Uncomfortable in your body?

[Panic57]

Have you ever felt so agitated and anxious that you felt uncomfortable in your body? I don't know why but when I'm really stressed out about something and an anxiety attack comes on, my chest feels so painful but then I feel like I need out of my skin. I don't know who to explain it but it odd torn feeling.

 

[solana]

I know how it feels when you experience so much pressure in your life that you want to escape from your own body. It's almost like something might burst inside you, if you don't manage to find that place of silence, peace or balance in your mind. And things do occasionally "burst", such as in the case of a heart attack or a brain seizure. But I believe, and I might be wrong, that these cases tend to be extreme, and that these people tend to suffer over a long period of time before they succumb to such a breakdown. In my own experience, I have learnt that we are much, much stronger than we think, and the body is a powerful machine with all kinds of "safety mechanisms" that stop us from collapsing, if we pay attention to it and find ways and means to deal with our problems. Sometimes it's necessary to ask someone for help. Or to keep looking until we find the kind of help that we need.

 

[Norjak71]

I get it all the time. Even getting so bad I have to change clothes just to find something more inherently comfortable. I feel very weird about it, skin starts to tingle, I don't get chest pains but I do get a very mild onset of a headache as well. I know I have social anxiety but apparently it comes on even by myself as well. No reason why either.

 

[pwarbi]

Anxiety and stress can affect people in many different ways, and I think the feeling that the OP gets is actually quite common. people can learn to live with stress and anxiety and even though it's not ideal, you can find a way to cope with the feelings that you get and while medication and seeing a doctor can help, sometimes you'll find that the feeling you get won't go away. Taking a step back and a bit of time out to yourself though can help more than you think, and even though we all lead busy lives these days and we think we don't have time to relax, if it's starting to affect your health to that extent, maybe you need to make time before the condition gets out of hand.

 

[DDNatureLover]

I get this sometimes. I'm not sure if it relates to my Anxiety, Fibromyalgia, or both. I have noticed that the instances seem to increase when I'm anxious, but it's still difficult to discern the source, because many of my Fibromyalgia symptoms are worsened by anxiety/stress. Sometimes when I feel this way, I will take a hot bath or shower, and it helps. Occasionally, I will decide to take a cold shower instead, and that also helps. I think it's a matter of changing my 'state of being' by altering my body temperature, and it seems to reset some sort of gauge within me.

 

[sidney]

The closest uncomfortable feeling that I have when it comes to my body is when my heart beats faster, my appetite seems lost, and I start to sweat profusely. I also seem to can't concentrate, and my mind is consumed with what's causing my anxiety. Like for example, if you talk to me during that anxious moment of mine, then you won't really be able to talk to me properly since my mind is elsewhere.

 

[Ashley0323]

I can definitely relate to this. I am 5'1 and about 168, after having my kiddos. I know, it could totally be worse, but I am so unhappy with the way I look and how chubby I have gotten.. I know that I am a good person, and a lively one on occasion. Sometimes I just want to escape my physical body and just feel "free" for once.