Anxiety Symptoms

topic posted Tue, July 24, 2007 - 8:12 PM by 
Cut-and-pasted below is perhaps the most thorough list I've ever come across of anxiety symptoms on one site [anxietycentre.com]. Most are somewhat familiar but there may be a few surprises. Even with this long list, individuals could still add more from personal experiences. [Butterflies in the stomach, anyone?]

www.anxietycentre.com/anxiety...ms.shtml

Body

* Burning Sensations throughout the body
* Chronic Fatigue
* Electric shock feeling
* Excess of energy, you feel you can’t relax
* Feel like you are going to pass out or faint
* Feeling cold or chilled
* Hyperactivity, excess energy
* Increased or decreased sex drive
* Muscle twitching
* Neck, back, shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
* No energy, feeling lethargic, tired
* Numbness or tingling in hands, feet, face, head, or any other places on the body
* Persistent muscle tension, stiffness
* Sore or tight scalp or back of the neck
* Startle easily
* Sweating, uncontrollable profuse sweating
* The floor feels like it is moving either down or up for no reason
* Trembling or shaking
* Urgency to urinate, frequent urination, sudden urge to go to the washroom
* Warm spells
* Weak legs, arms, or muscles
* Weight loss, weight gain

Chest

* Chest pain or discomfort
* Concern about the heart
* Feel like you have to force yourself to breath
* Find it hard to breath, feeling smothered, shortness of breath
* Frequent yawning to try and catch your breath
* Heart – beating hard or too fast, rapid heartbeat, palpitations
* Heart - Irregular heart rhythms, flutters or ‘skipped’ beats, tickle in the chest that makes you cough

Emotions (see mood)
Fears

* A heightened fear of what people think of you
* Afraid of being trapped in a place with no exits
* Constant feeling of being overwhelmed.
* Fear of being in public
* Fear of dying
* Fear of losing control
* Fear of impending doom
* Fear of making mistakes or making a fool of yourself to others
* Fear of passing out
* Fear that you are losing your mind
* Fears about irrational things, objects, circumstances, or situations
* Fears of going crazy, of dying, of impending doom, of normal things, unusual feelings and emotions, unusually frightening thoughts or feelings
* Heightened self awareness, or self-consciousness
* Need to find nearest washrooms before you can feel comfortable
* Need to seat near exits

Head

* Burning, itchy, tight scalp
* Dizziness or light-headedness
* Frequent headaches, migraine headaches
* Feeling like there is a tight band around your head, pressure, tightness
* Head, neck or shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
* Giddiness
* Shooting pains in the face
* Shooting pains in the scalp or head
* When you close your eyes you feel like are beginning to, or will, float upwards
* Sore jaw that feels like a tooth ache
* TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint) - clenching of the jaw or grinding of the teeth

Hearing

* Frequent or intermittent reduced hearing or deafness in one or both ears
* Low rumbling sounds
* Ringing in the ears, noises in the ears, noises in the head

Mind

* Deja Vu, a feeling like you've done or experienced something before
* Desensitization, depersonalization
* Difficulty thinking, speaking, forming thoughts, following conversations
* Fear of going crazy
* Fear of losing control
* Fear of impending doom
* Feelings of unreality
* Frequent feeling of being overwhelmed, or that there is just too much to handle or do
* Having difficulty concentrating
* Obsession about sensations or getting better
* Repetitive thinking or incessant ‘mind chatter’
* Underlying anxiety, apprehension, or fear
* You often feel you are carrying the world on your shoulders

Mood / Emotions

* Always feeling angry and lack of patience
* Depression
* Dramatic mood swings (emotional flipping)
* Emotionally blunted, flat, or numb
* Emotional "flipping" (dramatic mood swings)
* Emotions feel wrong
* Everything is scary, frightening
* Feeling down in the dumps
* Feeling like things are unreal or dreamlike
* Frequently being on edge or 'grouchy'
* Frequently feel like crying for no apparent reason
* Have no feelings about things you used to
* Not feeling like yourself, detached from loved ones, emotionally numb
* Underlying anxiety, apprehension, or fear
* You feel like you are under pressure all the time

Mouth/Stomach

* A ‘tinny’, ‘metallic’ or ‘ammonia’, or unusual smell or taste
* Aerophagia (swallowing too much air, stomach distention, belching)
* Choking
* Constant craving for sugar or sweets
* Constipation
* Diarrhea
* Difficulty swallowing
* Difficulty talking, pronouncing certain letters or sounds, mouth feels like it isn't moving right, slurred speech
* Dry mouth
* Feeling like you can’t swallow properly or that something will get caught in your throat
* Feeling like your tongue is swollen
* Frequent upset stomach, bloating, gaseous
* IBS
* Lack of appetite or taste
* Lump in the throat, tight throat, something stuck in your throat
* Mouth muscles twitching/jumping
* Nausea or abdominal stress
* The thought of eating makes you nauseous
* Tight throat, lump in throat
* Tongue twitching
* Urgency to urinate, frequent urination, sudden urge to go to the washroom
* Vomiting

Skin

* Burning skin sensations, skin sensitivity
* Skin problems, infections, rashes

Sleep

* Difficulty falling or staying asleep
* Frequent bad, bizarre, or crazy dreams
* Hearing sounds in your head that jolt you awake
* Insomnia, or waking up ill in the middle of the night
* Jolting awake
* Waking up in a panic attack
* You feel worse in the mornings

