Mind and Body symptoms due to anxiety and panic. Check it out!

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jillzmind
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Post by jillzmind » Mon Nov 30, 2009 1:53 pm

If you are having "strange" or "wierd" symptoms read this Extensive List. It's all on here. We do this to ourselves with our negative scary obsessing. You can tell if they are panic related when the symptoms will "leave" you when you get to your "safe" place.It's best to get a full checkup to rule out all other possibilities.The program challenges it all. Lessons 3,8,10...etc etc. Its all in there. Dive on in ;)
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Common Anxiety Symptoms
Here are some of the many symptoms associated with anxiety disorder (because each person has a unique chemical make up, the symptoms and their intensity will vary from person to person):

Body
Burning Sensations throughout the body
Chronic Fatigue
Electric shock feeling
Excess of energy, you feel you can’t relax.
Feel like you are going to pass out or faint
Feeling cold or chilled
Hyperactivity, excess energy
Increased or decreased sex drive
Muscle twitching
Neck, back, shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
No energy, feeling lethargic, tired
Numbness or tingling in hands, feet, face, head, or any other places on the body
Persistent muscle tension, stiffness
Sore or tight scalp or back of the neck
Startle easily
Sweating, uncontrollable profuse sweating
The floor feels like it is moving either down or up for no reason
Trembling or shaking
Urgency to urinate, frequent urination, sudden urge to go to the washroom
Warm spells
Weak legs, arms, or muscles

Chest
Chest pain or discomfort
Concern about the heart
Feel like you have to force yourself to breath
Find it hard to breath, feeling smothered, shortness of breath
Frequent yawning to try and catch your breath
Heart – beating hard or too fast, rapid heartbeat, palpitations
Heart - Irregular heart rhythms, flutters or ‘skipped’ beats, tickle in the chest that makes you cough

Emotions
Dramatic mood swings
Emotional blunting
Emotions feel wrong
Frequently feel like crying for no reason

Fears
A heightened fear of what people think of you
Afraid of being trapped in a place with no exits
Constant feeling of being overwhelmed.
Fear of being in public
Fear of dying
Fear of losing control
Fear of impending doom
Fear of making mistakes or making a fool of yourself to others
Fear that you are losing your mind
Fears about irrational things, objects, circumstances, or situations
Fears of going crazy, of dying, of impending doom, of normal things, unusual feelings and emotions, unusually frightening thoughts or feelings
Heightened self awareness, or self-consciousness
Need to find nearest washrooms before you can feel comfortable
Need to seat near exits

Head
Dizziness or light-headedness
Frequent headaches, migraine headaches
Feeling like there is a tight band around your head, pressure, tightness
Head, neck or shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
Giddiness
Shooting pains in the face
Shooting pains in the scalp or head
When you close your eyes you feel like are beginning to, or will, float upwards
Sore jaw that feels like a tooth ache
TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint) - clenching of the jaw or grinding of the teeth


Hearing
Frequent or intermittent reduced hearing or deafness in one or both ears
Low rumbling sounds
Ringing in the ears, noises in the ears, noises in the head

Mind
Desensitization, depersonalization
Fear of going crazy
Fear of losing control
Fear of impending doom
Feelings of unreality
Frequent feeling of being overwhelmed, or that there is just too much to handle or do
Having difficulty concentrating
Obsession about sensations or getting better
Repetitive thinking or incessant ‘mind chatter’
Underlying anxiety, apprehension, or fear
You often feel you are carrying the world on your shoulders

Mood
Always feeling angry and lack of patience
Depression
Feeling down in the dumps
Feeling like things are unreal or dreamlike
Frequently being on edge or 'grouchy'
Frequently feel like crying for no apparent reason
Have no feelings about things you used to
Underlying anxiety, apprehension, or fear
You feel like you are under pressure all the time


Mouth/Stomach
A ‘tinny’, ‘metallic’ or ‘ammonia’, or unusual smell or taste
Choking
Constant craving for sugar or sweets
Constipation
Diarrhea
Difficulty swallowing
Dry mouth
Feeling like you can’t swallow properly or that something will get caught in your throat
Feeling like your tongue is swollen
Frequent upset stomach, bloating, gaseous
IBS
Lack of appetite or taste
Nausea or abdominal stress
The thought of eating makes you nauseous
Tight throat, lump in throat
Vomiting

Sleep
Difficulty falling or staying asleep
Frequent bad, bizarre, or crazy dreams
Hearing sounds in your head that jolt you awake
Insomnia, or waking up ill in the middle of the night
Jolting awake
Waking up in a panic attack
You feel worse in the mornings

Sight
Distorted, foggy, or blurred vision
Dry, watery or itchy eyes
Eye tricks, seeing things our of the corner of your eye that isn’t there, stars, flashes
Eyes sensitive to light
Spots in the vision
Flashing lights when eyes are closed
Your depth perception feels wrong

Touch
Numbness
Pain
Tingling, pins and needles feelings


Other symptoms are described as:
Being like a hypochondriac, muscle twinges, worry all the time, tingles, gagging, tightness in the chest, tongue twitches, shaky, breath lump, heart beat problems, head tingles, itchy tingling in arms and legs, and so many more.

