Symptoms of Anxiety that can be Trained

The symptoms of anxiety are many. It is not necessary to experience all these symptoms in order to be suffering from anxiety. Some people appear nervous, tense, and stressed, while others appear calm. Some people can’t slow down their thinking enough to go to or stay asleep, they over think everything and are analyzing, fearful, or worrying. Others try to control everything because they are afraid if they don’t, things will get out of control.

Here is a partial list:

* Shortness of breath, choking sensations, chest pressure, and pounding heart
* Shaking or trembling
* Fear of death and illness
* Over-responding to situations
* Overly emotional
* Easily startled or jumpy
* Muscle tension, feeling edgy, stressed out, and restless
* Afraid of losing control
* Fear of others attention and subsequent judgment of them
* Living in the future
* Trouble concentrating and remembering
* Sweating
* Sudden feeling of panic and anxiety
* Hand-wringing, tense shoulders, feet moving
* Frequent bathroom trips, constipation, diarrhea, stomach problems, and nausea
* Racing thoughts
* Scary thoughts
* Afraid of being alone
* Feeling safe only with certain people
* Defensive
* Controlling
* Dizzy, feeling of being off balance
* Undue intense concern in relaxed situations
* Irritability
* Pessimistic and/or generally fearful
* Claustrophobic
* Trouble relaxing
* Sleep difficulties