Physical pain

[Nicesomebody]

Hi,

I get physical pain all over my body and it limits my movements. My hands are also aching. Is this part of anxiety?

[Strongheartforever]

Science is now studying sensitivity to hormones, nerve pain, brain signals and I find it really interesting. Your nerves have a coating, a cover that must be maintained with b vitamins. You could be deficient. You may benefit from B-12 under the tongue for 20 seconds, a good quality multi vitamin and a b complex. Have you looked into fibromyalgia? I have a theory about sensitive types, that it doesn’t just end with our emotions, our very brains and bodies could also be sensitive to a fault and feel pain signals with more intensity than other folks. Just read an article about trauma effecting brain development. I think anxiety and physical pain have a connection.

[Nicesomebody in reply to Strongheartforever]

Thank you for your input strongerheartforever. I will definitely look into vitamins and read about trauma and brain development.

[morenews]

I feel more pain when i have anxiety...my back usually hurts and i just easily get sick ...when i have daily anxiety. So it could be, sure. You whole body gets tensed ...and it is not good for anything. Breathing and exercises help to relieve that tension and at the same time helps with anxiety(for me at least).

[Nicesomebody in reply to morenews]

Thank you morenews. I did a couple of breathing exercises today and that eased my restless mind. I will keep the exercising point in mind and try to plan something.

[NCAQuilter]

Hello Nice. I believe anxiety spawns many different physical conditions. There seems to be a real mind-body connect that can manifest itself as something as benign as perspiring, to severe as a heart attack. Although I haven't had a real attack since about 2010, just remembering the episodes of the more severe ones can almost bring on a full blown attack!

Since my husband, children at various times, and I owned our own business, I had to function in public a lot. I taught classes, and held seminars, as well as interacting with clients on a regular basis. I had to develop workarounds for the attacks. I felt I couldn't control them, but I could develop techniques so when they did happen, I wouldn't scare the hell out of those around me.

The first thing I did was Observe. I tried to identify situations most likely to cause an attack. Then, I Listened. What was my body doing at the start of an attack and what was the emotional response. No attack was considered too small to examine. Now I had some weapons. I knew some things that caused an attack, and I knew how my mind and body felt just before an attack got underway. Next, I needed ammo - what to do when an attack was imminent?

Well, I observed that going into a room with strangers was not good. Talking in front of strangers wasn't good. Going to a clients place of business for the first time wasn't good. Etc., etc.

When I was faced with these situations, I looked for an escape route. How could I leave quickly? The idea was that with an 'Excuse me.' I could be outta there. Keeping a small paper bag, and emergency meds in my purse, I could use those and get relief.

When teaching, or giving seminars, I found I was profoundly afraid of strangers. But, I had no problems entertaining strangers in my home. Aha! I started getting to the venue early, walking around and getting comfortable with the whole area. Then, I would stand by the door, and greet each attendee as if they were welcome guests! They were now in my home, and I could 'talk' to them! This became one of the reasons people referred others to attend. They felt so comfortable!

These are a very few of the workarounds I developed for myself. If, after an attack, you Observe and Listen, you may be able to see workarounds you can use. In my beginning, some didn't work as well as I thought they would, so I'd go back to Observe and Listen. Usually, I'd find something I hadn't seen before.

Over time, I have lessened my attacks. I hope you can, too

[Nicesomebody in reply to NCAQuilter]

Hello NCAQuilter. Thank you for sharing your experience. This was useful. I will listen attentively to my thoughts and figure out the triggers.

[NCAQuilter]

Great! This is not real easy to do, but once you get the hang if it, it gets easier. I found keeping a journal of just the times of trouble helped in pinpointing areas I could work on. I am not one who took easily to journal keeping, but, once I saw a pattern, I was hooked. And that didn't take too long, about three episodes.

Please understand that this is a system I developed for myself, without professional help. But, I believe it to be a benign form of understanding ourselves. If all you can accomplish is finding your triggers, you'll be so much better off than being at the mercy of random events. This is a system I've used in business development seminars and figured if it can help business owners become successful, why not me.

Please let me know your experiences. I have worked with this for years, and know some of the stumbling points and paths to success.

Hoping for the best outcome

[Nicesomebody in reply to NCAQuilter]

Thank you NCAQuilter. I started a diary on my anxiety patterns. I will keep you updated with my progress.

[NCAQuilter]

Hoping this helps you as much as it does me!