Extreme health anxiety!!!

[Sarah2000]

Hello iv e been on healthunlocked a while now and it did help me at one point.. I started feeling normal again.. then all the physical symptoms kicked in again. I feel awful I have soo much pain in back legs hands and feet.. my fingers hurt too. I've had many tests done all came back normal. I just don't know how anxiety/depression is related to joint pain and soo much other. Please can someone explain if they have similar. I feel really down and want to cry all the time😢😢😢😢

[Daphne10]

Hi, anxiety can definitely cause pain and other physical symptoms! My anxiety caused me to have terrible stomach problems for months and that caused me to barely eat and then lose weight. I would look to the source of your anxiety. If you can try to relax and find ways to cope with the anxiety then the physical symptoms can go away. Try to avoid what is causing you anxiety. If you cannot, find ways to distract yourself (like spending time with others, listening to music, reading, watching TV) or ways to cope (like deep breathing, imagery). I hope you feel better soon! You’ll be in my thoughts and prayers

[Sarah2000 in reply to Daphne10]

Thank you soo much for your kind words.. my anxiety has affected me physically really badly. My joints and muscles ache all the time. I just want to feel normal again just for my little kids. Xxx

[bantam12 in reply to Sarah2000]

Have you had your thyroid, vitd, B12 and calcium checked ? Underactive thyroid, low vitd and b12 and a high calcium can all cause joint pain.

[Sarah2000 in reply to bantam12]

Thank you for your reply.. I've had loads of tests done which have come back normal.. I'm just so stressed right now.. it's like I keep think the worst with all.this pain in my body. Sometimes I feel like sleeping all day so I don't feel this.way😢😢

[Susan512]

Hi Sarah, I too suffer with some joint pain my body feels like an electricity is going through it sometimes, and boy do I cry a lot for no reason at all which I guess it's part of my depression. I get stomach pain everyday, headache, tingling on my hands and feet, fatigue can't do anything most of the time. I just got to thanking my husband again today for being patient, I say that to him every now and then. I spend my time in bed or the sofa just don't have the energy 😣