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Symptoms of anxiety that no-one talks about. - a thread. /1
Constantly needing to go to the toilet. This is especially common if someone is experiencing a period of heightened anxiety, or a panic attack. This is because our fight or flight response is triggered, which can cause a need to urinate. Diarrhoea is also common. /2
Feeling paranoid and not being able to trust others. This can make others angry, but when someone& #39;s mind is constantly over-analysing every single situation, it can completely take over. Many people with anxiety need frequent reassurance and this isn& #39;t a bad thing. /3
Being unable to move or speak. For a short period, a person may feel physically unable to move their body or unable to speak, no matter how hard they try. /4
Irritability. Anxiety can cause someone to be constantly on the edge. Sometimes anxiety can make people more prone to snapping at others, or getting frustrated by a seemingly small thing. /5
Constantly feeling like everyone hates you. Your thoughts don& #39;t turn off. You can& #39;t stop interpreting every single slight gesture someone makes as evidence that they hate you. Feeling like this can really affect your self-confidence and make everyday life exhausting. /6
Things like biting nails, picking skin, pulling hair or eyelashes, scratching yourself. The person may not realise they are doing this, or they may do it as a way to calm the torrent of anxiety inside them. It can be embarrassing if people notice, and also can hurt. /7
Never feeling well-rested or not tired. Waking up in the morning, already being hit by a thousand thoughts spiralling at a hundred miles an hour, means exhaustion from the moment your eyes open. Complete physical fatigue too. Anxiety takes everything out of you. /8
Appearing & #39;rude& #39; because you don& #39;t have the energy to manage things asked of you, or not joining in with things because you know it will send you into a panic attack. People who don& #39;t understand anxiety can automatically assume you are rude. It sucks. /9
Feeling like you are constantly at war with your own mind. Fighting your thoughts every moment you& #39;re awake. Your brain thinks it& #39;s keeping you safe, and going against your natural survival instincts even if irrational requires a huge amount of mental strength. /10
Anxiety can increase acne and greasy hair. I believe this is because stress impacts hormone levels. The effects of this on our appearance can make us feel worse about ourselves, which can increase our anxiety. It& #39;s a vicious cycle. /11
If you have an anxiety disorder, what symptoms do you feel aren’t spoken about? /12
