Wapiti
28-06-10, 01:21
Hi all,
I'm new to this forum and i just wondered if anyone has had these symptoms as a secondary thing of anxiety. About 10 years ago i started getting a crawling/tingling sensation above and around my left eye and forehead. It was really annoying and i used to wear a baseball cap all the time even indoors because i couldn't stand the feeling. I can't remember what exactly happened, but after about 4 years, it seemed to subside,and i stopped wearing the cap. It felt liberating not having to wear it all the time.
Now, over recent times, i've noticed it come back, particularly when i've been stressed about something for about a week or so, and it usually went away after i removed the stress that was causing it. I didn't worry about it because i knew it would only last a day or even less. But it came back about 3 weeks ago and its been there everyday since.
It is Sooo annoying, its like tiny spiders crawling under the skin. It makes me shy away from talking to people, because this seems to make it worse.
The fact that i'm writing this post tells me that i may be getting obsessed with it again, i know thats not a good thing, but i just feel like i need some support with this. I've had GAD most of my life and i'm now 48.
Briefly, i've seen doctors, even a neurologist in the past, and they put it down to anxiety, and an "altered sense of awareness" of that area on my face. :shrug:
Sorry for the long post, but it could have been a lot longer, i really am fed up just now...
Thanx.
I'm new to this forum and i just wondered if anyone has had these symptoms as a secondary thing of anxiety. About 10 years ago i started getting a crawling/tingling sensation above and around my left eye and forehead. It was really annoying and i used to wear a baseball cap all the time even indoors because i couldn't stand the feeling. I can't remember what exactly happened, but after about 4 years, it seemed to subside,and i stopped wearing the cap. It felt liberating not having to wear it all the time.
Now, over recent times, i've noticed it come back, particularly when i've been stressed about something for about a week or so, and it usually went away after i removed the stress that was causing it. I didn't worry about it because i knew it would only last a day or even less. But it came back about 3 weeks ago and its been there everyday since.
It is Sooo annoying, its like tiny spiders crawling under the skin. It makes me shy away from talking to people, because this seems to make it worse.
The fact that i'm writing this post tells me that i may be getting obsessed with it again, i know thats not a good thing, but i just feel like i need some support with this. I've had GAD most of my life and i'm now 48.
Briefly, i've seen doctors, even a neurologist in the past, and they put it down to anxiety, and an "altered sense of awareness" of that area on my face. :shrug:
Sorry for the long post, but it could have been a lot longer, i really am fed up just now...
Thanx.