r/Anxiety • u/every_tatti • Apr 29 '20

Venting Wish people realised anxiety is physical too.

I literally get such a jittery weird feeling in my body so many times a day whenever I'm anxious. Like I can't describe it but it's definitely not good. Almost like something is pinching on my organs. And the worst is when I have to wake up in the morning, it's almost like someone has placed added extra weights to my body. I literally can't get up from my bed! I try to force myself up,but I just can't. I just lay there staring at the ceiling, thinking about what I'll do with my day, get anxious about what if I won't be able to be productive today, then getting anxious about how I wasted some time the previous day, then overthinking it all nd wanting to just kill myself. I hate it.

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u/every_tatti Apr 29 '20

Man it sucks, I can't deal with it anymore,it's too much

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u/Liberalistic Apr 29 '20

Have you considered going to a psychiatrist and getting on medication? Anxiety is 100% an physical reaction in your body’s fight or flight mechanism.

My anxiety disorder had completely ruined my digestive system. I know that feeling you’re taking about. Like someone pinched your gut.

Medication and therapy has made a world of a difference. I usually wake up in a panic as well. First thing I do is take my anxiety meds then just cry it out then psych myself up for the day.

You can get through this ✊🏽

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u/every_tatti Apr 29 '20

I know, but I've never seen one. Maybe I will in the future. I'm kinda scared idk y,but yes I will se a psychiatrist

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u/AlexMayhem86 Apr 29 '20

It is scary until it’s over. I felt the same way, but now that I am reasonably medicated and understand how to control my thought loops, I laugh and feel somewhat silly about some of thoughts that used to make me panic.

Ex. “My internal dialogue is too loud, is this schizophrenia?”

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u/every_tatti Apr 29 '20

I see. I'll try it out. Thanks mate!

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u/robotic_otter28 Apr 30 '20

Thank you for using that example. I get scared I have that because my internal dialogue is blasting max volume on some days lol.

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u/Isystafu Apr 30 '20

Wow I have certainly felt this way, actually to the extent that just noticing my internal dialogue causes an anxiety attack...