Do you ever get headaches from your OCD/anxiety? It seems like I get stressed from my OCD thoughts and rumination and it gives me a headache in the back of my head and makes me dizzy and disconnected?

Yes, this happens often. I started to get dizzy, disconnected and lost focus, felt tired and scared in high school. I thought it was something serious at first, but it has been 7 years since then and times and times again this feeling has proved out to be because of anxiety. Anxiety also causes problems with stomach, muscles and periods. If it helps you, try finding out more about the physical things anxiety can cause!

Yes. Physical pain and tension is a common symptom of any anxiety disorder, etc. For me it’s the same, I get horrible pain in the back of my neck/head!!! It sucks. A lot of the time we carry our stress, anxiety and pain in our body. Physical relaxation can provide temporary relief, like deep breathing, heating pads for the pain, even acupuncture can help but these obviously won’t end our anxiety long term :(

Yeah it doesn't help that one of my obsessions deals with fear of depression so I take all of the symptoms of anxiety and relate them to depression! The not being able to focus, headache, fatigue, dizziness. When in reality it's just anxiety getting the best of me.

Do you feel that even after you're done obsessing you feel the affects of your stress and anxiety for a couple days afterwords?