u/Useful-Mood-2047

I'm super obsessed about time. I literally micromanage each day minute by minute. If anything upsets my schedule my anxiety spikes and my body tenses up. This is especially true if I have an appointment.I acknowledge that this is unhealthy behavior but I haven't found anything to help me change. Neither my therapist or psychiatrist have offered me anything that might help.

Does anybody deal with this or any kind of obsessive behavior? Have you found anything that helps? Im so tired of living like this. Thanks

My anxiety causes me to frequently feel a sense of dread. Like I think something bad is about to happen but I don't know what it is. It's frustrating and exhausting.

Does anyone relate? Any suggestions? Thanks.

Today is the 10 year anniversary of the day I was first diagnosed with anxiety. I've learned a lot but honestly I feel worse today than 10 years ago. I've tried so many things but nothing seems to help. I'm feeling hopeless that im never going to get better.

I feel like my anxiety is in focus every minute of the day. Of course there are moments that it's not but they are brief - even when doing something enjoyable.

Does anybody have any tips or can you relate?

I had a routine physical 3 months ago. Everything was fine except that my white blood cell count was low. My doctor said she wanted me to do a follow-up blood test which im having tomorrow. I wasn't originally too concerned but now I'm starting to worry. I know there can be many reasons for a low count but my mind is starting to think about worst case scenarios. I don't know how to stop thinking so negatively. I hate feeling this way.

I have a lot of physical symptoms that are from anxiety. I used to go to the ER but they never found anything wrong with me. Right now I'm having muscle tightness and tingling on the right side of my head. I wound up going to a physiotherapist who said it's due to TMJ. He gave me some exercises and I will be going back in a week. He made it clear that it would takes a few weeks until I see any improvement. It's only been 4 days and my anxiety is bad because I'm not better yet. I can't help but feel frustrated. I know I'm being hard on myself but I can't find a way to remain patient.

Does anyone identify with this? How do you practice patience? I'm really struggling right now.

Does anybody get stomach pain from their anxiety? I get cramps, bloating and gas that seems to get worse when my anxiety is bad. I've had all kinds of tests (even an endoscopy) but I've been told everything is normal. It can get really uncomfortable at times. It's frustrating because I don't know of anything that will help. If anyone can relate or has a suggestion please respond. Thanks.

Does anybody get nerve tingling due to their anxiety?

In the past I've had nerve tingling in my chest and in my shoulder. Now I have it on the right side of my head including my ear.

I wouldn't describe it as painful but it's unpleasant. It feels like a mild electric shock. Each time it happens it lasts anywhere from a few seconds to maybe 30 seconds. Again I wouldn't call it painful but having my ear tingling is unsettling. In the past it's taken about 3 months to go away completely. This latest round has only been going on for a few weeks so I'm trying to be patient.

I saw a physiotherapist yesterday. He said I have TMJ that is likely due to stress and the nerve tingling is related. He gave me some exercises and wants to see him weekly. He also said it will take at least a few weeks to see any improvement. So I know I need to be patient but I can't help feeling anxious every time I feel the nerve tingling.

Does anybody relate? Does anything help you? My stress is bad enough under normal circumstances but this situation is making it worse.

My anxiety isn't letting me sleep lately. Even when I fall asleep I have bad dreams that wake me up.

Last night was really bad. I probably got 2 hours of sleep in total. This is despite taking medication that normally knocks me for the night.

I'm going through a lot of stress. My mother may have a serious health condition. Since we found 2 weeks ago I've been a mess. We won't know how bad it is for another week. Meanwhile my anxiety has been out of control. I'm super tense all day and night. My jaw is soo tense even though I use a mouth guard.

I don't know if anyone has any suggestions for me. I could really use help if anyone has any ideas. Right now my mind is going to bad places both day and night.

I'm anxious all the time. Even for small or silly things. I'm anxious getting out of bed, going to bed, eating, drinking, exercising, and showering just to name a few. I know rationally there is no reason for my anxiety and I can't find a reason for it. I guess I'm just anxious about feeling anxious. I want to break this cycle but I'm not sure how to approach it.

Can anyone relate? Any suggestions on how to approach these situations? I'm tired of being afraid of everything.

What physical symptoms do you have as a result of your anxiety? Is there anything you find helpful in dealing with your physical sensations?

