Anxiety symptoms in Melville often involve physical, or
“somatic,” symptoms that occur along with emotional feelings of worry and fear.
People with anxiety disorders, such as Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Panic
Disorder, can experience somatic anxiety symptoms of varying types and
severity, ranging from stomach upset to full-scale panic attacks that sometimes
feel like a heart attack. Physical anxiety symptoms in Melville can generally
be reduced by treating the anxiety disorder with medication, psychotherapy, or
neurofeedback therapy. Five of the most common physical anxiety symptoms are
muscle tension, gastrointestional problems, difficulty sleeping, shaking or
trembling, and full-scale panic attacks.
#1: Muscle Tension
Muscle tension is a common symptom of anxiety in Melville,
often affecting the shoulders, back, jaw, and neck muscles. This can cause
strain and soreness that can lead to discomfort. Bruxism, or tooth grinding and
jaw clenching, is another of the anxiety symptoms resulting from tension, and
can cause damage to the teeth and gums over time. The best way to eliminate
muscle tension anxiety symptoms is to address the emotional component of the
anxiety disorders, although for the muscle tension specifically, relaxation
therapy and biofeedback therapy are often helpful.
#2: Digestive Problems and
Gastrointestinal Discomfort
Gastrointestinal problems are common anxiety symptoms in
Melville. Many people with anxiety disorders become nauseous, experience
stomach cramping, or have other GI symptoms when they are worried or afraid.
The stomach is sensitive to emotion, as is reflected in colloquialisms like
“having a gut feeling” or a “gut-wrenching experience”. Research indicates that
gastrointestinal anxiety symptoms may be due to activity involving the vagus
nerve, a major cranial nerve that connects the stomach and brain.
#3: Difficulty Sleeping
Anxiety symptoms in Melville are very likely to cause
sleeping problems, usually in the form of insomnia. People with anxiety
disorders often find themselves tossing and turning at night, thinking about
things that worry them. The emotional state of anxiety is a state of arousal
that is not compatible with restfulness, and makes it difficult to “wind down”
in order to get to sleep. Relaxation techniques and breathing exercises are
often helpful for sleep-related anxiety symptoms, which can also be treated
with neurofeedback therapy in many cases.
#4: Shaking and Trembling
People with anxiety disorders in Melville sometimes
experience shaking or trembling as anxiety symptoms during times of acute worry
or fear. Although these effects are most likely to occur in the context of a
panic attack, they can also occur on their own.
#5: Full-Scale Panic Attacks
A panic attack is a set of physiological responses that
occur in response to acute terror, often in the context of anxiety disorders.
Not everyone with anxiety symptoms experiences panic attacks, although they can
occur sometimes in Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder, and
other anxiety conditions. Panic attacks are the defining feature of a subtype
of anxiety disorder called Panic Disorder. Panic attacks sometimes cause the
person to feel like they are having a heart attack or another medically serious
episode, although they are not physically dangerous. Anxiety symptoms typical
of panic attacks in Melville include:
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Overwhelming feelings of fear and terror
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A feeling that one might be dying or that death
is near
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Rapid heart rate
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Nausea
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Dizziness or faintness
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Numbness or tingling in the hands or feet
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Hot or cold flashes
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Feeling of shortness of breath
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Chest discomfort
