Is This Anxiety Or Something Else? Posted: 04-03-06 01:35am
I had something wierd happen to me
tonight. This may sound odd but it
happens when I was playing an online game,
counter strike.. And I don't know what
happened.. I got so into it and I was
trying to make my team win every time, and
I was doing great.. But then I started
feeling.. I guess anxiety in my chest.
Thats the best way I can think to describe
it. It wasn't pressure or tightness, it
felt almost like a pain though.. And I
was really gettin stressed and I don't
know why. This usually doesn't happen to
me.
But that isn't the part that bugs me. I
had to stop playing because at the same
time this was going on, my arms started to
feel a little wierd. Like any time I
bended my arm a little, I felt this..
Tingling feeling around my pinky and ring
finger, goin down just slightly past my
elbows. I have a feeling this is a nerve
I was feeling, and I know that I keep my
arms bent too much a day, especially
because i'm behind a computer often.
Well I checked my blood pressure and it
was normal, but my pulse was a little
high(90). Anyways the biggest thing that
bugs me is that it wasn't just one arm
that was having this problem, it was both
of them.
So this wierd feeling on my nerve area
lasted for about 10 minutes before it
mostly went away.. I couldn't barely feel
it after that, and in about 30 minutes it
was completely gone altogether.
During the time this was going on I felt
extremely nervous and restless, and
slightly lightheaded.. I didn't even want
to sit down. I am not doubting that this
could be anxiety, my dad has had anxiety
attacks a lot in the past. I'm 23 now,
not in very good shape.. Overweight but
not obese.. But could this arm problem
have come from just me having what I can
only guess is a panic attack?
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roses42geordie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Apr 2006 Posts: 6 Location: australia
Panic And Anxiety Posted: 04-11-06 19:41pm
Firstly by what you have described is
important to go the the doctors first
before any thing else because your health
is important .It may be panic and anxiety
because you mentioned your dad has anxiety
attacks which therefore
runs in the familey.What you are
explaining is muscle tightening which
means you are tense.Panic and anxiety is a
stress related problem and can do a lot of
things to your body.Please do not be
alarmed basicly what I mean is anxiety and
panic gives you a lot of body symptoms and
therefore it is time to try relax more and
learning how to relax.If you go to the
doctors and everything is fine then ask
your doctor about anxiety and stress and
ways to relieve it like meditation and
relaxation...
