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Does anyone ever feel like the floor has just dropped just like an elevator going down suddenly! Is this a sign of anxiety? because today I was walking with my friend in the mall and then I suddenly felt the "falling dropping sensation" It lasted for only 3 seconds but scared the crap out of me afterwards.

Im asking if this is a normal anxiety symptom and has anyone experienced this too?

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You get any light headed feelings with it?

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yes sometimes

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Yeh I get that too, my pulse races too, you gotta just tell ya self it's anxiety and try and carry on, try and re wire yourself..... 👍🏻

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Thank you Nathsam46 !!

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Noooooo problem :)

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Anything else give me a shout :)

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Peacewithin1

Does it feel like butterflies in a bad way?

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karmaberry99 in reply toPeacewithin1

no not really, its kind of a feeling in your head. As if the ground just dropped

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Peacewithin1 in reply tokarmaberry99

Oh okay. I see posts about it up here and for some reason I was thinking of that sinking feeling in the tummy.

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Agora1 in reply tokarmaberry99

karmaberry99, when in a state of continuous anxiety, our sensory perception is thrown off. Our body is in an intense state of nervous stimulation which causes us to feel and sense every movement around us. Whether we are walking or a car beside us is moving, it throws off our balance. We panic and more adrenaline gets fed into the fear.

Finding out, through therapy, as to what started the anxiety to appear can help in ridding ourselves of that sensation and feel in more control again.

To this day, I don't like the feeling of an elevator going down since it brings back memories of that feeling.

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karmaberry99 in reply toAgora1

I don't actually know what triggered my anxiety! It just came out of no where

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Rajaak in reply toAgora1

Are u get cured from bouncing feel?

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Agora1 in reply toRajaak

Oh yes Rajaak...a long time ago, it just stopped one day when

I finally accepted that it was my anxious state causing this unsteadiness.

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Rajaak in reply toAgora1

Thanks for ur reply,

Am also accept the anxious state for last two months, but still feeling bouncing and earthquake feeling an daily basis while standing or sleeping. My psycho prescribed mortaz 15mg. But still feeling the symptoms

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Sacolucci in reply toPeacewithin1

Yes, that's how i would personally describe this. Do you get it too?

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Sacolucci in reply toPeacewithin1

this happens to me and that's exactly what it feels like!!! it comes out of the blue!

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Ashley1489

Yes ma'am Been dealing four years with this shit

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jupes09

I've always had this symptom when my anxiety is at it's worst 😯

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Groucho

I get that feeling when I'm trying to sleep, I drift off and get jolted awake by that falling feeling, it is just anxiety.

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