My Most Debilitating and Scary Anxiety Symptoms (Warning: Might be triggering)

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All of us with anxiety issues will have to deal with the physical and mental symptoms of the disorder. Some symptoms, are scary, others are annoying and then there are the ones that are absolutely life crushing. They interfere with our day to day lives in such a drastic way that it sucks out every bit of joy in our lives. For me it was so bad I became mostly house bound and always so tired I couldn’t get out of bed for most of the day.
The hypersensitivity to bodily changes or my surroundings was so high that every little unexpected change would get me startled and even panicked. It could have been a little twitch, ache, rash or mole and it would get my head spinning… unable to distract myself from it. It was like I have built up a connection in my mind that any symptom, regardless of its duration and intensity has to be a sign of a serious and probably terminal disease. There wasn’t really any conscious or rational thinking process but I just jumped straight to the conclusion that something terrible is or was going to happen. A tiny pinch or ache in my chest and I would believe I was having a heart attack. Slight numb feeling in my hand and that would have to be a stroke. Twitching in my arm must be a sign of ALS. There was always something terrible as an answer. And if I did have a symptom which I couldn’t sort to anything negative I would rush to my computer and search it up. Of course I would always end up with the worst possible scenarios on hand.
All this negativity presented itself also throughout my body. Uncomfortable und hurtful muscle tension was something I had to deal with on a daily basis. Everything really everything was in pain. I had all these knots in my back that I couldn’t get my mind off of. MY shoulders felt like they were going to explode from all that tension. My legs were cramping and I had shooting and stabbing pains all over my body.
You can imagine that for someone as sensitized as I was this muscle tension is a horror scenario. The tension created plenty of symptoms which created more worry and stress and which led to more tension and round and round it goes.

My life with anxiety also created a lot of new phobias and fears for things I never even thougt about before. Suddenly I was afraid of:
- Flying
- Driving
- Fatty foods ( because I would think about the fat sticking onto my arteries)
- Hot showers ( because I was afraid of raising my bloodpressure)
- Large public events ( Terror attacks)
- Walking alone or in the dark ( someone might follow me)
- Agoraphobia
- Shy and self-conscious
- Many many more

As you can see my life with anxiety wasn’t “just” plagued by the panic attacks but it was many little and small changes both physically and mentally that made it so difficult.
I know that back then I always wondered if all that I was going through is too extreme to be just anxiety. I couldn’t believe that stress can create something so terrible. But now that I have recovered I barely if ever deal with the above anymore.

[chrisrob]

Does anybody get whole body fatigue? Like a sudden wave of weakness that just hits you almost like a low blood sugar feeling? You feel shaky and weak, but then suddenly fades away after a couple hours? L

[tiamarie]

I’ve been binge watching all your videos, they are helping me so much! When I feel myself getting out of control with googling, I go back to your videos! Everytime I get a headache, I freak out all over again into a panic attack! I hate this so much 😢

[demicx]

This channel is helping me SO much. It’s so crazy to think what anxiety stress can cause and it’s a vicious cycle as you think your ill but your putting your body under immense stress. Wow thanks so much for this

[lowccperformance]

20 year old male here.. you got it all word by word! I pray that we all make it through thank you for sharing your experience

[RileyMcArthur]

you will be a big channel some day. The content and testimony is too strong. keep at it, you have been a huge part of my recovery process

[ax]

I have all of these, it’s so helpful to know that others have recovered because it definitely seems hopeless some days

[moturn]

The pulse in the fingertips!!! I can feel my pulse throughout my ENTIRE body 24/7.

[Cheetha]

Every word of this video is relatable to me. I am struggling from 2 years. You are producing excellent and authentic content man. Thank you for these helpful explanations.

[rideshareboy]

I have all of these. Twitching in the chest, I can feel my blood pressure drop a bit, palpitations all day, chest pain, acid reflex if I burp I might throw up the food I just ate, fatigue, feel like a headband is tight on my head feeling all day, weak legs, I can sleep for 9 hours and it will feel like I slept 4 hours, lighting strike in my head, shortness of breath, hot and cold flashes along with shortness of breath … I have been to the emergency room about 25 times and I’ve been checked out and everything is fine . Still I feel a symptom and my brain starts thinking the worst is going to happen !!! Stay strong people we got this ! You are not Alone !

[Unknownuser-sknw]

Everything you explained in this video was word to word of how my condition has been for the past 2 and a half years even more than that.. makes you feel miserable and hard to function.. love and blessings to all of the people fighting mental health issues.. keep going forward you'll feel better soon

[an_aleksandra]

Just wanna say THANKS for creating this videos. They help me A LOT! Not only to understand that it’s all an anxiety, but they do seem to have a calming effect on my too… don’t know probably cause you speak with calmly 😌

[nicoletiana]

My worst anxiety symptoms..
- Depersonalization
- Feelings of impending doom
- Heart twitches, Palpitations
- Heaviness in chest
- Tunnel vision
- Getting scared of the smallest bodily sensations
I always think if i lay on my left it'll trigger a heart palpitation or i'll crush my heart. I always think i have heart, liver or lung disease
Anxiety unlocks so much different levels and having to unlink triggers and rewire our brain, it sucks.

[Simon--]

Dude, I thought i was alone in this. Everything you mention resonated with me 1 year ago.

[ashspinks]

i have been living with this for nearly 4 years, im not sure i will ever be normal again, i hope i can beat this. everyday i think im going to die :(

[katherinejanzen]

Does anyone else suffer with anxiety pain for days on end? For the past week i feel like anxiety has taken over my body physically and i can’t catch a break except for when I’m asleep

[KRAZEEIZATION]

I was all these things for 5 years! I’m doing well now but the mind can drive you crazy if you let it! It’s a vicious loop that robs you of happiness and drains your life.

[Mavericknmaddie]

Oh yes, I have had everyone of these! I have had every disease known to mankind in my mind. Every test and every doctor visit turns out perfect, it is only in my mind. Thank you so much for sharing your experience with anxiety, it really helps us still stuck in the loop.

[CH_SOUND]

I've seen your video a few times now, and I can relate to absolutely everything, 'Can this really be, just anxiety?' I am going through all of that right now. Thanks for sahring! And glad you are recovered. Much love! Anxiety sucks...

[mq]

This is me 100%, especially now regarding the Coronavirus. I am constantly focused on my breathing to a point where I stop breathing subconsciously

[petersaysthings]

Mine are:
- Dizziness
- Extreme fatigue
- Muscles feel wound super tight
- Feeling like there’s an electric current buzzing inside me
- Nausea
- Shallow breaths/I can breathe out but not in
- Feeling cold suddenly
- Tremors all over my body, but specifically by neck/head start shaking a lot when I lay down
- Extreme thirst

I’ll go through a week or so of these attacks. Every one leaves me more dizzy and more exhausted than the last. Eventually it stops, but I get these spells every few months. 😓