Anxiety going crazy!!

[Qflaxeng]

Anxiety going crazy!!

Am I feeling weird pains mostly in my back, shoulders, occasionally legs due to my anxiety. Does anyone else have these symptoms?

Have had my physical and everything else is normal.

[Jcwy]

Hello, yes I think that is definitely caused by the anxiety. It causes such extreme tension we don’t even realize it.

[Megapanda]

Hello . I am sorry you are feeling achy / pains . I am glad your physical came back okay . Anxiety can often cause many physical symptoms . Aches and pains being one of them as you tend to tense your muscles when you are stressed .Do you do any stretching exercises ? That's great for muscle pains as it's so tempting to just sit when you uncomfortable which often makes it worse . Doing 5/10mins morning and night is really helpful . Also have you heard of progressive muscle relaxation ?

Here is a video

youtu.be/SNqYG95j_UQ(Not working as expected?)

Also I find yoga really helpful to . At the moment I have been using an app called gotta yoga which I have been enjoying.

Meditation Is also great for anxiety . There is a bunch of YouTube videos or my favourite mediation app is balance and has a free year trial. Or second best is medito which is completely free .

Therapy in a nutshell and psych2go are both very helpful YouTube channel for mental health .

Take care 🐼

[Qflaxeng in reply to Megapanda]

Thank you for your help. I will try it and ensure I get back into my exercise routine.

[Megapanda in reply to Qflaxeng]

No worries . don't forget to warm up and cool down when exercising 😉Take care 🐼

[ZOO7]

I have similar feelings but mine are headaches. My physical came back normal too. I have been using heating pad thing I heat in microwave and it does help me. The heat relaxes the muscles. Maybe you can try that. Also I take epsom salt baths and this also helps sometimes.

[Qflaxeng in reply to ZOO7]

Thank you I will try that and see how it goes.

[Megapanda in reply to ZOO7]

That's such a great tip 🐼