We have all suffered from anxiety at one point or another in our lives. Whether it’s before a flight, taking a big test, a job interview or before the parents of our new beloved. But it’s chronic anxiety that you should know the signs of and look out for.
Extreme stress and anxiety can manifest themselves physically onto the body causing your muscles to become inflamed. Neck tension, consistent clenching of your jaw or balling your fists are often signs of a chronic anxiety sufferer. Regular exercise can really help with muscle tension.
Persistent severe headaches or even migraines could be a sign that you are suffering from chronic anxiety. Increased muscle tension and stress can lead to headaches. It can also be made worse if you are a regular coffee drinker.
Anxiety and stress can affect your adrenal glands, which would explain why if you constantly feel fatigued you could be suffering from chronic anxiety.
The body and mind are so interconnected that issues of the mind can soon be felt in the body. The chronic digestive condition, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) is fundamentally anxiety in your gut. Symptoms such as stomachaches, cramping, bloating, increase gas or constipation are all signs that all is not well in your gut.
Having issues sleeping can be indicative of a number of reasons but it is also linked to chronic anxiety. Either falling asleep or staying asleep are signs that your mind is not happy. It is also common to have a restless sleep the night before a big event, but this is usually a once in a blue moon occurrence, not nightly. A further indicator that its anxiety preventing you from sleeping is waking to feel uneasy and unable to calm yourself down.
Patience is one of the first of your moods to be seriously affected by chronic anxiety. When you are feeling full of negative thoughts and energy, you are likely to and often will have emotional outpourings.
When you are suffering from chronic anxiety your mind can be racing with a lot of information that isn’t necessarily useful. This can cause you to not be focused on the things that are important.
Chronic anxiety can be eased but it’s more about making changes to your lifestyle habits and not about a 1 step cure. By making small changes to what you eat, how you spend your free time and teaching yourself coping techniques your chronic anxiety can be controlled.
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