Muscle tension

[moni85]

Hello everyone,

has anyone else experienced leg muscles tightness/aches/cramps with anxiety?

I’ve also been having bad neck tension and my anxiety has been very high lately ☹️

[Agora1]

Hi moni85 I can tell you that muscle tension goes hand in hand with heightened anxiety.

It's a two fold issue in holding ourselves rigid all the time. We forgot what it's like to

feel relaxed when we sit, stand or even sleep. I use to wake up in a fetal position when

my anxiety was at it's highest. Not only was my body curled up in a ball but my hands were

tight fists turned inward towards my chest. Put that together with an over stimulated

nervous system and you can't help but feel spasms and pain.

What I found helpful was water aerobics . The buoyancy of the water made it easy

to stretch those tight muscles without pain. I also started with Relaxation Meditation

at that time using it before bed and finding that I no longer woke up curled in a ball.

There are always answers to the physical ailments that anxiety cause. We each respond

to a different method that works for us. I hope you find yours xx

[Ladybug9]

Your stress is causing you to tighten muscles that you aren't even aware that you are stressing out. I bet when this is happening, if you paid attention to your shoulders, you could drop them a good few inches from your neck! We don't even realize we are tensing so hard most of the time. I wake up with my teeth stuck together from clenching so tight and I don't even realize how bad until I wake up with pain.

[ciley in reply to Ladybug9]

tooth clenching is 'normal' for me !!

[Ladybug9 in reply to ciley]

Me too and it hurts. I do it all day. I don't grind like I use to, I just clench big time. I can catch myself during the day but nightime? I'm in trouble!

[1OshunDreamer]

Absolutely! I tighten up so much when I'm anxious and it hurts. I'll do stretches at the end of the day to loosen everything up again.

[Ladybug9 in reply to 1OshunDreamer]

I know you already know this but make sure you aren't tight and cold in your muscles when you stretch. Even jogging in place can get the blood circulating. I would hate for you to get hurt from just stretching!

[hzhang35]

I have leg pain, more on the sight, and worse at night due to my anxiety, it comes and goes.

[ciley]

i do get quite bad fpoot and leg cramps~i linked it to my bad back tho~i think its linked with anxiety~your frame is prob tense~there are medicines

[moggie8]

Yes I'm that tight all over it's painful

[munrapz]

Hi, almost every symptom imaginable can go together with anxiety, the mind is a powerful machine. But, in your case those symptoms are one of the most common. The excess stress produces our muscles to be tense even in our sleep.