damianjmcgrath
24-09-15, 17:51
Apologies in advance for this. I asked a pretty similar question in an earlier post but I can't actually find it now and I don't think I articulated myself very well. I'd really love some people's thoughts on this though.
I have a habit of rambling so I'll keep this short.
I get a number of symptoms such as chest pains of various types and dizziness, but I hardly ever get any of them "typical" anxiety symptoms such as hyperventilating, or high blood pressure.
My blood pressure always stays normal. My pulse stays normal too most of the time. My breathing stays normal. I don't seem to exhibit an anxiety attack state at all. I don't ever really feel panic or anxiety much at all.
What happens is I get symptoms that concern me, they last for a while then disappear. As soon as they disappear, I feel a lot better. While I have symptoms, I feel pain or discomfort but not anxiety. When the symptoms go, there's no lingering discomfort.
Why isn't my blood pressure raised? Why aren't my pupils dilated? Why aren't I sweating? Why don't I feel anxiety or panic? Why isn't my breathing affected?
Obviously I don't want any of that but it makes me feel like maybe it's not anxiety. I've never seen this described in anxiety books or even on here. Almost everyone else experiences some obvious anxiety signs.
I don't have any conscious negative thoughts, I don't dwell on things, I don't think the worst. I just think that chest pain and dizziness might be heart related, because it might.
Does anyone else get pains without any obvious anxiety signs? How do you convince yourself it's anxiety without obvious evidence?
Thanks - I hope I made sense!
I have a habit of rambling so I'll keep this short.
I get a number of symptoms such as chest pains of various types and dizziness, but I hardly ever get any of them "typical" anxiety symptoms such as hyperventilating, or high blood pressure.
My blood pressure always stays normal. My pulse stays normal too most of the time. My breathing stays normal. I don't seem to exhibit an anxiety attack state at all. I don't ever really feel panic or anxiety much at all.
What happens is I get symptoms that concern me, they last for a while then disappear. As soon as they disappear, I feel a lot better. While I have symptoms, I feel pain or discomfort but not anxiety. When the symptoms go, there's no lingering discomfort.
Why isn't my blood pressure raised? Why aren't my pupils dilated? Why aren't I sweating? Why don't I feel anxiety or panic? Why isn't my breathing affected?
Obviously I don't want any of that but it makes me feel like maybe it's not anxiety. I've never seen this described in anxiety books or even on here. Almost everyone else experiences some obvious anxiety signs.
I don't have any conscious negative thoughts, I don't dwell on things, I don't think the worst. I just think that chest pain and dizziness might be heart related, because it might.
Does anyone else get pains without any obvious anxiety signs? How do you convince yourself it's anxiety without obvious evidence?
Thanks - I hope I made sense!