Symptoms of Anxiety

PAIN SYMPTOMS

• chest pain (tension)
• headaches (tension)
• neck aches (tension)
• lower back pain (tension)
• sciatica (tension)
• muscle pain (tension)
• aching jaw (tension)
• clenching fists (tension)
• chronic temporary pain (tension)

STOMACH / ABDOMINAL SYMPTOMS

• nausea (flight and flight response or caused by not eating)
• loss of appetite (effects of anxiety disorder)
• churning stomach (flight and flight response)
• burning stomach (flight and flight response or caused by not eating)
• indigestion (flight and flight response)
• abdominal pain (tension or caused by not eating)
• digestive problems (flight and flight response or caused by not eating)

ASSOCIATED ANXIETY SYMPTOMS

• hot and cold flashes (flight and flight response)
• flushing face (flight and flight response)
• shaking/ trembling (flight and flight response)
• excessive perspiration (flight and flight response)
• sweating hands (flight and flight response)
• dizziness (either Fight and flight, hyperventilation or dissociation)
• giddiness (either Fight and flight, hyperventilation or dissociation)
• feeling lightheaded or faint (either Fight and flight, hyperventilation or dissociation or caused by not eating)
• pins and needles (flight and flight response)
• diarrhoea (flight and flight response)
• loss of bladder control (flight and flight response)
• grinding teeth (tension)
• sleeping difficulties (can be a result of overactive thinking, worry, nocturnal panic attacks or taking sleeping medication (wake after a few hours and then can't get back to sleep)
• night sweats (flight and flight response)
• lack of concentration (effects of anxiety disorder)
• extreme exhaustion (effects of anxiety disorder)
• loss of feelings (effects of anxiety disorder)
• localised pressure (flight and flight response)
• loss of libido (effects of anxiety disorder)
• appetite swings (effects of anxiety disorder)
• numbness of hands or feet
• unexplainable rashes

DISSOCIATIVE SYMPTOMS such as feeling:

• detached from the body (dissociative symptoms)
• feeling as if you and/or surroundings are not real (dissociative symptoms)
• as if looking through a white or grey mist (dissociative symptoms)
• sensitivity to light and sound (dissociative symptoms)
• tunnel vision (dissociative symptoms)
• stationary objects appearing to move (dissociative symptoms)
• sensations of falling into a void (dissociative symptoms)
• temporary paralysis (dissociative symptoms)

MAJOR FEARS

• Having a heart attack and/or
• Going to die
• Brain tumor
• Going insane
• Lose control in some way

EMOTIONAL SYMPTOMS

• episodes of anger and "rage" and frustration (effects of anxiety disorder)
• deep sadness (effects of anxiety disorder)
• depression and major depression (effects of anxiety disorder)
• increased feelings of worry (effects of anxiety disorder)
• increased feelings of guilt (effects of anxiety disorder)
• feelings of emptiness (effects of anxiety disorder)
• feelings of loneliness (effects of anxiety disorder)
• feeling detached from "normal" emotional stat

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