tombtea
let's talk about the physical affects of chronic anxiety because they're hardly ever acknowledged

  • upset stomach and vomiting
  • ulcers
  • muscle aches
  • chronic fatigue
  • hormonal problems
  • irregular menstrual cycles
  • insomnia
  • infections
  • lowered immune system
  • migraines
  • shortness of breath
  • dizziness
  • heart palpitations
  • teeth-grinding
  • rashes
baby-snakes

it is a lot more than just “feeling anxious “

gap-var-ginnunga

  • vertigo (floors are moving/room is spinning)
  • urinary problems/pain when you pee
  • IBS (which is more than just an “upset stomach”)
  • changed taste sensation/things taste rotten and metallic
  • sweats
  • weight fluctuation, loss or increase in appetite, craving for carbs and sugar
  • dry mouth which makes it hard to eat
  • low-grade fever
  • loss of ability to focus your eyes
  • chest pain
  • TMJ
  • tinnitus
  • swollen lymph glands (due to said lowered immune system)
  • numb hands and feet
  • rashes
  • worsening allergies and asthma
  • changes in libido

i could go on, really.

anxiousartisan

no but seriously I didn’t know a lot of these things were symptoms/side effects of anxiety until I’d had them for years

empressselkie

SO IM NOT DYING 

thedemonsareinsidemyhead

I have IBS and it is like your stomach is being ripped apart from the inside, I couldn’t walk because the pain was that bad.

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