let's talk about the physical affects of chronic anxiety because they're hardly ever acknowledged

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let’s talk about the physical affects of chronic anxiety because they’re hardly ever acknowledged

dahlyaa-studies:
anxiousartisan:
gap-var-ginnunga:
numbhex-files:
baby-snakes:
tombtea:
upset stomach and vomiting
ulcers
muscle aches
chronic fatigue
hormonal problems
irregular menstrual cycles
insomnia
infections
lowered immune system
migraines
shortness of breath
dizziness
heart palpitations
teeth-grinding
rashes
it is a lot more than just “feeling anxious “
can’t reblog enough.
vertigo (floors are moving/room is spinning)
urinary problems/pain when you pee
IBS (which is more than just an “upset stomach”)
changed taste sensation/things taste rotten and metallic
sweats
weight fluctuation, loss or increase in appetite, craving for carbs and sugar
dry mouth which makes it hard to eat
low-grade fever
loss of ability to focus your eyes
chest pain
TMJ
tinnitus
swollen lymph glands (due to said lowered immune system)
numb hands and feet
rashes
worsening allergies and asthma
changes in libido
i could go on, really.
no but seriously I didn’t know a lot of these things were symptoms/side effects of anxiety until I’d had them for years
Where my pcosers with anxiety problems at!
^^^^ here girl

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Lament of the Mind

let’s talk about the physical affects of chronic anxiety because they’re hardly ever acknowledged