Anxiety Symptom Information

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Anxiety Symptom Information
If you are experiencing anxiety symptoms, you have come to the right place. :) Please know that you are not alone, and best of all, you CAN feel better!

Here are some of the most common anxiety symptoms:

• Rapid heartbeat, racing heartbeat, or heart palpitations

• Shortness of breath, difficulty breathing

• Shallow breathing or hyperventilation

• Feeling like you’re disconnected or disoriented, feelings of unreality (such as feeling like you're detached from your body or floating above it; watching your life from the outside looking in like a movie; feeling “heavy” or “slow”; feeling “out of it”)

• Feeling faint, dizzy, lightheaded

• Blurred vision

• Numbness, feeling like you can't move, have “jelly legs,” or are paralyzed

• Tingling sensations

• Sweating

• Feeling suffocated, smothered, or choking sensations

• Stomach-related problems, such as nausea, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), constipation, heartburn, indigestion, “butterflies,” or other stomach upset

• Panic attacks

• Feeling trapped, an intense desire to escape

• Feeling a lack of control

• Headaches or pressure around the head or eyes

• Trembling

• Spasms, cramps, muscle tension, stiffness, pain, or aches (such as in the hands, chest, throat, jaw, or other areas)

• Dry throat, thirstiness, or difficulty swallowing

• Confusion

• Fatigue or weakness

• Feeling like you’re dying or going crazy

• Hypochondria or fearful thoughts about your health

• Narrowed mental focus

• Sensitivity to light or noise

• Feeling like others are looking at you, judging you, criticizing you, or feeling embarrassed, wanting to be invisible

• Hot flashes

• Racing thoughts

• Obsessive thoughts

• "What-if" thoughts

• Assuming the worst

• Negative thoughts

• Disturbing, irrational or violent thoughts

• Any other type of persistent fearful thought

• Spinning sensations

• Insomnia

• Difficulty concentrating

• Moodiness

• Flashbacks of traumatic events

• Compulsive habits, such as repeatedly checking the locks, the time, or washing your hands

• Agoraphobia

• Avoiding the people, places, things, or situations that trigger symptoms (some people avoid driving, others avoid social situations, restaurants, the workplace, public speaking, spiders, etc. -- it could be anything)

If you have experienced several of these symptoms for more than a few weeks, you may suffer from an anxiety disorder. The good news is that anxiety disorders are very treatable and can be overcome.

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