Yes Lee,
your symptoms are very common to millions of people who suffer from anxiety.
I have been anxious since I can remember which would be about six years old. I have had numerous symptoms of anxiety and when I got into my 20s that was the straw that broke the camels back. My body couldn't take all the buildup Anxiety anymore and I had about 10 to 15 symptoms all going at once! I was terrified I had some terrible disease. My dad took me to a neurologist and all the test were normal. I knew in my mind that all of this was caused from years and years of stress and anxiety from being very shy and inhibited. I have had the headaches, the head pressure, weird feeling in the head, and general overall strange feeling throughout my body. I had many more symptoms than that but I don't want to list them because some people will actually develop them just from mind suggestion
if you had a brain tumor you would've known by now, since all this started five months ago. Don't Google any symptoms! That will just make matters worse and scare you for nothing.
Please do keep your doctor appointment because when your test come out normal then you can begin working on managing the stress and anxiety like I had to do.
let me explain what the weird feelings are caused by:
when we are feeling anxious, the brain thinks that we are in immediate danger so it sends out a hormone to prepare us for "battle". This hormone increases blood flow through the body which can increase our heart rate, cause us to sweat, and various other symptoms. When there is no actual danger to us, all the energy of the brain has mustered up has to go somewhere. So we get symptoms such as the weird feeling that you had driving, headaches, etc. The key to managing all of this is to calm down our brain. Sometimes mornings are the worst time of day for anxiety.
I would like to share with you what has helped me. Some of this may or may not pertain to you but take from it what you think you would benefit from.
KEEP IN MIND .... symptoms brought on by stress and anxiety CANNOT Hurt you in anyway!! They feel weird and are annoying but that is it. I've been able to reduce my anxiety symptoms by 98%. The WORST thing you can do is react with fear and more anxiety because this will actually create more anxiety and symptoms. A vicious cycle!
IF YOU want to learn how to react to the symptoms, go to YouTube and search for "anxiety attack secure self help anxiety treatment. "
OK here are some other things that have really helped me ...
1. what I did was first of all speak with a counselor. They see this on a daily basis and have the tools to help you manage this. Anxiety and stress is difficult to manage on our own and it really helps to talk to someone else. I keep going even when I start to feel better because it's like a lifeline for me. Find a counselor you feel comfortable with. They help you see the anxiety for what it is and it help you manage it. If you ever really feel out of control and can't manage, seeing a counselor would be the first best step!
Remember....FEAR stands for false evidence appearing real. Which means sometimes when we have symptoms we think they are related to some terrifying disease, when in reality the odds are much higher that they are not. Our minds will go to the negative if we let it, so we must be in control.
Don't let fear take you over! Be a fighter for yourself!
2. Secondly, I go to Google or YouTube and look up audio meditations like ones called " clearing subconscious negativity " and another called "Guided meditation for detachment from overthinking" I put in my earbuds and lie down and listen to them. They teach us to separate our thoughts that are negative from ourselves. This is something I think could really benefit you!! They completely calm down my brain and body to the point where I almost feel like I'm floating. This is such a great thing to do for your brain and overall health. I do this a couple times a day specially when I'm laying down to sleep.
There are some on anxiety, panic attacks, depression, getting a good nights sleep, etc.
There are MANY to choose from just pick the ones that you like. There's also positive affirmation ones that are helpful too. I play them in my car and while I take a walk. The more you listen to these the more your brain and subconscious will believe them and the better you will feel
it will just calm everything down when you are having an acute anxiety attack
For panic attack, search you tube for "panic attack emergency "
3. Stay active! The worst thing you can do is sit around and think too much about all this. It will bring on more anxiety. As well as the symptoms. When I exercise my body completely calms down and the symptoms often go completely away.
4. Stay social! This helps keep your mind off your worries. The less you are alone the better at least until you manage your anxiety. Just do things that you enjoy.
When feeling anxious or anytime you'd like, do deep breathing. Breathing through your nose for about five seconds and make sure your stomach rises. Then exhale through your lips as though you're blowing out a candle slowly for another five seconds. Do this as many times a day as you need to. It helps if you're lying down but you can also do it's sitting.
Eat healthy! Stay away from processed foods especially sugar. Sugar has an inflammatory response including in the brain. This will just increase your anxiety and can possibly bring on depression.
I have had symptoms for many many years on and off and now I pretty much ignore them but I do try to stay as healthy as possible and do those things I listed above. The meditation audios really are excellent please try them and do them often !
You will be fine once you get this under a little control. You will have a long great life and you deserve peace and happiness.
Don't let fear take you over! Be a fighter for yourself. Fear is based on non reality.
If I can feel a lot better, anybody can!
Our minds will go to the negative if we let it, so we must be in control.
if you can, pick up a book called mindfulness. It's an excellent read and teaches us how to overcome anxiety, negative thinking etc.
Hope you feel better soon!! 😃
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