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B.E.C1513
B.E.C1513

strange question. Does anyone find when the have a common cold that it makes their anxiety feel more intense?? Thanks xx

Tired
Tired
Not me. It may even make me a tiny bit less nervice. Because
I feel so awful and a bit out of it. So I'm not as aware of things as normal.
But only a tiny bit!
yntovonmij
yntovonmij
Yes. Because in my mind I'm thinking this is just a little sniffle of a cold.. why why must I deal with this right now. It's got just enough power to slow you down. Making things harder. It's just a little cold and it's running and controlling my life right now. AH
arfie
arfie
Not so strange a question in my own psychosis. BEC. I am pretty fanatical in my belief that physical health affects my anxiety tremendously, albeit unpredictably.

Depends on how intense the cold is. With an intense cold, I get anxious going into it and coming out of it but am too knocked out to care during the illness. With a mild cold, my anxiety raises to worrywart levels. EVERYTHING makes me nervous over who or what is carrying that pesky bug that's going to knock me on my ass. For starters. . . In my anxiety bar, one worry is too much and a thousand worries are not enough. In my hyper brain, one worry always leads to another and they get meaner as the anxiety escalates.
mangymoosemaine
mangymoosemaine
Yes absolutely. I think that not only does having a cold create anxiety that it might turn out to be MORE than a cold, but also some of the sensations of the cold itself can be triggering. I find that when my throat is sore it gives me massive anxiety because it makes me feel like I can't breath or that I might puke.
B.E.C1513
B.E.C1513
Thank you for your comments. I’ve had a cold and noticed I keep feeling anxious and think it’s the same as yours, when I am bunged up I feel like I can’t breath and that triggers my anxiety.
mangymoosemaine
mangymoosemaine
Drink some mint tea and try vapo rub on your neck <3 It helps open up your breathing passageways a lot.
DeniseD1440
DeniseD1440
I always have more anxiety with illnesses. Sometimes it's worse after the illness is starting to get better than when the illness is bad.
carlyj1202
carlyj1202
Nope. But wishing you all the very best.
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