Anxiety taking toll on body

[Ggirlangel93]

So i wrote about my shortness of breath on here a week ago and the past week it somewhat subsided. Like on friday and saturday i didnt really feel it and but then it came back yesterday. Does the fact that it comes and goes throughout the day pretty much confirm that it's from severe anxiety and stress? I just don't understand why its been lingering for weeks. It's frustating when you think a symptom is gone and then it comes back and your panic starts up again. Yesterday i had a really rough day mentally. Felt nervous and depressed all day and had a couple of panic attacks. Now because of that today my body feels exhausted. Ugh i just wanna feel better

 

[gummyrozzo]

i get short of breath every now and again. doesnt happen so much now but when i was really anxious i would have it for a few days and then it would go away, then return a week or even a month later. its a really common anxiety symptom (even if ur not feeling anxious right at that moment!) and if it were anything serious, it would not come and go like that. breathing exercises helped a little for me, as well as a good distraction. hope u feel better soon :}

 

[suzzeeb]

I totally relate! Mine is not shortness of breath but feeling shaky and just not well for months now. Once I get on a roll with something it takes forever for it to go away. Once my anxiety really started, actually this past summer, it has just spiraled, and now I am also feeling depressed a lot of the time. It seems like it would be so easy to just say, I know what this is so I'm not going to worry about these symptoms, so why is that so hard?! It's like we hyper focus even when we are relatively sure what the symptoms are from and that it's nothing serious. I have been working harder than I ever have at taking a half hour twice a day to listen to relaxing music and doing muscle relaxation and telling myself I'm ok and so on. My therapist says I have been worrying and anxious for so long it will take a while for these things to start helping, but I am determined to at least keep trying. Also, with this stupid Covid thing, it's impossible to try to get out and do things that I really wanted to do this winter to keep busy like take a class or volunteer somewhere, so I am stuck at home with my worries!

I wish I had a super easy answer for you. Distraction can be a good thing to get your mind off of your symptoms for a while anyway. I hope you feel better soon.

 

[Ggirlangel93]

I totally relate! Mine is not shortness of breath but feeling shaky and just not well for months now. Once I get on a roll with something it takes forever for it to go away. Once my anxiety really started, actually this past summer, it has just spiraled, and now I am also feeling depressed a lot of the time. It seems like it would be so easy to just say, I know what this is so I'm not going to worry about these symptoms, so why is that so hard?! It's like we hyper focus even when we are relatively sure what the symptoms are from and that it's nothing serious. I have been working harder than I ever have at taking a half hour twice a day to listen to relaxing music and doing muscle relaxation and telling myself I'm ok and so on. My therapist says I have been worrying and anxious for so long it will take a while for these things to start helping, but I am determined to at least keep trying. Also, with this stupid Covid thing, it's impossible to try to get out and do things that I really wanted to do this winter to keep busy like take a class or volunteer somewhere, so I am stuck at home with my worries!

I wish I had a super easy answer for you. Distraction can be a good thing to get your mind off of your symptoms for a while anyway. I hope you feel better soon.

Thank you so much. I relate to alot of the things you said! Its so tough to not worry about the symptoms even if you know deep down its probably from anxiety. You're so right too like this year has been extra tough with mental illness because we can't really leave the house. Were left bored and alone with our worries and negative thoughts