Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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rskb3 07/12/2013

if i am in a room and someone walks in i will jump. Last night my son came up behind me and scared me. I never used to be so jumpy it must be the anxiety, does anyone else feel like this too?

WyndWytch 07/12/2013

I can't say i jump much even when my anxiety is in full run. Usually the only time i am jumpy is if for some reason i am completely zoned out or intensely focused on something. In either case for me it is a lack of attention on what is going on around me.

lovemycoffee999 07/15/2013

Yes, I feel wound tight and jumpy when my anxiety is high. I think I've always been that way - Ticklish and jumpy especially if I get touched unexpectedly.

release2find 07/16/2013

When I notice that startle response--the jumpiness, I know that is my cue that I need the meds. I dont usually take meds and don't have long lasting anxiety on most days..only momentary "concerns" that I can handle with some technique...

Yes, RSKB, I can relate to the jumpiness.Good you have identified it and can now get a grip on that one as well!!

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