In addition to these symptoms, you may also find yourself worrying compulsively about:
• Having a heart attack
• Having a serious undetected illness
• Dying prematurely
• Going insane or losing your mind
• Harming yourself or someone you love uncontrollably
• Being embarrassed or making a fool out or yourself
• Losing control
• Fainting in public
• Not breathing properly
• Choking or suffocating
• Being alone
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Many before us have conquered this and so will we if we work this program.I am seeing little changes every day.
Keep looking up
Jill~
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Ms. Hopeful
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Post by Ms. Hopeful » Mon Nov 30, 2009 2:04 pm

Jill, Thank you for this reminder. I had a rough day today with heart palpitations, frequent yawning to catch a full breath. I haven't had the frequent yawning in a long time and I was getting discouraged. I am on week 9 getting ready to start session 10. I needed to see this as a reminder I'm not alone and many others have overcome and so can I. Thanks again Jill. In Christ, Tammy

jillzmind
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Post by jillzmind » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:27 pm

Hi Tammy
I am glad this helped you. It has helped me as well and it is just mind blowing how we can misuse our fascinating and complex and intricate brains?!When we get a handle on it and how to turn thinking around for good rather than being held hostage by it. Look out world
;) :D
I am printing this list out to hang on my fridge as a reminder to keep my thoughts in check and hold them up to the light of the Truth
take care
Jill~

Shifrah
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Post by Shifrah » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:32 pm

Good work Jill

This should be a sticky note constantly at the top of the pile with "check your symptoms HERE" title LOL

How many times have people asked if anyone else feels this way - it's all here.

The whole point of the program is to learn how to overcome these feelings and being free of all the symptoms and start to enjoy life again.

Amen infinite.

P.S. What a hoot that someone took the time to put all the symptoms in alpha...OCD ya think?! :p
Shif.

If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

jillzmind
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Post by jillzmind » Mon Nov 30, 2009 4:55 pm

Shif that is funny. I didn't even notice that they were alphabetized? Haha I should mention that I copied and pasted this from another thread about common symptoms. Originally from "Cindy" I think? Thank you Cindy for gathering all this very enlightening info
you rock wherever you are :D

jillzmind
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Post by jillzmind » Mon Nov 30, 2009 5:03 pm

Oh yeah and by all means Gang if you have Never been to a Doctor or an emergency room to have someone look at you. Please do get that done and rule out all possible illnesses, etc. I think this is more for the ones like me who have had every test done and bloodwork done and seens Shrinks my whole life to be told THIS IS ANXIETY...
and thanks to this place now I know It's possible to live again
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Imreallynotcrazy?
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Post by Imreallynotcrazy? » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:07 am

Thanks Jill.. I, like you have had EVERY test and there is never anything wrong. I ahve been really struggling and have been feeling like crap one day, good the next..crap again. Im on week 7 but I think I'm going to go back to week 2 for the panic. I just can't seem to get a handle on it. I do take Ativan when it's really bad, but I find this has a rebound effect on me and I feel worse later on? Thanks for your post it's unreal what we do to ourselves...

deedee00
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Post by deedee00 » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:10 am

Thanks Jill.

I already have this list from "Google", but it's a good reminder.

This list just reminded me of how I use to sweat profusely! So irritating. While getting ready to go somewhere, I would sweat so much, I felt like I needed to get back in the shower!

Right now it's the frequent urination. Very irritating too. LOL

jillzmind
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Post by jillzmind » Tue Dec 01, 2009 5:10 pm

DeeDee
Hey I used to have that sweating drama alot too but in my case it ended up that most of that was from my Thyroid being out of whack. Sometimes it's they Thyroid and sometimes it's just our bodies aging..haha
Jill~

Tic Tac
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Post by Tic Tac » Thu Dec 03, 2009 5:55 pm

Dear Jillzmind thank you for re-posting this. It is so helpful. I have recognized so many of those symptoms.

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