Symptoms and Sensations

photo credit: Kevin N. Murphy

Now, if you have anxiety disorder, or a related condition such as panic disorder, what are some of the symptoms and sensations you might experience? Let me just say that the list is long, very long. The number, frequency, and type of symptoms you experience will vary. But there are a few that are very universal. Here is a short list of some of those dreaded symptoms.

1. Palpitations
2. Racing thoughts
3. Cold or Hot sweats
4. Dizziness
5. Malaise
6. Urgency
7. Depersonalization
8. Obsession
9. Depression
10. Muscle twitching
11. Heart Burn
12. Concern about heart health
13. Concern about general health
14. Shaking
15. Insomnia
16. Sensitive skin
17. Vision ‘tricks’
18. Hyperventilation
19. High blood pressure
20. Always checking heart rate (pulse)
21. Fear of going crazy
22. Fear of dying
23. Headaches – Vice like tension around the head
24. Numbness
25. Joint pain
26. General sense of fear and worry

The list goes on and on. The ones I listed are my all time favorites. These are the ones that I endured the most. But, I also have had tricks of hearing, and bunch of other strange symptoms. I would go to my doctor every 2 months. They would do blood test, EKG test, stress test, and other medical exams and never found anything.

Once I had a chest x-ray done and swore that I had cancer. That’s the thing about anxiety I hate the most, it seemed to manifest itself in me in so many different ways. Sometimes I would get hit by more than one symptom at a time and swear that I was done for. Of course, nothing serious ever happened.

Learning how to manage these symptoms takes practice and time. I will share with you what works for me in future posts and also take a closer look at the symptoms themselves. What are some of the symptoms that you deal with that I didn’t list? How do you deal with them? I encourage you to share your experience(s) because you might end up helping someone in the process.

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