How does your mental anguish manifest in your body?

[LostLily]

How has your mental anguish affect your physical health?

At work, they brought in a massage therapist that was covered under our work insurance. It was my first massage and she commented that I must be very stressed because my back felt was so tense that I felt like she was massaging a wall.

Well, that explains why I have neck and back pain at the young age of 33.

Also have daily migraines and occasional stomach issues which can be triggered by stress and anixety

 

[CatLvr]

Much the same as yours has affected you -- daily migraines, tense upper back and shoulders and neck. Sometimes if the stress is really had I will lose my eyesight temporarily. Not a lot if fun.

Are the massages helping you with your issues??

 

[ScaredOfMachines]

I feel like I have to be moving all the time, like it's the only way I won't get so stressed I start bawling all over the place. I'm starting to have difficulties playing video games and watching TV because of it. Sometimes I can ease it just by moving my leg, but it's been getting worse lately.

 

[Manfrotto99]

My immune system is messed up and attacks itself, resulting in my hair falling out. I think it's just my body's reaction to what's going on in my mind and my desire to ctb .

 

[LostLily]

Much the same as yours has affected you -- daily migraines, tense upper back and shoulders and neck. Sometimes if the stress is really had I will lose my eyesight temporarily. Not a lot if fun.

Are the massages helping you with your issues??

I felt better after the message. During it I felt a bit rough because of how tense my muscles were. My insurance covers massages for up to$500 a year so I will look into taking advantage of that.

 

[UselessBeing]

Very similar to you actually! I have bad stomach issues, always in pain esp when I'm upset/stressed and i cam end up vommiting a lot.. I can get really bad migraines that make me cry which are the second worst.
The absolute worst way it's effected my body is nerve damage that I was recently told is permanent (it was mangable before but was in a bad car accident this year that finalized it all I suppose) I went in for physical therapy a couple months ago and also had a massage and the lady told my my whole left side is full of knotts as well as my back and neck. That really sucked to hear.

 

[foreverlanguish]

Being underweight and having mild scoliosis

 

[theater]

I'm extremely exhausted for weeks on end; like the feeling of being exhausted with covid or the flu 24/7. Some days I have about 2-3 hours of energy which is when I take time to take a shower, shave, etc. Otherwise, I am nearly immobile. It's not sleepiness.