Most Common Anxiety Symptoms (And Why They Kinda Don't Matter) - Podcast Ep 237
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- čas přidán 13. 12. 2022
- Everyone wants to talk about the most common anxiety symptoms. I get it. Your symptoms feel important. They're scary and you see them as dangerous. In many many cases with it comes to anxiety disorders, the symptoms of anxiety become the source of the anxiety. Fear of fear is often based on fear of the most common anxiety symptoms - fear of your own body. Let's talk about that this week.
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A poem for Drew.
Thank you Drew
for all you Do.
The way you ended this episode, Drew, was so incredible that I wrote down several quotes so that I won't forget them. "When I do nothing, my body fixes itself", is such a simple concept but it made me realize the deep distrust I have with my body. I've believed there was something wrong with me for so long. Wow, I could say so much about this episode, thank you!
I needed this today. Can't believe how many of these symptoms I've experienced. Get rid of one and another pops up. Can I just say I'll really miss The Anxious Morning emails. Love the short format. 😊
Wow this is definitely not a waste of time. This is a precious message. Thank you so much.❤🦋🙏🙏🙏
Thank you for this Drew. I seem to have most of them. ❤️❤️
Love it Drew,
Sometimes even us veterans need to hear it simple and straight forward like this. ❤
Thank you! I have all the symptoms made me feel much better! So glad you are doing this for people!
You're very welcome. I'm glad you found it helpful! :-)
I heard a lot of my symptoms in there…..I have been about 75-80% recovered and suddenly the symptoms are strong again. It’s exactly like you said, these symptoms being back feels like the most important thing in the world. I have seen my doctor but am back to denial that I am ok. My brain says… “BUT…we haven’t rechecked EVERYTHING…” ugh….thanks Drew.
I remember how hopeless you felt when you first popped in here a while ago so I really love that you can point to that level of progress. No small achievement! The reversion to old habits happens to almost everyone at some point so be nice to yourself and do your best to go back to the new responses that were moving you forward. xx
@@TheAnxiousTruththank you for this. Being gentle with myself is hard for me. I’m working through this and appreciate your videos and that you took the time to reply. I will get there again, it’s just gonna take practicing the skills that helped me through this before.
Does anyone also have chronic migraines?
I have been through all the symptoms. Dpdr, palpitations, brainfog, fatigue, hypochondria, insomnia, fear of schizophrenia, fear of going out, obsessive thoughts etc.
Today I only have one problem. I have had chronic headaches/migraines for 6 months.
With all the other symptoms I was able to start living again and accept them, but with migraines you can't do anything. I take tablets every day and don't know what to do!
Chest pain, breathlessness, now nausea rumbling stomach, shaking. Triggered by house sale that’s fallen through and on my own.
That is a challenging situation for sure! Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Expect big emotions, uncertainty, anxiety, fear, and discomfort. You're human and allowed to be human. We're always addressing the thing where we treat the reactions as the threat rather than the circumstance (the home sale for instance). I hope that works out for you soon!
Thank you so much for your reply.
🤔 tinnitus and vertigo? Tinnitus I have in recent times attributed to anxiety and noticed it more when I think of it more and when more anxious especially if I haven’t slept well for days. It started after a bad ear infection about 5yrs ago. But vertigo? I have been checked out, numerous tests and was told due to BPPV. Eply maneuver usually makes me feel better. I would have some level of comfort if I can also attribute to anxiety.
Anxiety is so sneaky. I re-listen to some of these as a refresher for the mindset I need to be in and it does help alot so when you said don't come back and relisten to these anxiety twists that into "see what you're doing that was working is actually wrong you won't get better". It's so tricky, I don't care about physical symptoms that much, it's the thoughts that derail me.
Tricky, right? I'm a big fan of using resources to inform action. If a podcast or a book or videos are helping you do things that help you in recovery and steer clear of old habits, that's great! I'm like the worst CZcamsr ever though, because I will sometimes tell people to stop watching my videos when they are using them as "comfort". That can be a trap. But sometimes its hard to even tell if we're doing that, right? Anxiety is ridiculous sometimes. 😐
@TheAnxiousTruth anxiety is ridiculous and absurd, I appreciate you taking the time to reply with such a thoughtful message when I know you're a busy guy these days
I'm so happy to hear that I am not crazy
Definitely not crazy! 💜
After you named all the symptoms I actually felt better
For anyone new to this, gaining an understanding of symptoms and learning that anxiety can cause all kinds of reactions in your body is a big part of that important early psychoeducation. I often refuse to talk about symptoms because we don't want to get stuck there, but a basic understanding is important.
This is my first visit here and . . . well . . . . I am impressed! So much so I have subscribed.
I am not going to bore anyone with my story, but please know that in this moment, I feel relaxed, calm, settled, and happy due to this podcast. Thank you.
Welcome Sarah! I'm glad you find the podcast and found it helpful. :-)
Congrats on your first sponsor! I loved this. It really takes a lot of the "urgent attention right now dying" reaction that is an ongoing experience tapering medications down to the level of, "normal, no big deal." WOW
I'm so scared of my heart symptoms even after had 5 ecg's still I can't trust on doctors
Work on doing cardio. Workout daily.
