Hey, I was wondering if somebody could help me identify something I've been experiencing recently, which has been more prevalent over the past few weeks when I've stopped being so actively preoccupied by my previous worry/obsession issues. I've noticed that I'll be sitting around doing my thing and I'll get like this uncomfortable feeling. It's sort of an amalgam of frustration and stress, but also felt physiologically throughout my body as well as I guess a little bit in my mind, with the feeling like some sort of stimulus is being provoked. There is also a drive to create mild pain to distract myself from this feeling. I'm not sure if what I'm feeling is an emotion, something in my body, or both. It's not terribly bad but it's certainly not a nice feeling. That's one of the weirdest things I've ever written and incredibly vague, but I would appreciate if this was something that somebody could identify this an the possible cause. Sorry for creating new threads over minutia.
I... am not really sure if this is the same feeling I experience sometimes, but doing something high-intensity and physical burns it off without hurting myself. Doesn't have to be elaborate or hard; even just jumping up and down until I'm out of breath does the trick. I've been working under the assumption that being anxious has a physiological response that generates energy/urge for movement, since I don't get it when my anxiety is fine, but I don't have any professional backup on this.
Yeah, that sounds like anxiety to me? I hand flap to get rid of it sometimes and, if I remember to, take that as a sign to take my prn (as needed med). Sometimes I try to stop doing whatever is making me anxious, but that doesn't sound like it would help since it's coming on randomly.
your brain's a muscle, and like muscles your brain has muscle memory. your brain is used to CONSTANT VIGILANCE. now that you refuse to do that, it's still all "but what if i did the thing?" and does it anyway, even though there's nothing to be vigilant about. and since your brain and the rest of you are connected, your body's in on the act too. anxiety is physical. could be that you're just as anxious/stressed/worried but you're not feeling it emotionally, just physically. i guess my only advice is to listen to yourself and what you need. i like the snap work-out idea, that's a good one. give your body something to do with that needless hormone rush.
