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Does anyone feel as though anxiety comes on or gets worse when coming down with a cold?

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Yes, anytime I'm sick with anything my anxiety goes up up UP.

Funny you should ask I have got the worst anxiety this week and the worst cold of the year 😷

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Hey !

When you have a cold or fighting and kind of illness your heart rate increases and can mimic feelings of anxiety when in reality it’s just your body working harder to fight the illness it’s just your brain reacting to the heightened heart rate thinking your anxious ❤️

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