DubPeace
03-01-13, 00:43
Hello everyone on NMP! nice to finally "meet" you :)
So I'm wondering if excessive muscle tension (due to anxiety) might be the cause to why I have been having this weird tearing/squishy sound coming from the left side, sometimes the middle, of my chest (I'm a male). The sound only comes when I expand and move my chest/shoulders.
I had my first ever panic attack about 2½ months ago and luckily I found this site pretty early on, which helped put my mind to ease (I didn't quite enjoy reading the diagnosis's Dr Google had for me.. :mad:).
And since then I believe that almost all my HA symptoms (there were very few I didn't have) have faded more or less, except for this dreaded noise that has become increasingly more consistent by the time that has passed. The main reason why it bothers me is that I am completely clueless about what it could be unless it is muscle tissue that has too much tension.
I have once visited my GP because of it. He quickly listened to my lungs and back, "poked" me at (seemingly) a specific area of my left chest and asked if it hurts. And I did indeed hurt quite a lot. So he said that it was inflamed, prescribed me some antibiotics, which I took as instructed, and it had no effect at all... :huh:
So yeah, has anyone experienced anything similar (the sound) or just otherwise happen to know if muscle tension could cause this? (because I know for a fact that I tense up my upper body A LOT during anxiety)
Any insight would be greatly appreciated, I've been trying to get my head around this for long enough (and lost way too much sleep)
Btw. Happy new year! Kinda late... but yeah, hopefully anxiety will be easier on you all this year around :D
So I'm wondering if excessive muscle tension (due to anxiety) might be the cause to why I have been having this weird tearing/squishy sound coming from the left side, sometimes the middle, of my chest (I'm a male). The sound only comes when I expand and move my chest/shoulders.
I had my first ever panic attack about 2½ months ago and luckily I found this site pretty early on, which helped put my mind to ease (I didn't quite enjoy reading the diagnosis's Dr Google had for me.. :mad:).
And since then I believe that almost all my HA symptoms (there were very few I didn't have) have faded more or less, except for this dreaded noise that has become increasingly more consistent by the time that has passed. The main reason why it bothers me is that I am completely clueless about what it could be unless it is muscle tissue that has too much tension.
I have once visited my GP because of it. He quickly listened to my lungs and back, "poked" me at (seemingly) a specific area of my left chest and asked if it hurts. And I did indeed hurt quite a lot. So he said that it was inflamed, prescribed me some antibiotics, which I took as instructed, and it had no effect at all... :huh:
So yeah, has anyone experienced anything similar (the sound) or just otherwise happen to know if muscle tension could cause this? (because I know for a fact that I tense up my upper body A LOT during anxiety)
Any insight would be greatly appreciated, I've been trying to get my head around this for long enough (and lost way too much sleep)
Btw. Happy new year! Kinda late... but yeah, hopefully anxiety will be easier on you all this year around :D