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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Where do you carry your anxiety in your body?

rskb3
rskb3
For me, I feel a heaviness in my chest and stomach area when I am feeling very anxious. I hate having that feeling in my body. Am I the only one who physically carries it with me? For me it is like something is really bothering me and that has created this feeling within me, if I could get to the bottom of what is bothering me than that feeling would be lifted? I would love to hear if any of you experience this weird sensation within yourselves? Thanks.
silverstars
silverstars
Hi,

yes,my anxiety does manifest itself physically...i feel a heavy weight
on my chest,and i get the sense that it settles in my neck and shoulders which are always tense and sore...

it does indeed get better when my anxiety is about something tangible that i can deal with....it is a little more difficult when it is free floating though....
Restful
Restful
My jaw tightens, and my upper back feels very tense when I feel anxiety. Sometimes my heart feels like it is going to beat out of my chest.
Razor91
Razor91
I get it in my upper arms, they tense up, feels awful.
fuusheegii
fuusheegii
I mainly feel it in my teeth, because I clench and grind my teeth when my anxiety kicks into high gear. My stomach also starts to feel tight and I claw my arms and wrists.
mariegirl
mariegirl
I can feel the pit of my stomach while having to remind myself to let my shoulders relax when I'm anxious. I'll find myself tensing up over seemingly nothing but at that point I realize I'm usually having negative thoughts.
koolman
koolman
Yes, chest and gut. And my mind races. I get out on my bicycle and start pedalling, which forces me to PUSH from my chest and gut as well as my legs, forges a healthy anger inside me, and this enables me to push THROUGH the anxiety.
ranias
ranias
My chest gets heavy, I curl my toes, and my legs bounce.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
The current sensation is the facial spasms, real fun when you're trying to talk...it's actually funny, so laughter does help make it easier to relax.

I've had the chest, the back, the abdomen, the leg/arm weakness, the heart, and all I can say, is this is normal.

The one thing that helps to reduce these sensations naturally fast, is hydration.

Best wishes to feeling better.
rskb3
rskb3
Thank you everyone! It is so helpful to know that I am not the only one with all of these feelings in my body. It feels like I have no control over anything which is maybe why I am always carrying around all of this weight in my chest.
adriasm
adriasm
I feel tension in my shoulders and lower back mostly. I can physically feel adrenaline releasing in my stomach and chest.
Gwinnie
Gwinnie
Heaviness in chest, then the shallow breathing, shaking. I go right into my breathing exercises easy the light head feeling. Great responses and very helpful.
zigzzagz65
zigzzagz65
I only really noticed the physical bit when I'd try to sleep. Jaw clenched, all my muscles tightened. I'd consciously relax them and about a minute later everything would be clenched again. Oh yeah, I'd hold my breath sometimes too.
momshere
momshere
Oh yes, pressure feeling in the chest and a knot gnawing in the upper pit of my stomach :/ When it's bad I find myself taking heavy sighs trying to get a deep breath !!! UUUHHHGGG I hate it ! You are not alone and the good thing is , we are ok ;)
salparadise
salparadise
sometimes it's a pressure in my temples, like a headache, but mostly my chest and lower back, to the point of spasming at times.
terri002
terri002
Mine is in my gut and back. The feeling in my gut makes me feel nauseous and not able to eat hence losing weight. Anyone else experience nausea and weight loss?
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