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...
I have certainly accepted the fact that I am an anxious person. However, sometimes I have a hard time accepting that some of the physical symptoms are happening because of my anxiety. Sometimes my hands twitch, especially my thumbs. I also sometimes have tingling in my face/lips! Occasionally I'll feel pins and needles in my hands and of course I experience chest discomfort. Especially in the morning. I think these physical symptoms make matters so much worse because I of course relate them to other medical conditions. I know I'm not the only one guilty of doing this. I guess sometimes it's just nice being able to relate these symptoms with someone else who has anxiety! Please tell me about your physical symptoms.
Whenever you are anxious, think about why. Do you really have symptoms of a serious illness or is it just one thing you're obsessing over?
I totally understand feeling anxiety over the physical symptoms.. I get jittery and lightheaded. Some days I feel like I might pass out.. other days I'm falling asleep in the middle of the day while driving to work. I used to think that I had every health issue on the planet. Now I just try to accept that my anxiety is what puts those thoughts in my head.
When you look up symptoms try looking up symptoms of anxiety disorders instead of other scary things... They're all there.. it sounds to me that you may have a bit of a hypochondriac personality. Just accepting yourself and your mind will help you think more rationally.