Is it normal to feel physical pain in the body when suffering with anxiety?
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Moderated by Danielle Johnson, MSED, Community mental Health Counseling, LMHC
Updated: Aug 24, 2020
Anonymous
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Nov 9, 2015
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Feeling anxious can definitely cause you to feel pain, and tightness in your body. It can also cause tingling, and other symptoms. If the symptoms are new to you, that might be a sign to see a physician.
bambi74
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Dec 14, 2015
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yes when you get anxiety attacks all the muscles tense up so there for you might feel some physical pain
Anonymous
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Dec 21, 2015
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With my anxiety, the most painful part is my chest. I get the pain after a panic attack or when I'm feeling uncomfortable, it's normal, anxiety can do anything to you!
Anonymous
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Dec 29, 2015
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Often anxiety doesn't just creat mental "symptoms" such as feeling panicked, but it can also give very real physical ones especially with bad anxiety as you have have panic attacks etc
Delicateangel48
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Jan 19, 2016
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Yes. It is perfectly normal and understandable. It's like being sick but only mentally and physically.
Keebler
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Sep 26, 2016
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Yes many symptoms ate caused from anxiety such as fatigue,chest pains, labored breathing, and aches/pains from the body that we don't always realize until you have anxiety
Anonymous
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Oct 4, 2016
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It's normal and common. Some have stomach pains, others headaches. It comes in many forms. Crying can lessen anxiety and make you feel better, which is great.
LoveNotHate
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Apr 18, 2017
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I believe it varies from person to person, however a common symptom of anxiety can be commonly described as a physical tightness in the chest area, or other physical pains (such as the brain/hands).
Jelglu
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Dec 4, 2017
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Yes, I have once had a panic attack to the point my arm's, fingers, and hands were stiff, I physically wouldn't be able to see out of my eyes and it would sound like a bomb has just gone off. It's normal, it's your body's fight and flight being set off and thats how humans naturally react to scary situations.
Anonymous
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Mar 27, 2018
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It is normal to feel physical pain in the body when you are suffering with anxiety because during one you feel shortage of breathes, pain in one part of your body because it's trying to relax while you are having one too.
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