Can Someone Explain What Is Happening?

Mental health
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Hey guys, I really need someone to explain to me what;s going on. I've come to an understanding that anxiety is the cause of my physical symptoms, however, I'm not aware why my body responds to what I personally don't view as an anxious thought. Examples, I haven't been active on social media since my break up a few years ago, and  I want to get back into it, however, when thinking of usernames, my body tenses up so bad that my bones feel like they are being crushed or like my muscles might pop. My chest hurts and feels like it is being crushed. I want to blog, but when trying to make the decision between using my real name vs a pen name, the same thing happens.

At work, there is this girl and guy who doesn't really speak to me, but I don't really care, however, whenever they comes around or we pass each other, my body tense up and the same physical symptoms happen. And I don't know why. 

I am quiet and tend to stay to myself, and whenever someone brings attention to me, I tense up and feel anxious and panicky, the difference here is, I know that I am self-conscious and anxious in social situations so, the physical symptoms of anxiety makes sense in this example.

So, can someone explain to me why my body reacts this way when trying to make decisions (being indecisive) or when I come in contact with certain people? I don't have typical anxious thoughts but the reaction is as if I am. 

Thanks

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Hi,  you may not have typical anxious thoughts but there must be something deep seated in the subconscious that you may not even be aware of.   For some reason being indecisive and coming in contact with certain people causes a certain degree of anxiety within you. You may not even know why but it does and That is why you get the physical symptoms.. 

 your conscious may not view  it as anxious but the subconscious interpreted it as so because you have anxiety in other situations.

 

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Hi

I agree with the comment below. There is something subconscious that you have not been able to identify. You are experiencing anxiety maybe because you don't feel safe around these situations but something must be triggering it. I recommend you seeking a therapist to talk about it because he or she will help you uncover it and also ways to cop with your anxiety. I had a very traumatic experience that I just recently discovered that explains my anxiety in certain scenarios.

Best of luck