Anxiety and physical pain

[Ragdoll15]

I am suffering with pelvic pain which seems to get worse when my anxiety is high. Sometimes I don't know which comes first the pain or the anxiety. Can anyone relate to this. Thanks

[UFC80]

I certainly can! I have experienced anxiety and pain many different ways. Always surprised and perplexed by it.

[Ragdoll15 in reply to UFC80]

Mine comes on mostly at night so am finding it hard to sleep. I suppose anxiety can affect the whole system.

[Pat9]

yes I get the same I haven't got a clue as to why, all I can think of is we hold muscles tense and that might cause it.

[Ragdoll15 in reply to Pat9]

Yes, you could be right!

[SmorMom]

Not sure what your condition is, but I’ll speak from my own experience. I’ve dealt with vaginismus before. There’s a great website on it: vaginismus.com. I bought their treatment kit, and it helped a lot. Treatment includes things like relaxation skills and Kegel exercises.

In any case, I hope you find the help you need.

[Ragdoll15 in reply to SmorMom]

Thanks for your reply. It appears that I probably have a trapped nerve which is causing the pain, the doctors are not really sure so I am going to have an MRI for further investigation. I'm so pleased that you have found something that helps you. I will definitely look into these exercises as they may also help me!