Does anyone else make themselves feel physically sick when they’re anxious? It’s like I’m making myself sick with reoccurring thoughts of worry. If you do, how do you make yourself feel better in those moments..?
Yes...I threw up a couple days ago. I've lost weight bc of this whole thing. I don't know how to stop it. I wish there was something I could say to you. It's all the anxiety doing this
@Speckles Yes it’s definitely the anxiety doing that to you, I used to throw up daily as a kid when I had to go to school (separation anxiety.) Someone left some breathing exercises that might be useful to both of us. Good luck, you got this!
@9pay9 Thank you. Yes... I've had anxiety in the past and throwing up...example: giving a presentation, but this has got to be the most challenging bc I shouldn't be anxious about certain things. I'm assuming the intrusive thoughts are doing this. I'll try the breathing. Good luck to you too
This is what I like to do… I’ll do a couple of the breathing exercises… box breathing: in,2,3,4.. hold,2,3,4… out,2,3,4… hold,2,3,4 (do that a couple times) or take in as much as you can for 4, hold for 3-4, out for 7-8, hold 2 (this one really activates the parasympathetic nervous system and helps relaxation). But focusing on the counting helps with keeping your mind on that tasking instead of the other things. Otherwise I like to watch shows that I’ve watched a billion times that make me super super happy and make me laugh, just to get my mind to focus on nothing and something.
@Dmoneyverstappen Thank you I’ll try the breathing exercises!!
@Dmoneyverstappen I wish I could put on a show, unfortunately my anxiety peaks at work so I’ll have to lean more into breathing exercises! Appreciate your comment.
@9pay9 I can totally understand. Thank you for your response and I hope this app is helping you too!! :)
i like getting a super super cold water bottle or running a wash cloth under really cold water and putting it on my wrists and the back of my neck!!! breathing exercises really only get me so far but doing this trick shocks me out of my own head and helps a lot!!
i totally get where you're coming from. feeling physically sick because of anxiety and those relentless worry thoughts is really tough. 🤯 it's like your own mind is working against you. have you heard about "unstuck"? it's an ai-powered therapy tool specifically for ocd (unstuckmyocd.com). it's been a game-changer for me this past month and might help you too. someone here recommended it to me, and i just wish i'd found it sooner!
Yes, my anxiety causes me to feel so sick sometimes.Though I have Emetophobia and I am terrified to throw up. So sometimes I don’t eat anything at all. It’s a never ending cycle:/
When my mind gets overwhelmed with worrisome thoughts I end up getting this feeling sort of like right in my stomach it feels like panic, its like a rush and then I get really scared and often need to go to the bathroom. Anyone have any advice on how to calm that reaction? I feel like I’m stuck in this anxious thinking then panic feeling loop.
I’m basically scared of anxiety. I had the thought one day ‘what if I can’t stop worrying and making myself anxious’ so I spent like a whole 3 hours just in a huge panic attack worrying about the fact what if I can’t stop being anxious. It’s like a self perpetuating cycle. I worry about anxiety coming so the anxiety just became HUGE. Ever since then my life has not been the same. I’m better than I was but I would love to know if anyone else has struggled with it? Acceptance of the anxiety and not trying to get rid of it has helped me.
Ive had severe OCD for like 3 years now but today I had a moment where I was convincing myself of my thoughts really strongly and I started ro believe it- but it was really bad this time. Like I felt so anxious that I got nauseous and I felt like I was about to vomit😭😭😭 that has never happened to me… does anyone have a similar experience?
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