anxious2bme
10-05-2013, 03:16 PM
Hi,
Not sure if I'm prematurely posting, as I haven't been officially diagnosed with anxiety, but believe I'm about to be. I've been floating around on these forums for a couple of days and thought I'd introduce myself.
I've been dealing with symptoms since mid-July. It started during a time where I was VERY stressed out with work. Sympoms started with tingling in face, then progressed to weird feeling in scalp, neck and shoulder pain, as well as numb-like feeling in various parts of my body (even though they weren't really numb). Oh, and very random and sudden, 'pins and needles' feelings all over, for no reason, they just happen.
My PCP wanted me to see a neurologist, which I did last week, and he really feels it's anxiety, but is ordering an MRI just to be sure-waiting to have that done.
I totally understand what he's saying and was actually kind of relieved to hear it, but every once in a while find it hard to believe, as I've seen others post too, that all of these weird things can be caused by anxiety. Although, the mind IS a powerful thing. I just wonder sometimes because I can totally be having a good time, not feeling anxious or anything and the tingling will happen in my face, or the weird "scrunchy" feeling in my scalp occurs. The neurologist did say he sees this a lot and when the anxiety is treated, the sensory symptoms resolve. I guess time will tell.
About 4 or 5 years ago, I did develop a weird little claustrophic fear out of no where-lets just say I have to sit on the end of a row at a concert, have to sit near the door if in a room where the door is closed, and cannot sit in the back seat of a 2-door car. Must have something to do with feeling the need to be able to escape. :) Not sure if maybe this was the beginning of it all..
Well, any suggestions, tips, comments are greatly appreciated!
Not sure if I'm prematurely posting, as I haven't been officially diagnosed with anxiety, but believe I'm about to be. I've been floating around on these forums for a couple of days and thought I'd introduce myself.
I've been dealing with symptoms since mid-July. It started during a time where I was VERY stressed out with work. Sympoms started with tingling in face, then progressed to weird feeling in scalp, neck and shoulder pain, as well as numb-like feeling in various parts of my body (even though they weren't really numb). Oh, and very random and sudden, 'pins and needles' feelings all over, for no reason, they just happen.
My PCP wanted me to see a neurologist, which I did last week, and he really feels it's anxiety, but is ordering an MRI just to be sure-waiting to have that done.
I totally understand what he's saying and was actually kind of relieved to hear it, but every once in a while find it hard to believe, as I've seen others post too, that all of these weird things can be caused by anxiety. Although, the mind IS a powerful thing. I just wonder sometimes because I can totally be having a good time, not feeling anxious or anything and the tingling will happen in my face, or the weird "scrunchy" feeling in my scalp occurs. The neurologist did say he sees this a lot and when the anxiety is treated, the sensory symptoms resolve. I guess time will tell.
About 4 or 5 years ago, I did develop a weird little claustrophic fear out of no where-lets just say I have to sit on the end of a row at a concert, have to sit near the door if in a room where the door is closed, and cannot sit in the back seat of a 2-door car. Must have something to do with feeling the need to be able to escape. :) Not sure if maybe this was the beginning of it all..
Well, any suggestions, tips, comments are greatly appreciated!