⚠️ Understanding Persistent Anxiety Symptoms
When symptoms persist in some way or another, the brain becomes tired. In that fatigue, we feel the negative sensation of anxiety. We constantly worry. A strange fear prevents us from being at ease. Various sensations continue in the body. A feeling of weakness sets in. Sitting or standing, darkness spreads before our eyes. Sometimes, dizziness occurs. Tension tightens the face. Sometimes there’s a blur in the eyes. Sometimes it feels like something is stuck in the throat. Sometimes there’s chest tightness, sometimes a feeling of pain. Sometimes it’s confusing whether it’s just anxiety disorder or if a real physical illness has occurred. Is it not a heart attack? Or a big disease? Has blood pressure gone awry? Or am I about to have paralysis? Is this not a sign of my impending death?
Some of us associate these symptoms to magic spells or charms. Just as we’ve heard negative thoughts about something since childhood, similar thoughts about that thing start to come to mind.
We can’t understand what to do. Whom to tell? Where to find a solution? This confusion and excessive worry trouble us. We do our daily work, but our attention remains stuck in anxiety. We can’t remove our attention from anxiety, even for a moment. Unable to remove this attention, it bothers us even more. We are always fearful, anxious, and jittery.
📊 Symptoms of Anxiety Are Felt on Three Levels:
- Physical Level: Bodily sensations, dizziness, chest tightness, tension, weakness, blur in eyes, lump in throat, etc.
- Mental Level: Confusing thoughts, constant worry, doubts about health, fear of losing control, difficulty focusing on tasks.
- Emotional Level: Persistent fear, agitation, anxiety, hopelessness, jitteriness, emotional unease.
📌 Three Types of Anxiety Symptoms
There are three types of symptoms that we experience in anxiety:
- Physical symptoms
- Mental symptoms
- Emotional symptoms
Physical Symptoms
Physical symptoms involve sensations in the body:
- Tension in one or several parts of the body
- A choking sensation
- Sweating
- Dry Mouth
- Bitter Taste
- Fast heart beat
- Stomach irritation
- Acidity
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Trembling or shaking
- Shortness of breath
- Throat choking sensation or tight throat
- Chest pain or discomfort
- Pins and needles sensation
- Nausea
- Stomach cramps
- A feeling of being dizzy
- Lightheadedness or faintness
- Tied Head
- Stress
- Numbness or tingling sensation
- Twitching
- Chills or hot flashes
- Feeling like having a fever
- Feeling nasal congestion or stress in the nose
- Tightness in the chest
- Lump in the throat
- Tongue spasm
- Jaw tightness
- Tingling in the back
- Headaches
- Blurred vision
- Eye fatigue
- Eye floaters and flashes
- Ear ringing
- Weak legs or jelly legs
- IBS (Irritable bowel syndrome)
- Heaviness in the head
- Feeling tired
- Sleeping problems
- And so on.
Mental Symptoms
In anxiety, there are mental symptoms such as:
- Intrusive thoughts: These are unwanted thoughts that come into your mind, such as sexual or violent images or socially unacceptable thoughts. You don’t know where they come from, they just enter your mind.
- Suicidal thoughts
- Harmful thoughts
- Sexual abusing thoughts
- Odd & weird thoughts
- Racing thoughts
- Disturbing thoughts
- Doubtful thoughts
- Constant monitoring of your feelings
- Constant focus on anxiety feelings
- And so on.
Emotional Symptoms
Anxiety also causes emotional symptoms, such as:
- Fear of going crazy: Fear of losing control of one’s mind.
- Fear of losing control: Fear of losing control over oneself or situations.
- Fear of dying
- Fear of a heart attack
- Fear of heart problems
- Fear of vomiting: Fear of vomiting or feeling nauseous.
- Feeling fainting/passing out: Fearing like one might faint or lose consciousness.
- Feeling depression
- Feeling panic: Experiencing sudden and intense fear or panic.
- Feeling restlessness: Having difficulty staying still or feeling restless.
- Feeling guilty: Experiencing guilt or self-blame.
- Feeling shame: Feeling a sense of shame or embarrassment.
- Feeling irritation
- Feeling anger: Experiencing anger or frustration.
- Feeling of unreality: Feeling disconnected from reality or feeling like things aren’t real.
- Feeling unsteady: Feeling physically unsteady or off-balance.
- Feeling derealization: Feeling like the surroundings are unreal or dreamlike.
- Feeling depersonalization: Feeling detached from oneself or feeling like one is out of own body.
- Feeling a loss of confidence
- Toilet phobia: Fear or anxiety related to using the toilet.
- Bath fear: Fear or anxiety related to taking a shower.
- Doubt of going crazy: Doubting one’s sanity or fearing going insane.
- Doubt of losing control: Doubting one’s ability to maintain control over oneself or situations.
- Doubt of dying: Fearful thoughts about dying.
- Doubt of a heart attack: Worrying about having a heart attack.
- And so on.
Symptoms of Anxiety: Understanding What’s Happening
It’s not necessary that you experience all the symptoms listed here during an anxiety or panic attack. However, you have likely encountered at least some of them, or perhaps you’re going through them now.
Emotional Symptoms: You may feel a sudden rush of fear, even while doing nothing or thinking of nothing in particular.
Physical Symptoms: Tightness in the chest or a racing heart might appear unexpectedly, without any clear cause or thought triggering it.- Mental Symptoms: Thoughts flood your mind, even when no physical or emotional symptoms are present.
These sensations can occur anywhere — from crowded markets to quiet moments at home, from flights to appointments with a dentist or hairdresser. They can arise even when you’re doing nothing in particular, leaving you puzzled and concerned about your health.
Possible Causes of Symptoms
These physical, emotional, and mental symptoms often arise due to a variety of reasons. A passing thought, a scary video, or even an argument with someone could be the trigger. In some cases, symptoms can start without any reason at all. This unpredictability can make anxiety feel confusing and uncontrollable.
Is It Something Serious?
These symptoms are often mistaken for something more serious, like a heart attack, cancer, or high blood pressure. If you’re genuinely worried about a health issue, it’s important to get a medical checkup for peace of mind. If the results are normal, you can rest assured that this is just anxiety, and it’s something you can overcome.
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