Sight

* Distorted, foggy, or blurred vision
* Dry, watery or itchy eyes
* Eye tricks, seeing things our of the corner of your eye that isn’t there, stars, flashes
* Eyes sensitive to light
* Spots in the vision
* Flashing lights when eyes are closed
* Your depth perception feels wrong

Touch

* Burning skin sensations, skin sensitivity
* Feeling cold or chilled
* Numbness
* Pain
* Tingling, pins and needles feelings

Other symptoms are described as:
Being like a hypochondriac, muscle twinges, worry all the time, tingles, gagging, tightness in the chest, tongue twitches, shaky, breath lump, heart beat problems, head tingles, itchy tingling in arms and legs, and so many more.

In addition to these symptoms, you may also find yourself worrying compulsively about:
• Having a heart attack
• Having a serious undetected illness
• Dying prematurely
• Going insane or losing your mind
• Harming yourself or someone you love uncontrollably
• Being embarrassed or making a fool out or yourself
• Losing control
• Fainting in public
• Not breathing properly
• Choking or suffocating
• Being alone
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  • Re: Anxiety Symptoms

    Tue, July 24, 2007 - 8:28 PM
    I think the reason is we have a republican president and so on ...
    the country is being sold out to the illuminati ...

    sounds funny but it's true ...
  • Re: Anxiety Symptoms

    Wed, July 25, 2007 - 5:23 AM
    At one time or another I've had most of these. My panic attacks began in 1992. It's really great that you posted these Muse because one of the bizzare things that happens to me is as soon as I get used to a certain set of symptoms, they change. I recognized an attack when my heart started pounding, etc....but then, instead of that happening one day I felt I was going to faint, and so on. So, I'd think "this is different...something really is wrong this time!"
    • Re: Anxiety Symptoms

      Fri, July 27, 2007 - 4:39 PM
      Anxiety is at the core but how it manifests can be all over the place even in one person at any given time. It can permeate just about every health issue yet still go completely undetected until it escalates or exacerbates. I agree. The biggest bear to healing is the very moment one symptom is resolved, seems there are two or three of its cousins right behind...
      • Re: Anxiety Symptoms

        Sun, July 29, 2007 - 4:00 PM
        I went with a friend today to see the newest harry(yawn) potter book and I had a wicked panic / anxiety attack during the movie and had to walk out and just go for a walk near the theatre ...
        • Re: Anxiety Symptoms

          Sun, July 29, 2007 - 5:49 PM
          Probably not that unusual though to have some sort of anxiety or panic situation creep up in a dark theatre with the crowds and the noise. Sometimes I wonder if horror movies are even a little bit redundant for anxious types :D Storylines can be difficult too. Personally, I couldn't handle Runaway Bride [Richard Gere and Julia Roberts]. During the entire story, I kept seeing the bride as having anxiety attacks and not just a case of cold feet [listed as a symptom above]. So I left. How's that for real life imitating art? Another time, I went to see a movie about the Dalai Lama and some guy was munching his popcorn and talking loud on both counts. I know the Dalai Lama is all about peace but I wanted to just throttle this guy. CRUNCH! CRUNCH!
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    Re: Anxiety Symptoms

    Sat, August 4, 2007 - 1:30 PM
    Hmm, the fear to vomit should be listed too, but then again, I'm an emetaphobic.

    I actually only experience the physical symptoms during an attack. Nausea, blurred vision, jaw clenching, when i drink water I have to try to swallow like three times before it actually goes down and the like. This has always struck me as quite weird. There seems to be no reason for me to have an attack, and I don't experience ANY weird thoughts or emotions. My body just 'overreacts".
  • Re: Anxiety Symptoms

    Sat, October 27, 2007 - 5:25 PM
    i feel like im being hunted, like theres no escape, the game is rigged, im boxed in,trapped,and the only time i feel safe is when im alone, far far from civilazation, where no one can find me. i hate to be like this. i hate feling trapped, and hunted, i hate feeling like this is taking control of my life. i hate living afraid of things i dont understand!
  • Re: Anxiety Symptoms

    Sun, October 28, 2007 - 9:21 PM
    Do I get a prize for having them all?

    Well, maybe not all at once. However, being unable to relax and being close to fainting, and sonombulant. ... Nothing like sonombulant anxiety.
  • Re: Anxiety Symptoms

    Thu, November 29, 2007 - 6:16 PM
    Maybe aliens really are watching us? How about illuminati aliens?? o.o; Could be a better explanation to my paranoia rather than rotten humans, and it sounds funner too! Yes! All my problems are solved! ;-)

    Hehe, Sorry, I'm crazy. :-P
    • Re: Anxiety Symptoms

      Thu, November 29, 2007 - 7:00 PM
      "How about illuminati aliens?"

      Why not embrace your innerspace alien then? Now that Pluto has been downgraded out the solar system, even extraterrestrials need love :D
    • Re: Anxiety Symptoms

      Fri, November 30, 2007 - 7:52 AM
      most likely there ARE illuminati aliens watching on a grand scale, maybe not you in particular but the planet, for damned sure ...

      just ask anyone who's been in the air force with any kind of security clearance ... get em drunk, they'll tell you ......

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