Weird physical symptoms of anxiety actually exist. If this statement strikes a chord with you then probably you might be going through the spell of these symptoms too. Anxiety disorders, albeit mental conditions, are a common occurrence that affects 34% of the population, which translates to 40 million adults in the US annually (Bandelow & Michaelis, 2015). It brings with it a certain type of symptoms and these symptoms can be weird as hell sometimes. These symptoms are the ones we are going to talk about in the words below while also expounding on weird body sensations of anxiety in the process. Let’s begin:
Defining Anxiety
What is anxiety? Anxiety is born from our unabated concerns and fears that stem from the overblown response from the natural fight or flight stress response in our body (whose actual job description is warning us of an impending danger but here it goes haywire). Anxiety, essentially a feeling of dread, fear and uneasiness and when it gets out of hand, is capable of producing symptoms such as racing heart rate, heart palpitations, sweating, trembling and shivering and can also lead to panic disorders.
It frequently converts into anxiety disorders like OCD (which is something different from mental conditions like PTSD or say something such as insomnia) that are capable of inducing weird symptoms of anxiety. This forms the subject of discussion in the next section.
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Why Does Anxiety Make Me Feel Weird?
In addition to the typical symptoms of anxiety, there are also many weird physical symptoms of anxiety that can run amok when it is over burdening you with it. As the aforementioned fight or flight response triggers the release of stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline, there is also a spike in the physical symptoms associated with anxiety. One of these is the feeling of being “on edge.” Many of us call it hypervigilance as we become hyper-aware due to our overworked stress response when we are overburdened with excessive anxiety. This is where you are highly observant of your surroundings, and due to your heightened senses, you look for a potential danger.
Weird Physical Symptoms of Anxiety Associated With Chronic Anxiety
Some are classified as those weird anxiety symptoms that are more associated with chronic anxiety. Now one of these is often something called executive dysfunctioning. This happens when an individual affected with chronic anxiety is unable to participate in activities and tasks of everyday life, therefore affecting that person’s sustained livelihood and capability to maintain relationships.
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Co-occurrences
Many mental conditions manifest physically and some of them due to excessive anxiety and some of them co-occurring with it. When you are diagnosed with an anxiety disorder you may also be diagnosed with depression or bipolar disorder.
Other Weird Anxiety Symptoms And Weird Body Sensations of Anxiety
In addition to the symptoms mentioned above, there are many other weird anxiety symptoms that renegade our bodies physically when we are suffering from excessive anxiety. Let’s see what some of these are!
Tinnitus
Also called ringing in the ears, Tinnitus is the medical term for a ringing or buzzing noise that we can hear in our ears, which can come into existence due to a number of reasons, it can also be due to extreme anxiety. People with chronic tinnitus are also more likely to report anxiety (Gül, 2015) and it also can be vice versa, leading to a vicious cycle of anxiety leading to tinnitus and it leading to anxiety (Moon, 2018).
Skin Rashes and Hives
There is also a strong link between skin rashes/hives and excessive anxiety. Symptoms like chronic itching and hives are capable of creating another cycle in which stress and anxiety worsen itching are abound, and vice versa (Sanders, 2018).
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Persistent Hiccups
Persistent hiccups can also be caused or intensified by mental or emotional stress. Hiccups, or involuntary spasms of the diaphragm, are usually understood as a digestive symptom, but these are also physical manifestations of excessive anxiety.
Bruxism
Anxiety disorders are also capable of causing the onset of bruxism, a condition that is characterized by teeth grinding or clenching, which often leads to dental problems such as broken enamel, jaw pain, joint clicking and facial pain.
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Conclusion
Treatment is of utmost need when it comes to answering questions like “Can anxiety make you feel weird?”, or “Can anxiety cause weird body sensations?” or anything when it comes to weird physical symptoms of anxiety but we hope you have all the information that you have for such a problem. Treatment such as psychotherapy, or psychiatric medication management are available at Solid Foundation Psychiatry. So, why wait for it, when you should be getting it as soon as possible.