Hello everybody, I hope you are all have a better day today than yesterday 💕
Recently I’ve been suffering from a few physical symptoms. Wondering if anyone can relate.
My stomach feels really tight...just like if someone was going to punch your stomach and you tense up.. it’s that feeling with a dull ache too.
Randomly at any time of the day or night I get shocked with a sudden dreadful feeling. Similar to the feeling when someone tells you some really bad news and your stomach drops . When this happens I have a heavy feeling of wanting to cry and and I feel deathly scared. Literally though it feels like death is here for me at that moment.
Sorry the symptoms and examples are so jumbled up. To be honest it’s the first time I’m feeling these things . 😔 I’m not sure what’s caused them. I have had an emotional tough time recently so maybe it’s all gotten too much? I’m not sure x
I’m a little surprised this is new for you. I have experienced these physical symptoms regularly. Just stay calm and redirect your thoughts elsewhere if you can. Be kind to yourself!
Like wise and at this very moment it’s what I’m going through. Had to take my anxiety meds because it came out of nowhere. A sudden feeling of despair and looming doom, followed by my guts wants to just rip out from within me and take off and then sadness set it where I started to cry.
This is just one of the many symptoms I feel but when I have these I know that not to far behind anxiety’s bff depression is coming a long too hence the feeling of sad and just feeling very low.
I suddenly felt an overwhelmingly sense of missing my mom and my cat where I just got off of FaceTime with her and asked her if Loki (my ESA) still likes me and she reassured me. I know that sounds silly especially because I am 31 years old but I still at times feel like my mom’s little girl and I also have to have reassurance from her and just making sure she is ok and that nothing has happened to her. She is my only parent left I lost my father at the age of 10 so I have issues with death and abandonment.
Along with the anxiety and depression I’m also bipolar where I just came off an episode of hypomania it was hypo this time around but I have had bouts of extreme manic episodes.
Just yesterday I was having the stomach punch sensation (it used to be frequent) while I was walking with my headphones on, doing a walking meditation on the app Buddhify. It was amazing - the moment I tuned into the meditation the stomach pain would stop, which would make me think about it and it came back, over and over. It was a great lesson in how our anxious minds directly effect our bodies.
Hi I can relate to that stomach drop feeling. I’ve been experiencing that now for sometime. You know they say the gut is like a second brain. So I try to control it before it controls me. Really start practicing meditation when you can, you won’t see results immediately but in time you’ll notice a change in how you respond to stress and trust me my life is hectic at times being a single parent and working 12hr shifts. I hope you are well.. peace
Hi Hope4321, yes, I get stomach troubles when I'm anxious too and can totally understand. In fact, the way that I know that it is anxiety is that as soon as I take 1/2 of an anti anxiety pill, it goes away. You mentioned emotional troubles lately, so my guess would be that is the cause. Handling those is a different matter and often talking with a trusted friend, a therapist, or sometimes just plain old crying can help. Hope this helps and hope that your troubles pass quickly. It is very hard dealing with these types of issues, I know from first hand experience. You are not alone. Remember that!
I have had those feelings myself. and it was liken to the stress of my lost. Also anxiety played a part in it also. Yes attempt to place your mind elsewhere, and get yourself plenty of rest... this to will also past😊😊😊!!!
Oh yeah way to familiar with the stomach dull aches, some hit me in the upper area and some in the center, i feel tightness in my throat. But I've gotten to the point where i understand its from anxiety and not that I'm gonna die, because yeah i kept thinking that too and it doesnt help looking up the symptoms online because it only scared me more. I felt those especially when i had to go overseas to Bahrain, knowing i would be away from my support group that consists of my sister and mother. Worst was i would be out at sea having to watch out for pirates since I was security onboard. Im in the military and learning to deal with anxiety is rough. But ive also learned its a mental thing and finding ways to distract me from feelings of anxiety has helped me, along with prayer and of course friends.
hi Blu7,so glad you have a support group-family and friends -and you being at sea,it must be awful trying to cope,how do you manage.im suffering having had to put my cat down,but I haven't a good support team and its making my anxiety worse.
Sorry you had to go through that. I can relate. The description of your feelings kinda relates to anxiety symptoms... keep your thoughts positive. Take deep breaths.. divert your thoughts to something really positive. Keep telling yourself that you are gonna be fine...repeatedly...it’s gets better after some minutes.
Possibly fight or flight response to anxiety. I suffer from depression, anxiety and also NEAD which stands for non epileptic associative disorder. Hope this helps.
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Although my physical symptoms of GAD are different, I definitely sympathize with what you are going through. I know how difficult it is when anxiety manifests itself in physical symptoms like that. Just wanted to let you know you're not alone.
Hope, I get butterflies in my stomach tightness in my chest then a sinking feeling like impending doom when I think about something I need to do that has caused me anxiety in the past. Then I start thinking terrible thoughts... but I am working on changing those thoughts and the sensations with it hopefully. I’m sorry you are suffering too. I think the fears we get seem bigger to us in our minds that are overactive than the truth of the things that bring anxiety to us. We work at it and we don’t have to be afraid. Blessings to you Hope my friend.
Wow that’s such a good way to think of it . Especially when trying to control/calm our minds during meditation- if we remind ourselves the thoughts are made up it could be easier huh?
It was actually not just because of anxiety , I suffered through something which might be a big trigger here so if you want to know what then you can PM me.
Hello, I’m having these symptoms plus more and wanted to know how you’re doing- I see that you followed up 2 months ago by saying it wasn’t just anxiety. I’m assuming (so sorry if I’m wrong) but I’m assuming it wasn’t anything life threatening and you worked through it? My curiosity is getting the best of me and I’d love to know, but having health anxiety probably wouldn’t be best for me to know since I’m sharing the same symptoms and will drive myself crazy thinking that I’m dealing with the same thing. Anyways, how are you now?? ❤️
Hope you’re feeling better . Apologies for the late reply
For me it was side effects of antibiotics soon as I finished them a week later it stopped. But I got myself so worked up thinking I’m having a massive attack.
I think instead of worrying you should go to the doctors this way you may find out it’s not as bad as you think. Saves a lot of worry time
I’ve been to the ER 3 times since July. Everything was fine and normal. The first time I went, I felt relief. The second time I went I felt defeated and the third time I left I felt helpless and hopeless. The last time I went was in September. They keep telling me that it’s just anxiety. I’m glad that’s all that it is, but all of the physical symptoms have become so normal for me that I’m scared something will be wrong and I’ll just blow it off thinking that it’s just anxiety
hello mate....agora and me could be the judges ..any more chocolate drizzle biscuits 🍪?...hope you’re ok...🤔...😃...yeah let’s do best bakes....and see if we can get Bonnies puzzle time back on...get this party started
Naah nothing baked mate.. been using the old ‘aww babe cake/chocolate /sweets would cheer me up’ line on my hubby while I’ve been poorly and been getting treated to lots 😏😏 alas not one has been homemade ....
Getting better.. this one seems to be a monster and the cold weather out there is so bitter!
Haha I see that now. Glad things got better for you. I’ve gone through two episode of several panic attacks in a couple weeks (separated by 4 years). Hopefully I grow out of that, since the last ‘episode’ I really changed my view on diet, exercise and meditation-so hopefully that’s enough to steer away from them.
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