Face and arm numb

[treyjeff]

Anyone else feel this? I’m extremely worried and I find it difficult to speak

[EleanorRose]

I’m not in anyway wanting to alarm or concern you, this very well may be anxiety or something minor but if you were a friend of mine I would be encouraging you to seek medical advice as soon as possible for this as a precaution. Numbness and tingling can be as a result of anxiety but combined with not being able to speak sounds unusual.

It is probably nothing but always best to get unusual things checked out. If it is anxiety, there will be plenty of support on here for you

[treyjeff in reply to EleanorRose]

I’ve seen many doctors about different symptoms (not including this one) and they’ve all said I’m perfectly healthy.

[treyjeff in reply to treyjeff]

Of course they said I have anxiety as well

[saturn2k]

Hi treyjeff, I've read back over your posts and can see you have health anxiety. You also have been sensible and gone to seek help from doctors. Once during a massive panic attack, I couldn't walk. I literally was standing there, having to lift my leg at the knee with my hands to make me be able to take one step in front of the other till I reached my car, then I drove off like I usually did during a panic attack. Nothing would surprise me with regards to panic or anxiety attacks.

I found the following article which explains

'Difficultly speaking, talking, moving mouth or tongue:

This anxiety symptom is characterized as experiencing difficulty or unusual awkwardness speaking; pronouncing words, syllables, or vowels; moving the mouth, lips, or tongue; or being very self-conscious of problems talking or speaking.

This symptom is also often described as ‘slurred speech.’

This difficulty speaking, talking, moving mouth or tongue symptom can occur rarely, frequently, or persistently, and can be barely noticeable, mildly limiting, or very restrictive.

For some people, this symptom can be mildly irritating, limiting, and sporadic. For others, it can be greatly debilitating, very restrictive, and persistent.

All variations and combinations are common.

Coordination and thinking problems commonly occur when the body becomes abnormally stressed. Since behaving anxiously stresses the body, anxiety can cause co-ordination and thinking problems, which can cause difficulty speaking, talking, and/or moving your mouth or tongue.

We explain the physiological aspects of why the body can have difficulty speaking, talking, and/or moving your mouth or tongue when overly stressed in the Recovery Support area of our website. Suffice to say, since this symptom is caused by stress only, it needn't be a cause for concern or worry. This symptom diminishes as the body's stress diminishes. As the body returns to a normal and healthy level of stress, difficulty speaking, talking, and/or moving your mouth or tongue problems disappear and normal functioning returns.'

from me :

Calming Breath : Take a long, slow breath in through your nose, first filling your lower lungs,
then your upper lungs.
Hold your breath to the count of "three."
Exhale slowly through pursed lips, while you relax the muscles in your face, jaw, shoulders, and stomach.
Do this until you feel relief. Can take up to ten minutes ... just give it a try. I can get relief within a few minutes. I often have a nice warm shower which helps me.