you're always going to come up against situations that are going to set off your anxiety but also be aware that that's normal for you and let the anxiety wash over you and basically ignore it and just live with it, the more you focus on it the worse it will be, and so what if you get some unpleasant feelings, they always pass and you're not ill, it's just in your make up, so don't change and remember when given an invite, it's an invite not a summons, you can always say no!! I never put anyone under pressure and have learnt not to let anyone do it to me!!

This long winded reply has probably made you anxious haha 😃

HI annette. i am the same. i have a few really good friends who understand me and know that i have my limits of socialising. love to see them, but hour and a half max usually. then i find my head getting tight and i feel the need to get away and be by myself. good to have friends who understand. .

Hi Catherine

I used to think that I was just unsociable and not normal, but now I see that it is perfectly ok to want to get away and also in my family when we have get togethers we all agree that a couple of hours is enough.

I love having a coffee and a chat but after an hour I want to move on and do something else. I get anxiety if I feel trapped, if I go to the cinema I always have to sit next to the aisle and I hate motorways because I feel trapped on them and also lifts, but I do go on motorways and go in lifts just because I don't want the anxiety to rule me.

the sudden dropping happen when waking from an aftenoon nap?

i am suffering with anxiety and i dont know how to ease it ,I came off ppi medication after 4 weeks but my doctor never said anything about coming off slowly he just told me to stop now thats started this anxiety from withdrawal i am 5 weeks off them but the anxiety is driving me mad ,Have you any tips please

hey can we talk