photo credit: glitter feet As anxiety sufferers we all understand by now what constitutes an anxiety symptom. It could be palpitations, chest pain, dizziness, or more thought based symptoms like racing or disturbing thoughts. In my case I have experienced both, but interestingly rarely have I experienced both at the same time. This only came up because lately I've noticed that if I'm sucked in by speeding or negative thoughts I usually will not encounter physical anxiety symptoms like hot flashes for example. The only thing that I
The Truth About Chemical Imbalance Theory And Antidepressants
A few years ago I visited my primary doctor because of chest pains and after a few tests he confirmed that I had an anxiety disorder and not heart disease. After the test he spoke to me for about 5 minutes, prescribed Prozac , and told me to have a great day. At first I really didn't think much about this, but for reasons unknown to me, I stuck the little bottle of pills in my pocket and vowed to never ingest any of it. In retrospect it may have been my natural suspicion and anxiety about things I knew nothing about, but over time it
Top 10 Most Hated Anxiety Symptoms
Of the tons of anxiety symptoms that you have or have ever had are there a few that you really hate? I have to say that I don't like any of the symptoms, but if I had to choose between this symptom or that symptom, then I definitely have a preference. Here is my top ten list of most hated anxiety disorder symptoms. 1. Palpitations 2. Depersonalization 3. Urgency 4. Muscle twitching, Numbness 5. Dizziness 6. Head ache, stabbing pains in head or scalp. 7. Easily startled 8. Chest pain 9. Fear of losing control 10.
Palpitations
Of all the symptoms that anxiety produces in anxiety sufferers, palpitations have to be one of the most hated. This is mainly because palpitations can make you feel like you are having a heart attack and being that people with anxiety frequently feel as if their going to die, palpitations just fuels more fear, anxiety and panic. What is a palpitation? Simply put, a palpitation is an awareness of your beating heart. In 'normal' people there is not much notice of the heart beating, whereas people with anxiety tend to be hypersensitive about
The Anxiety Guru Show: Episode 2
The Anxiety Guru Show: Episode 2 Concerns of the Heart 1. One of the most common symptoms of an anxiety disorder is palpitations, chest wall pain, general and overwhelming concern about heart health. 2. Palpitations: A palpitation is an abnormal awareness of the beating of the heart, whether it is too slow, too fast. a. The heart seems to stop or skip a beat. i. This is a regular heart function – you are tuned into a ‘high frequency’ and are sensitive. ii. Caused by a compensatory pause – an extra beat that happens before the next