Ears hurting - Is it panic?
HI all,
Great forum.
I have had anxiety and severe panic disorder since my first attack in 2000. I was terrible and stayed indoors for almost two years (mainly due to not being diagnosed etc and had no idea what was wrong with me).
I then got fairly well and started work again and eventually started to feel ok overall with small steps.
Recently I have had 3 panic attacks and I now have constant general anxiety again. I think I am scared of attacks again as I had rid them fairly well for so long and now maybe I feel like a failure etc.
I felt so lost and depressed on the way to the doctors about my ears hurting the other night that I literally broke down and cried my eyes out in the middle of the street as I cannot work out what is wrong and was afraid that if this is as good as it gets then I may harm myself as it is just not worth living. I was very down after 3 months of my ears hurting and doctors cannot find anything wrong.
I went to psychologist and talked and got a few things off my chest. That helped and so did the crying. I have not cried for so long and always thought I would never stop if I started. This was WRONG. I felt a million times better after crying.
my question is really this: Could my ears hurting inside be a symptom of anxiety? Can general anxiety make your ears hurt inside? I have never heard of this but am thinking maybe anxiety can do anything.
What do you think please? Need more doctors opinions or could it be anxiety? I am on some allergy medicine as they think maybe it is a pollen/seasonal allergy etc and it may help. I also feel good and forget about my ears hurting when I think positive but it is always there to a degree. What do you think?
Cheers
Paul
Re: Ears hurting - Is it panic?
late post,
just wanted to say I've been searching the net for this, and finally found this thread.
Yep, I have that ear-thingey too.
Noticed how stress/anxiety caused my ears to hurt, kinda strange, I guess it is just a normal 'self-defense' reflex the body has.
I had a panic attack just a few days ago, milder one this
time...going in the right direction, hehe :)
I'm certain it is caused by the stress and lack of self asteem. I've always been 'the quiet guy', need to stop that, and start to speak back but at the same time be includeing. 'Yatting along' and having a 'sheethappens' attitude also helps.
Lately I've found that I've had this in situations I've felt stressed and threathened somehow. I try not to care, a panic attack is actually a normal thing. Yep, 'normal', something becomes 'normal' when many people have it. So don't be afraid of a small panic attack, I'm not.
A strong side, if I saw anyone having a panic attack I would understand. (and help)
(humour, 15+min exersise, less sugar, self-ironi, helps)