Cant stop anxiety scratching??

[PanicWHU]

Hi everyone. Does anyone else find themselves doing like a nervous scratching type thing with anxiety. I lay here and I can't stop lightly scratching the middle of my chest, like an OCD type of thing. I know I'm doing it but can't seem to stop even though it starts to get a bit red

[Frankie123]

Yes I do it all the time. Not just on my chest but my legs and arms as well.

[RoseEve]

I constantly rub my cuticles against my lips to feel the scratchiness.

[Lisa.w1979]

I scratch my arms a lot. And Im always wringing my hands, fiddling with something, drumming my fingers, tapping my feet. I move my feet loads. Especially in bed I rub them against each other.

[PanicWHU]

Thanks guys, got my first psychiatrist appointment tomorrow so will speak to them about it

[PokerFace]

When my heart worries were awful a few years ago I used to pinch, scratch and grab the middle of my chest too! I used to bruise it and hurt it I was doing it so much, in the end I didn't even realise I was doing it, it became sort of a second nature.

Deffo speak to your psychiatrist about it, hope your first appointment all goes well, let us know how you get on! :)

[PanicWHU]

Thank you will update you tomorrow :)