After listening to these, I just realize something. Everybody thinks they need to figure out their anxiety. Well notice how none of these symptoms make them want to think more. It literally is only reactions you would need in order to run away or fight. It’s not called the fight Flight or think really hard response for a reason. Your brain actually literally does not want you to think too much at all. Hence you can’t think clearly, just run or something, because let’s not think about if the bear is nice or when it last ate, just get the heck outta there!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this!!!! You are 100% correct about this. The part of your brain that handles all this is strong and fast, but not very smart at all. It has one job and it doesn't care about what you THINK. Only what you DO and that it can see (not hear) that it can take a little break because you're actually safe. Great comment. Thank you so much. :-)
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I got past most of my anxiety symptoms but the only thing that is there still is that non mental clarity,i cant concentrate,when i think i cant think clearly,i havent slept well after a setback after a stresful situation that caused that setback,i feel like i am not my old self,not motivated,like all this took something from me
I hear you on this. Remember that an anxious mind is quite busy in survival mode, so things like logic, reason, memory, and problem solving are going to go on the "back burner" and degrade to some extent. That's really normal and happens to pretty much everyone to some degree. It's difficult and frustrating for sure. But know that it doesn't mean you're broken or hopeless. Hang in there.
Been given all clear on alotnof my symptoms except earworm or stuck song as its called ...been hearing music or as people call ot ' intrusive thoughts..why after 2 years am i still having this symptom when all the others have went away ????
You may find it helpful to see how people relate to conditions like tinnitus or chronic pain. Mindfulness based acceptance oriented approaches tend to produce positive results in many cases. In that situation you are starting from the premise that having a song on one's head is certainly impactful and somewhat frightening at times, but doesn't have to be treated as a disaster that must be fixed. That's a hard right turn to make for many though, so if it takes a while to get your head around that idea, that's OK.
In a nutshell... feeling like ass lol
That's accurate! LOL
Drew , i have had a milllion dofferent symtoms , but the past few days i have a terrible cold feelinf slash like burning tungly throughiut my body and im like am i dying ir is this new anxietyy and my agoraphobia makes it so i cant go to the docitr 😢hope i dont die
You will notice that I will always acknowledge that you are afraid, but I will rarely if ever talk about specific symptoms or sensations. Anxious people get VERY focused on everything happening in their bodies so if we were to chase every sensation we'd do nothing but try to "solve" symptom after symptom. I do know how scary that is for you though. See if you can apply the lessons you learned from other symptoms to this one. That can be helpful, even when this is hard to do. xx
What if there’s no relief and you feel like this all day?
One of the most difficult concepts for people to come to terms with here on my channel is that we're not trying to learn how to make symptoms stop. We're learning to relate to them in new ways to learn through experience that while they are certainly disruptive, uncomfortable, and scary, this doesn't mean we need to engineer our entire lives around them all the time. I always say "shoot at the right target". First we learn how to handle our symptoms in more productive ways that teach us important lessons, then a happy secondary outcome is that they tend to lesson or go away over time.
What about burning on skin? It scares the crap out of me 😢😢it’s in my left side and my feet
I’ve got this - but it’s not unique. We have to not let our symptoms scare us! They are just anxiety!
@@SamuraiPoohBear thank you so much for this! May I ask where you have it and like what causes it? For you it’s highly uncomfortable.
@@lisarodriguez5388 I get more a tingling on my feet and face. Feels like burning occasionally.
@@lisarodriguez5388 as for what causes it, if a doctor has ruled all else out I would say anxiety. Work on calming yourself and see if your symptoms improve
What if the doctor was wrong???? Jk. 😂. This was comical for sure. I had ALL these symptoms. Still do but not as bad.
And number one on the top anxiety rebuttals ... "WHAT IF THE DOCTOR IS WRONG!" LOL. I appreciate this comment. :-)
@@TheAnxiousTruth I actually have thyroid issues, so I wanted to know if it was that, that had caused what I was going through. But it turned out that it wasn’t. So I accepted the anxiety for what it was. I saw a doc maybe 4 times and that was it. 1 time for anxiety meds (which I ended up throwing out), 2nd time for sleep meds because I couldn’t sleep due to the anxiety (threw those out as well), 3rd time bloodwork and 4th for other reasons that I thought may help my anxiety but didn’t. Meds just did not work for me. My body rejected supplements so I stopped taking them. So I’m just letting anxiety heal on it’s own. And I am healing. That’s all that matters to me now.
Constantly high pulse and blood pressure?
Definitely
Obsessive thoughts .. the reason why most of us in this bs
Woke up very anxious this morning... nauseated.. Dizzy...
Tried my hardest not to feed into it more.... I'm a licensed Cannabis user... So yes.. I medicated... (is That considered avoidance???)
Great question! I’m a medical marijuana patient and I only use edibles or tinctures. I sometimes wonder the same thing. Am I prolonging my anxiety disorder by using cannabis to help me relax? I think I look at it like a medication that my doctor prescribes. I think it’s a private decision between me and my doctors!
Great point... seems like we on the Same page... In the constant battle against anxiety.. ✌ 💨💨💨💨💨
@@bkcee2108 💚🌱😎
@mikevance it's definitely a better option for me , Because Benzodiazepines Have destroyed my body... I have The Adverse effects.... from being on them for some many years.... I'm beyond detoxes and whatnot.. The Gaba in my brain has been depleted so much... It's a whole other Demon in it self.. ✌️🙏🙏🙏ps... till this day I still have to take a small amount to avoid seizures.... ✌️💫
@@bkcee2108 Wow 😮
Fml 😢 all this shit is so unnecessary.