My anxiety is:
-a tight chest
-I become aware of my breathing and I get lightheaded because it’s not regular.
-having to sigh constantly because I can’t take a full breath. This can go on for days or weeks at a time where something blocks my ability to take a full breath.
-if I can’t leave a place easily I’ll freak out and have an irrational feeling that I’ll be stuck or something will happen to me before I get out. Like for example an exam because ur stuck there before u finish, an appointment.
-vertigo
-visual aura (this one is rare but terrifying, I’ll get this once a year or twice a year)
-flight response where I just need to get out of wherever I am and get home or at least to a safe space like my car
-feeling like something is in my throat
-insomnia
-waking up constantly in the night
-sometimes I’ll become very chatty and fidgety, where I’ll play with my hair or rub my leg or something obsessively
-thinking the worst, worrying about my body failing and obsessive thoughts.
-stuttering
-not thinking clearly
-going into like an auto pilot mode and just doing the actions without thinking
-constantly eating or drinking to try and get rid of the symptoms
-wanting to be isolated and scared to leave
-diarrhoea (only on extreme occasions)
-Racing heart and heart palpitations
-my senses are heightened and I’m on edge like I’ll react to things like shadows thinking it’s something else