Physical Symptoms of Anxiety
We All Know What Anxiety Feels Like
Being anxious about family problems, before a tough interview or a big sales and marketing presentation, having to speak publicly for the first time are quite normal. So is fretting about a first date or a difficult exam. Anxiety is the body’s normal reaction to risks, threats and dangers. But when anxieties and fears have become recurring and are already inhibiting you from living a normal and happy life then it may be a more serious condition than the typical or normal fretting and worrying. It could be signs of an anxiety disorder.
Signs and symptoms of an anxiety disorder are not the same for everybody. Anxiety disorders are a collection of interrelated conditions and not a solitary complaint. One person may experience extreme anxiety attacks that hit without any warning, while somebody else will become unnerved at the thought of socializing at a party. Another may grapple with an immobilizing dread of driving or unmanageable, disturbing thoughts. Still someone else may live in an unremitting state of apprehension, fretting about anything and everything. Regardless of this difference in forms or types of anxiety attacks, all anxiety disorders share a foremost symptom, that of a relentless and intense fear or nervousness in circumstances where most people would not feel susceptible or endangered.
There are both emotional and physical symptoms of anxiety disorder in addition to the illogical and intense terror and worry. The emotional symptoms could be difficulty concentrating, being edgy and tense, bad temper, agitation, forever anticipating dangers or the worst and having a blank mind. Physical signs are profuse sweating, palpitations, stomach upset, diarrhea, muscle rigidity, fatigue, headaches and insomnia.
Most people suffering with anxiety disorder are prone to depression. Anxiety and depression are believed to come from the same biological susceptibility. This could be the explanation why anxiety and depression almost often go together. Because anxiety makes depression worse and vice versa, it is vital to try to find remedy for both conditions.
Anxiety Physical Symptoms in Men
Anxiety Physical Symptoms in Men
When it comes to anxiety there are a great many symptoms that accompany it. Sometimes it can vary with age, life experiences and gender. Men are wired very differently to women and when it comes to matters of the psyche they tend not to display similar symptoms. You will notice they are more on the physical side. Here are some of the anxiety physical symptoms in men.
Hyperventilation
For most men the primary symptoms to manifest are related to the structures in the chest. The most common of these is hyperventilation. This happens when someone feels like they are not getting enough oxygen and their breathing rate increases.
Light-headedness
Hyperventilation is what leads to light-headedness and dizziness. A good way to deal with this is to take deep controlled breaths to reduce your breathing rate. It also helps to breathe into a brown paper bag so that you can balance the oxygen levels in your blood.
Sweating
Sweating is another symptom that can be associated with anxiety in men. This usually leads to sweating under the arms and of the face. This will be accompanied by a racing heart and palpitations.
Dry mouth
A dry mouth is part of a tree of symptoms that occur as a result of stimulation of a specific part of the nervous system during a period f anxiety. It accompanies other autonomic symptoms such as sweating, tremors and the need to urinate.
Weakness
The problem with anxiety in men is that it can go unnoticed if the symptoms don’t seem too serious. Weakness and fatigue are common complaints to any doctor and it is usually chalked down to stress. Anxiety as a cause of this can only really be identified on the basis of a thorough investigation into life circumstances and other symptoms to support the likelihood of anxiety.