I get too many to list but for me the worst is muscle tension throughout my body. It's so bad at times that I get spasms. It's hard to focus on anything else when my body hurts so much. As bad as the mental aspect of anxiety is for me the physical symptoms are even worse.

Does anyone get nerve tingling from their anxiety?

I'm currently having nerve tingling in my upper jaw and around my ear. I wouldn't describe it as pain but more like a mild electrical sensation similar to using a tens machine.

I've had these issues in other parts of my body before but this is a new location and for some reason it bothers me more this time. Each incident lasts anywhere from a few seconds to maybe 30 seconds. It's not a shooting pain but a localized tingling. Once it starts in a particular location it lasts anywhere from a few weeks to a few months.

My physiotherapist says it's due to the muscle lightly pressing on the nerve. I do notice that wherever the tingling occurs I do have a lot of muscle tension.

The first time this happened I went for a nerve conductivity test which was normal.

I can't find anything that helps. All I can do is wait until the sensations eventually decrease and go away.

Does anybody else deal with nerve sensations? How do you manage?

Thanks.

I get a lot of headaches. I was convinced it was something serious so I went for tests. I was told ii was fine and that my headaches are from my anxiety. While I accept this diagnosis it doesn't take away the pain from these headaches. Sometimes I can have 3 or 4 a week. They can be quite debilitating.

Does anyone else get tension headaches? Any suggestions on what might help? Thanks.

Does anybody else get really anxious when they leave their house?

For a few years I could go months without setting foot outside my house. With the help of my therapist I was gradually able to go outside and even walk around my neighborhood. But my anxiety is still bad if I need to go somewhere. If I have an appointment of any kind I'm very anxious for at least a day or two beforehand. I keep telling myself there is nothing to fear but I can't get my brain to accept it.

Does anybody relate? What do you do to help yourself realize there is nothing to worry about? I feel frustrated because I feel I should be able to manage these trivial situations.

I've been having persistent muscle pain in the back of my head for a few weeks. The pain is worse on my right side but I can feel it from ear to ear. It's worse if I lie down on my back. I've tried various exercises but nothing has helped. I think it's anxiety related as I've been under a lot of stress lately.

I'm wondering if anyone else has dealt with this or if anyone has a suggestion of anything that might help. I'm feeling very frustrated with this.

I've read a lot about accepting anxiety in order to make progress. But I'm not quite sure what that really means.

For example my anxiety causes a lot of body pain. Does that mean in the short term I'm supposed to accept the pain? Not only does that seem counterintuitive but extremely difficult. Isn't that just bringing the anxiety and physical discomfort into greater awareness?

If anyone is dealing with this or can explain what I should be doing I would be very appreciative.

I feel like I'm battling negative thoughts all the time. Even when things are going well. When they are not going well (like right now) they completely run my life. It's exhausting to deal with this.

Can anyone relate? Does anyone have any suggestions as to how to deal with this? I know it's impossible to shut the thoughts off but I don't know how to properly process them.

I frequently wake up with tension headaches. The pain starts in my neck and shoulders and radiates up the sides of my head and into my temples. The odd thing is that I almost always wake up with them. They rarely develop during the day. I know I'm a restless sleeper so perhaps im twisting into positions that can cause the headaches. The pattern I'm describing seems to be a classic tension headache.

Sometimes they go away within minutes of getting up and other times they last all day. They are both frustrating and sometimes debilitating.

Does anybody else get headaches from their anxiety? Is there anything you do that helps? Medications don't seem to help. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

My anxiety causes a lot of physical symptoms - especially muscle pain. It's usually in certain spots such as my neck and back.

Today I woke up and my shoulder was on fire. It's on my upper left arm a few inches below the joint that connects the shoulder to the arm. I've tried ice, massage and Tylenol but it's not helping. I'm wondering if it's my anxiety. I didn't sleep well last night and had 2 bad dreams. I may have been tensing up my body as a result. I often wake up with a specific part of my body being in pain but this is a new one for me.

Does anybody else get strange localized pain from their anxiety? Does anything help? I struggle so much with the mental aspect of my anxiety. Having physical symptoms makes it so much harder.

Thanks.

I have a single device subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited on my Echo Pop. Everything was fine until 2 days ago. Now if I ask for a song it plays it but then plays a bunch of obscure artists and songs that are completely unrelated. Before it would play hit songs that were similar to my original song. Is there a way to fix this? Or did Amazon do something intentional to try and push certain artists or songs?