falling apart?
i got a new tattoo this weekend, and for the second time i shook uncontrollably the entire time. i've taken to calling this shaking "my jitters." it happens if i get nervous or cold, even if the nervous or cold feeling doesn't last long. i'll warm up or my mental state will improve, but the shaking continues. so i typed my symptoms into google and came up with this list of symptoms of anxiety disorder. the symptoms i've highlighted in yellow are the ones that i suffer from on a regular basis.
Some of the internal symptoms of anxiety disorder include:
- Feeling dizzy, light-headed or like they are going to pass out
- Weak legs (often referred to as Rubber Legs)
- Choking, feeling like there’s a lump or something stuck in their throat
- Chest pain
- An intense feeling of impending doom or fear
- Blurred vision
- Difficulty concentrating
- Diminished short term memory
- Feeling overwhelmed
- Excessive or lack of energy
- Chronic fatigue
- Always on edge, or chronically grouchy
- Depressed
- Startle easily, jumpy, fidgety
- Shooting pains in various parts of the body
- Numbness in the limbs or face
- Muscles are very tense, and sometimes to the point of pain
- Nauseous
Some of the external symptoms can include:
- Profuse sweating, hot and cold flashes
- Trembling or shaking uncontrollably
- Have to leave in a hurry
- Frightened, terrified
- Uncontrollable muscle twitching
- Extremity tingling
- Shortness of breath, rapid and shallow breathing
- Nervous
- Increased heart rate, palpitations
- Frequently having to go to the washroom
- Can’t relax
- Dramatic mood swings
- Jolting awake
- Insomnia, sleep problems
- A constant craving for sweets, chocolate
- Constantly angry, irritable, impatient
- Can’t take too much pressure
- Blushing
- Afraid of confined spaces
- Excessively focused on their symptoms and how they are feeling
- Feeling like they will lose their mind
- Panicky
Anxiety disorder sufferers are normally intelligent, creative, passionate, caring, and excitable people. However, they can become inward-focused, frightened, short-tempered, confused, discouraged and seemingly hypochondriatic once anxiety disorder becomes established.
yeah. doesn't look too good.