Anxiety Symptoms - The List

[smartscrutiny]

These are great, Duncan - thank yoU!

[jmt211]

Thanks for sharing!

[1Bluerose68]

Frequent urination, frequent need to snack or feel like I'm gonna pass out, frequent need to double check things on a list , frequent heartburn, frequent dry eyes and glasses w/ adjustment problems and aleways changing vision, frequent thirst, frequent need to gasp air, mouth closing involuntarily when I need to down spoonful of brown sugar or collapse, frequent need to feel like I must be aware of everything but contrasting need not to be too pushy about this need for directing at work, frequently vacuum house out of fear of having an asthma attack , frequent need to wash a dish as soon as it goes into the sink.......

[Whir35]

My symptoms which have been with me for about 7 months now:

Constant pressure in the head.
Foggy brain, cloudy thoughts, confusion.
Twitching in my face and temples.
Feeling of doom or dread like something terrible is going happen.
Feeling like I am going crazy or that my mind is going to completely deteriorate.
Racing heart.
Racing thoughts.
States of mania where I talk really fast and do things at double the speed I normally would.
Constant fatigue.
Trouble sleeping - early waking.
Trembling and butterflies in the stomach.
Trouble concentrating and memory problems.
Seeing things out of the corner of my eye.
Things feel like they are going in slow motion for a few seconds.
Feeling like there is something outside of myself, like an entity crowding around me, hard to describe.

Not much fun to be honest!!

[Emilym80]

Has anyone ever had heart palpitations like this? It was a lot worse than what I normally have and was wondering if anyone else has experienced them :/

I was lying in bed trying to have a nap, not especially anxious at that moment (maybe subconsciously) when all of a sudden my heart began racing and beating quite erratically, not evenly but with two beats in very quick succession and then a pause in between. It slowed down a little bit after maybe 15 seconds but kept beating irregularly for another 15 or so. I've just had an ECG and chest x-ray only a couple of days ago and I think the results were fine, so I think I'll probably chalk it up to having had a bad/stressful day and being really sleep deprived at the moment.

That said, has anyone else had this?

[Emilym80]

Yes, I have them fairly often. So bad at the office one day, I had to sit down I was so dizzy (but that was probably anxiety kicking in at that point). I was taking a fish omega 3 twice a day, morning and night, and I read on this forum that fish omegas can cause palpitations. So I cut out the morning pill and that seems to have helped. I had holter test and was told that palpitations like this are normal and not to worry. Easily said... Knowing other people have some of these symptoms help. Bad/stressful days and sleep deprivation do not help, that's for sure. Take care!

Thank you very much! Yes, it is a relief to know that others have the same experience. I have actually been taking Omega 3 supplements recently to help my asthma... Maybe that's it, or the medication I take for it. Who knows! I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow anyway so I can clarify but thank you again for your response

[gauth1234]

This is awesome! I have been looking for such a list for so long!

[Godzillasaurus]

Sounds about right. Although the symptoms found in different people will change; some of them might be absent in certain people.

Derealization is a confusing one to describe, but I do experience feelings of it.

I have another one: BRAIN LOCKS- where your mind becomes "locked" on disturbing/distressing thoughts until relaxation is successful

[Cobweb1985]

Hiya I am new to this forum! I have joined an anxiety forum as i genuinely have nowhere else to turn I am a 29 f and have always had anxiety. But am increasingly getting more anxiety phases.

I find the physical symptoms hardest and they often trigger my attacks to spiral out of control. I was in a meeting today and couldn't get out so had stay in it without anyone else noticing i was freakin out! I was sweating, felt like my ibs was going to explode and head pains. does this sound common?

i often have attacks which consist of feeling weird, spaced out, feels like my arms and legs attached and sweaty palms.

Am i mental?

[Godzillasaurus]

By "mental" do you mean crazy? If so, then no. If you suffer from an anxiety disorder, then you do, in fact, suffer from a mental disability.

But that is beyond the point. YES, that sounds like a common occurrence for anxiety/panic. In fact, I had something similar happen to me while I was taking a practice exam: my abs tightened up and felt as if they were going to completely snap, and my mind was racing. And for your third paragraph, I feel just like this whenever I have an anxiety attack too.

What was the trigger behind your panic attack in the meeting? Do you know?