Physical symptoms?

[beachy7]

Rib, abdominal and back pain

Does anyone have these symptoms from anxiety?

[Tempestteapot]

Definitely, beachy! It's due to the tension in our bodies that anxiety and adrenaline brings. Graded muscle relaxation exercises definitely help, but they take practice!

[Trees2357]

Yes I do and m afraid of anxiety and thoughts. Always crying

[Aptree]

Rib Cage Tightness Anxiety Symptoms

Rib cage tightness, tension, aches, pains:

This symptom is often described as:

* It feels like there is a tightness, tension, aches, and/or pains in the ribs or rib cage area.

* It can also feel like there is a tight band around the ribs or rib cage area

* It can also feel like there is a pressure in the ribs and rib cage.

* It can also feel like there is a burning sensation in the ribs and rib cage area.

* It can also feel like there is a knot or 'stitch' in the ribs and rib cage area.

* It can also feel like your ribs or rib cage area is bruised and sore.

This rib cage tightness symptom can persistently affect one area of the ribs or rib cage only, can shift and affect another area or areas of the ribs or rib cage, and can migrate all over and affect many areas of the ribs and rib cage over and over again.

This rib cage tightness symptom can come and go rarely, occur frequently, or persist indefinitely. For example, you may feel a tightness in the ribs and rib cage once in a while and not that often, feel it off and on, or feel it all the time.

This rib cage tightness symptom may precede, accompany, or follow an escalation of other anxiety sensations and symptoms, or occur by itself.

This rib cage tightness symptom can precede, accompany, or follow an episode of nervousness, anxiety, fear, and elevated stress, or occur ‘out of the blue’ and for no apparent reason.

This rib cage tightness symptom can range in intensity from slight, to moderate, to severe. It can also come in waves, where it’s strong one moment and eases off the next.

This rib cage tightness symptom can change from day to day, and/or from moment to moment.

All of the above combinations and variations are common.

What causes the anxiety symptom rib cage tightness?

Anxiety causes the body to produce the stress response (also known as the fight or flight response). The stress response stresses the body. Stress causes the body's muscles to contract and tighten, including those in the ribs and rib cage area. When the body becomes overly stressed, which we call stress-response hyperstimulation, the body can exhibit a wide variety of muscle tension symptoms. This rib cage tightness symptom is an example.

How to get rid of the rib cage tightness anxiety symptom?

Because the rib cage tightness symptom is just a symptom of elevated stress, it needn't be a cause for concern. It will subside when you reduce your stress and give your body ample time to calm down and recover from an active stress response and/or sustained stress. As your body's stress returns to a more normal level, symptoms of stress subside, including the rib cage tightness anxiety symptom. Therefore, this symptom needn't be a cause for concern.

Hope this helps ❤️

[beachy7]

This does help so much thank you so much for taking the time to write this to me. I took a Xanax last night and the pains subsided a lot which proves even more it’s in my head... when I woke up this am I got into an argument with my teenager and it started again lol so yea it looks like anxiety has just thrown me a new symptom 🙄