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13-11-10, 02:20
From the 15+ years I have had anxiety, I have had many effects. Shortness of breath, chest tightness, muscle aches, infections, feeling nauseous, lack of appetite, dizziness, rapid heart rate, numbness, heart palpitations. I believe it has lead to the development or exacerbation of my asthma, allergies, IBS, GERD, and now recently ectopic beats or whatever heart condition that the MD has decided I have. It has robbed me of a normal life in many ways -- such as social isolation, hours spend worrying over things I can't even remember nor matter anymore, opportunities lost, limiting me and making my mind draw blank in situations that I know I can excel in. Causing depression and low self-esteem, overthinking everything.
In many ways I believe that I should not be focused on my health problems, but I should be more focused on anxiety and stress, because in the end these are the deadly diseases of them all IMO because they affect your body in a full-spectrum, are chronic (requiring lifelong management) and there is no easy cure. Look up the effects of stress and you see that it probably plays a role in every major disease out there.
If there was just a way I could cope with the things required of me everyday and be able to relax, I'm sure many of my health complaints would vanish as well. I'm wondering if anyone else feels the same way, that we need to draw our focus on our anxiety and not our health problems (easier said then done, I know).
In many ways I believe that I should not be focused on my health problems, but I should be more focused on anxiety and stress, because in the end these are the deadly diseases of them all IMO because they affect your body in a full-spectrum, are chronic (requiring lifelong management) and there is no easy cure. Look up the effects of stress and you see that it probably plays a role in every major disease out there.
If there was just a way I could cope with the things required of me everyday and be able to relax, I'm sure many of my health complaints would vanish as well. I'm wondering if anyone else feels the same way, that we need to draw our focus on our anxiety and not our health problems (easier said then done, I know).