Anxiety is a normal emotion that every person feels, says the science of psychology. So, when is anxiety normal and when is it a disease? Isn't it an emotion granted to human beings that enables them to survive? For example, if you encounter a wild and very poisonous snake and it is looking at you, do you tend to run away when you are not worried that it will harm you and end your life? Or you have a very important exam the next day. Would you study for it if you were not worried about failing or failing the class? Answer: NO.
While anxiety is an emotional state that causes action, effort and success in many parts of our lives, when does it become a disease? If everything in life has a balance, too much anxiety disrupts the balance. This disturbed balance affects both the body and mental activities. Because anxiety affects many physical activities, many people with anxiety disorders end up in the hospital.
Here are the physical signs of anxiety:
Headache
Pains felt in the body are at the forefront in people with anxiety disorders, the most common of these pains is headache. So how does anxiety-related headache differ from headaches caused by other conditions? It is distinguished by the fact that it occurs for no reason and continues in environments isolated from all kinds of light, sound and other factors.
Nausea
Stress for many years. It has been argued that there is a relationship between cancer and ulcer. In fact, it was determined that airmen who experienced excessive emotional stress during the Second World War suffered from ulcers. The stomach is one of the organs most affected by daily life, so many anxious people may experience stomach disorders. In particular, nausea and stomach bloating are experienced. It is thought that behaviors such as not being able to eat or overeating when anxious will cause stomach disorders.
Heart palpitations
57% of patients applying to cardiology outpatient clinics have anxiety disorders. Did you know that there are patients? In people who experience intense anxiety, the complaint of heart palpitations may indicate thoughts of having a heart attack. increases and people find themselves in the hospital.
Shortness of breath
Are you having difficulty breathing? Does it feel like someone is squeezing your throat? Does it feel like something heavy is sitting on your chest? Do these complaints cause you to go to the emergency room of hospitals frequently and doctors say there is no problem? One of the physical complaints seen in anxiety disorder is shortness of breath and the feeling of suffocation without any biological reason.
Dizziness and Lightheadedness
To find the strength to cope when anxiety intensifies. Our breathing begins to accelerate, and this acceleration causes more oxygen to reach our brain than it should. Since the excess oxygen going to our brain triggers dizziness and lightheadedness, complaints such as dizziness and lightheadedness occur in anxiety disorders.
Intestinal movements
As dense as the stomach, Another organ affected by anxiety is the intestine. A person with anxiety disorder may experience problems such as abdominal pain, frequent toilet needs, diarrhea and constipation. For example, if a student is experiencing intense anxiety about the exam, he may need to go to the toilet frequently in the middle of the exam.
Tremor
Many people with anxiety disorders may complain of tremors, for example, a feeling that triggers anxiety. If the patient is exposed to a stimulus, tremors may occur, especially in the hands. If the tremors and shaking continue for a long time and you cannot control it, this may be a sign of anxiety disorder.
Sweating
It is quite normal to sweat while working out in a gym, but let's say You have anxiety about being in a social environment and you have to make a presentation in front of many people. If you start sweating before the presentation and continue until you move away from this anxiety state, it shows that your anxiety level is very high.
Muscle Pains
In societies where many emotions such as sadness, anxiety and fear are not expressed much, these emotions often appear with chronic pain. For example, it has been found that emotions are not expressed much in Japan and Japanese people reveal their psychological problems with somatic complaints. suffering from depression In a study conducted with Japanese and Americans, the method of expressing emotional problems was investigated. It has been revealed that Japanese depression patients more often express the symptoms of their illness as physical pain (headache and neck pain) than American depression patients, and do not mention their psychological problems. The situation is very similar in Turkish society. For example, expressing emotions is not very accepted, and since disorders such as depression and anxiety are considered as weaknesses, physical pain, which is more common, is taken into consideration and accepted. The most common muscle pain that people with anxiety disorders complain about is muscle pain in the neck and back area.
Weakness
In case of anxiety, despite the absence of strenuous activities, our body feels tired. It is the effect of too much contraction along with anxiety. It is quite natural to feel tired and weak in our body, which contracts for a long time and excessively.
The feeling of anxiety experienced very intensely and for a long time causes tension in our body to increase, and all or many of these symptoms may occur. The human body has a regular mechanism, so if the stimulus that causes anxiety is encountered and cannot be dealt with, our body begins to give signals like a fire alarm in a building. If you have these signals in your body, it means you have a problem that you need to fight and deal with.
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