What are your stress-anxiety symptoms? how long do they last for you?

[scaredstupid]

I was just wondering what some of your symptoms of stress and anxiety are? Is everyone different? I feel like my heart has been racing for about 3 weeks straight. At night before I go to sleep it slows but right when I wake up it speeds up again. My hands and arms also feel weak at times and I am breaking out on my body. Now Im not sure what signs these are but i was just curious what everyone else felt and what symptoms youve noticed that could be stress. How long does it last? oh ive also noticed some darkening under my eyes.

[DizzyKangaroo]

Mine are constantly changing. Just when I start to get used to one of them and learn to deal with it, it dies down and a new one takes its place. It started with choppy breathing, which transitioned into chest pain, which transitioned into trouble swallowing, which transitioned into my recent problem of severe lightheadedness and a feeling of being disconnected from my surroundings. They're all terrible at first, and as soon as I get used to them and not worry I'm dying when I get them they turn into something else. How long they last vary-- sometimes it'll be a few minutes, though I've had lightheaded spells that last for hours and hours.

[scaredstupid]

Yea ive had all those as well. The trouble swallowing is the worst lol. Mine seem to last a lot longer than yours tho. The ones that really suck are the ones that feel like there there but your not 100% sure if its your mind or not. I feel like that all day.

[jay8510]

I was just wondering what some of your symptoms of stress and anxiety are? Is everyone different? I feel like my heart has been racing for about 3 weeks straight. At night before I go to sleep it slows but right when I wake up it speeds up again. My hands and arms also feel weak at times and I am breaking out on my body. Now Im not sure what signs these are but i was just curious what everyone else felt and what symptoms youve noticed that could be stress. How long does it last? oh ive also noticed some darkening under my eyes.

Have you seen a doctor about this?

[scaredstupid]

I have a drs appointment Wednesday. But the thing is when my mind is focused on something else im fine. Like at work or at the gym. Im benching and lifting all of my normal weights. But when im alone or in the morning my arms feel feel week from my hands to about my biceps.

[JunoX]

Mines change depending on what I am worrying about at the moment but there are a few that always return and let me know I am anxious, even if I am not worried about anything specific.

1. Chest tightness. Its a strange feeling where it feels like my ribs are braced or the skin around my chest is tight.
2. Heart palps.
3. Vision disturbances. I always hyper vigilant of my vision when I begin to have anxiety so I see flashes, floaters and weird hying all of the time.
4. General feeling that something is wrong. Sometimes it makes me feel off, like sort of dizzy or disconnected somehow. This makes me have mini panic attacks.
5. Nightmares. Mines are always lucid dreams where I feel like I can't breath or swallow.

All of this can last several days to months.

[scaredstupid]

JunoX, what are heart palps?