Welcome to the anxiety board at DS!

You've taken the important first step in writing it out.

Take the time to keep a daily journal!

If your body is in a constant state of 'fight or flight mode' it seems reasonable to have excessive sweating. I had the sweaty arm pits, headaches, sweaty palms, dry mouth, neck pain, and shoulder pain. At work every morning or before a meeting I would experience stomach cramps and diarrhea and just an overall since of discomfort and nausea.
You are definitely not alone in the dealing with the physiology of anxiety.

Exactly. Your body is essentially in panic mode, so it puts up defense systems or kinda short circuits in a way.
I also experience hot flashes and sweating due to my anxiety. Also rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath. It is completely normal to have these things happen. I find that wearing a tank top under my shirt helps to create a barrier so sweat doesn’t show through as bad. Also wearing a long sleeve flannel or the likes over a short sleeve that’s easy to take off when you get where you’re going has helped me.
Good luck! I hope you can find peace with your situation!

As others have said, you're in panic mode, and I understand exactly what it feels like.
When I'm under stress I get physical symptoms such as sweating, frightening dreams, bedwetting, loss of appetite.
I get told that I need to relax more, which is obviously true, but I haven't yet found out how I can actually do that.

Thank you for reaching out and sharing. You are not alone in the struggles with anxiety. Anxiety stems a lot from what we are thinking and letting our thoughts get carried away. It also can lead to physical conditions like you mentioned, sweating, heart palpitations, shivers, and uncontrollable shaking.

So what I have to do is a lot of self-talk to remind myself there is nothing to be anxious about, I am strong secure person, I can handle things and not be fearful. Here are two techniques I use that really help me.

The 557 breathing technique is take 5 deep breaths in while thinking good thoughts about yourself like I matter, I am special, I am strong and then hold the breaths for the count of 7 focusing on those words about yourself, then let out the breath slowly for 5 seconds letting go of any anxious, self-defeating, unhealthy thought. I do this one to three times a sitting.

The gratitude journal is writing down something good every morning and night something that went well in the day, or something I appreciate about myself. Taking our focus off of the anxiety and focusing on positive uplifting things really helps. What you think is what you believe. So thinking uplifting things you believe those things but the reverse is true - thinking negative self-defeating things, you will believe those.

Reach out anytime and pm me if you'd like to chat. Anxiety adds no value to our lives so finding ways to let go of the anxious feelings and thoughts will help improve your life. I will be praying for you. Hugs and God Bless

Could it be hooked to menopause? I started sweating mercilessly during menopause and still sweat at the most inconvenient of times here in postmenopause. Just wondering. . .

Then we get to the countless ways that my lifelong dance with anxiety has affected me physically. Sweating wasn't high on that list, but it was/is there. That ol' survival instinct, of which anxiety is an all natural part, is a powerful force of nature.

How are you doing? I have been praying for you. Hugs

I think anxiety/panic has affected all of us physically. Palpitations, odd breathing, dizziness, nausea, pressure in the head.... etc... I have it all daily.