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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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Not sure, but research has lead to something scary

PenrosePirate
PenrosePirate

Wondering if anyone else had the theory that anxiety is our bodies way of telling us that something (that is all over) is wrong. After 6 months of chronic pain from kinking it I had a crazy scary infection break out called impetigo. It cleared up but I started to notice extretions all over when getting out of the shower. I started self treating for something, because the doctor were no help, just like with my neck. After about a month and half I finally got into a really good routine, was doing well with my skin, and noticed that in general my unexplainable anxiety was practically gone. I got distracted though and it's come back even worse, but even though there are issues causing anxiety I feel the unexplainable anxiety increases and decreases depending on how well I keep up with my skin, and how well I keep up with vitamins D and K2, and edible grade diatomaceous earth. My theory is something that's newly being researched by western medicine, and will take forever to figure out if it is the cause, but do other people feel like there's a serious underlying health problem that's actually causing the anxiety? I think it's a message, like pain, only not so intense because it's a slow growing issue. Hoping I'm not the only one who feels this way....

bridgie101
bridgie101
Anxiety can be caused by malabsorbption of vitamins. It can cause autoimmune disorders due to the constant flooding of cortisol, a steroid, through the system. Look at anxiety sufferers: often dry skin. Often very thin.

Me, I don't look like one at all. But I do have terrible skin allergies and I use a lot of hydrocortisone.

I think it might be a cluster. :)
DoorMAwss
DoorMAwss
I had a psychotherapist once who told me that same thing. And yes, I believe it, in a general way (not everyone would have skin problems, for example).

That applies to actual anxiety attacks, however; many suffer social anxiety and panic attacks related to specific fears, so the above statement would not apply.

It may make a roomful of anxiety patients even More afraid, if it is suggested that there is something Wrong inside, that is causing an anxiety attack, you know?

Yet I do believe its our bodies' way of telling us something is off. I have had chronic lack of sleep for a year and a half now, situationally, and my anxiety attacks have come back (after being gone, or controlled, for years).

So maybe my body is yelling, "get some sleep!!"

:D
PenrosePirate
PenrosePirate
Crazy! You guys know some really honest doctors! I was told my skin problem didn't exist, and that it was all in my head so I didn't need a referral to the dermatologist..... I told that doctor if she was sending me home without the referral I wanted it written down on paper. I'm going for a follow up with the dermatologist on the 3rd, not expecting news. I have PTSD, so panic attacks caused by triggers would make sense, but the general and social anxiety mostly don't make sense to me because I was always a stubborn kid who wasn't afraid to go against the crowd if it meant standing up for what I believe in, and I did a fair bit of that till the tremors, sweats, and nausea started. So happy the internet lets us share info, I've been told so many things here by doctors that I've come to learn are absolutely false. Thanks guys! Reassurance is a huge help, I don't have much support, so it really means the world to me getting your responses!
SociallyDistant
SociallyDistant
I have noticed skin issues resulting from my anxieties. If I do what it takes to reduce anxiety - get enough sleep, aerobic exercise, sun exposure for natural Vit D, and put space between feeling and doing - my anxiety subsides and all of my health issues do too.
PenrosePirate
PenrosePirate
That all makes perfect sense with what I've learned. There's something that is killed by sunlight, and natural antiseptics like garlic, and onions, and even coconut, thought for a lot of us with anxiety the vitamin k2 is needed or else it just builds up. Stretching helps by easing the opening of the pores, and pushing things to the surface, though you won't see or feel stuff coming out due to how tiny they are. You might find that giving your skin a rough rub with a towel after showering helps as well, but in that case I suggest using a skin barrier, and for extra measures adding tea tree oil to it as well as to your shampoo, conditioner, and body wash.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Stay hydrated. Get up and move around. For every action, there is a reaction. Anxiety is natural. When you go out of balance, there are signs to help you figure out what will help you in this moment. Massage helps reduce tension, which then releases the toxin from where ever it is. I have noticed when I keep track of my anxiety, I can find patterns of thought that when I change help me to relax. Here's to success in finding your help!
PenrosePirate
PenrosePirate
Thanks! Advice is always welcome, though I've known about my anxiety for 8 yrs now, and normally my issue is finding somewhere to focus my energy, but lately it's the opposite; no energy. I've been sleeping away the days, and definitely need something to help increase my energy levels. I don't have it in me to do the things I'm interested in though, and I'm sore all over. I can't wait to find out what the skin biopsy showed, but then again, I almost don't want to know.... either way it won't be good news.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
I discovered the depression that came with the low energy level, sleeping more was released when I worked the anxiety reaction to a level where the soreness went away for a few minutes (I know, it's hard to know it takes time to make it last longer, keep at it, it will work). You are more than the result of a skin biopsy. Remind yourself that you have energy-it's there! Best wishes!
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