In this video we'll be covering 10 anxiety symptoms so that you'll be able to identify the condition quickly.
Hey I'm dan I have Asperger's syndrome, OCD ADHD dyslexia and
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So we'll be covering 10 of the most common anxiety symptoms
and right at the end of the video I'm gonna' give you three facts about stuff
that you didn't really realise about anxiety. Hey everybody
Welcome back to the Aspie World, so anxiety
is a pain in the butt, now I should know this because I do
suffer from anxiety. Having Autism I'm actually
susceptible to anxiety and it exists comorbidly with me so
mainly I get social anxiety but somtimes
I do have the anxiety were it kind of
comes on all of a sudden and you don't know what to do you don't know how to help it
and it's kind of like, you get an anxiety attack and you think where did,
this come from? How is this, and it's just you know it is exhausting
I actually use this fidget toy
called Klixx I'll leave a link in the description below
so you guys can get one for yourself and it really helps me
when I'm getting feeling anxious or feeling like an attack coming on I get to play
with this thing and it's just super cool I really enjoy it. So I thought I'd share that tip
with you. So a lot of people don't know what anxiety disorders are or
or what anxiety is and some people actually
suffer from the condition but don't actually respod
to the symptoms that the body is telling them and they may have not
know that they have anxiety so we're gonna' cover 10 of the most
common ones within this video. So first up we have headaches
now when people are experiencing a panic attack
or an anxious attack or feeling anxious
or having an anxiety attack they feel a presure
in their head like a tension in their head and it's the band that goes
around the head here and they become
very overwhelmed by this
it can feel like their head's about to explode it could feel like there's a lot
pressure building up in their head, and this is very very common
for people who are experiencing anxiety related disorder
or an anxiety attack about to come one next up
is quite an interesting one a lot of people will feel
dizzy when building up to an anxiety attack or
having anxiety they'll feel dizzy where
they may feel light headed
like they're gonna' fall over their head spins
a bit, they're feeling a bit light headed and it's a really
interesting one because your body is trying to
breath in oxygen
maybe it's taking too much in maybe it's taking in too little and it's
upsetting how your brain is functioning to the fact that it's
thinking, oh am I going to stand up, am I going to fall over? and it's very difficult
this is something to note because if you're experiencing this
and you have these headaches then if you keep watching you may
may actually realise that you suffer from an anxiety disorder
so the next one is weakness of legs or (jelly legs)
you find it because like adrenalin
pumps through your body so with anxiety and stress
it simulates the fight of flight
simulation within your body where basically you'll
have a you know
if your in imminent danger will cause your body to react in a certain way
so of course a shot of adrenalin from your body into your
body it's kind of like
useless if your not running away from danger
if your not ready to fight something or hunt a bear with your bare hands
I dunno' that was a bit stretched but still
this kind of adrenalin into your body causes all crazyness
and it actually hits your legs and your
body a lot so you may shake a bit but your legs will become
like jelly and loose and stuff and a lot of people think that if they sit down and
do nothing this will help but actually the way to help it is to actually kind of
go with it, walk your legs, move your legs ad burn up all of that adrenalin
that you have actually just had
expelled into your body, because that's the best way to over come it, but this is
something to always remember is that if your feely very anxious or having an anxiety attack
you may experience jelly legs syndrome and that's what it is.
ok so the next one is kind of obvious I guess if you're familiar with
anxiety which is heart palpitations
now a lot of people will feel like they'll get heart palpitations
on their chest and then they'll be like, I'm not sure
why I'm getting these heart palpitations and they may be quite worried from it
and again the heart palpitations are just your
body getting it's self ready for an
adrenalin rush to go and fight something because again
anxiety simulates the fight of flight scenario
where there is no fight and you're just getting all this
adrenalin ready to pump and do something crazy
and you don't do it ok so the next one is sweating
the body produces sweat
when you're in a fight or flight situation
sweating is a crazy one
when you're having an anxiety attack
because you'll start sweating your body temperature will raise
but you may feel cold it could be like a cold sweat
or a nervous sweat
the sweat you get sometimes when you are really nervous and again it's the whole adrenalin thing
and it's just something to look out for because if your getting really really sweaty
in a situation were there is no imminent danger
ad there's nothing crazy going on but you're having this attack it's something to look out for
so sweating is a symptom so
having a sore neck tender
muscles like if you have
a lot of stress and anxiety will cause the neck and the back of
the neck here and your shoulder blades to kind of become quite tense
and your muscle will become really really tense and you'll tense up a bit
and this is
a typical common characteristic of an anxiety related
issues or a symptom of anxiety disorder
so kind of massage
your neck a little bit yourself or have somebody massage it for you
or if you are having this issue then go and rest and just lay down
but it's a really common one and
a lot of people negate this and they go oh well you know my neck is just sore and
they don't really realise that it's part of this
anxiety symptoms that's
occurring in their body it's pretty interesting. Ok the
next one is chest pain and shortness of breath so
a lot of people feel like there is an elephant sitting on their chest
sometimes and like a lot of chest pain
and they get short of breath because they cannot take in enough oxygen
and again this is part of the
panic attack and it's because of the respiratory part
of your body here and your lungs are trying to take in oxygen again
because they are nervous or they are getting anxious
because of the fight or flight situation
and it turns out that the chest feels pressure and
really heavy and you find it hard to breath this is an
interesting one, the best way to over come this is to
just take in a deep breath and slowly
breath out and take in a deep breath and slowly breath out
do that three times and you should get rid of some of that pain
around your chest. Ok so the next one is stomach issues
or IBS
and digestive issues. A lot of people
who suffer from anxiety disorders
and comorbid disorders with anxiety related disorders
will get IBS (irritable bowel syndrome)
or they will have some issues with their digestion and it's because the body
it effects the brain responds to anxiety
with stomach pains
and this is quite an interesting one
if you're feeling really stressed or anxious or your having an anxiety attack
you may feel like you have a really bad stomach ache
and it could cause things like diarrhoea or constipation or cramping
and these are always something to look out for because if you are not
somebody who get's these types of stuff but you do when it's like
you have some of the other common symptoms of
anxiety so it's always worth noting that
if you have a few symptoms together it could be an anxiety disorder
ok so the second to last one here now is increased heart rate
a lot of people experience heart rate increase
and feel like they're having a heart attack or they are having some issues or
they're having like
a heart issue right then and there and it's not really that it's just
a raised heart rate happens because again the fight or flight thing
you have adrenalin going through your body your heart rate will increase
and you will feel that, you may actually feel that in your neck
here as well and the sides of your ears
and your jaw here and down this part here of your neck
because of the vain's that carry the bloody to
the brain are here and of course if you have an increased heart rate then
these will start to pulse a bit so you may
if you have come across
this before then it's part of this condition the last one is
fatigue and exhaustion a lot of people find that they
are feeling very tired and that
they have no motivation they are completely exhausted they get up
and they can barely get out of bed
they feel like they can't get on with the day
it's because the body is trying to do all this stuff and is fighting the anxious feeling
and it feels like it's running a marathon
it thinks that it is fighting something all the time but it's not
you are getting all the triggers as if you are fighting off evil monsters
but your just sitting down and having an anxiety attack
or a panic attack caused by an anxiety disorder and this
is something that is
very common and needs to be dealt with you need to rest and stay
calm stay focused eat good
foods that are gonna' give you energy
and maybe some exercise will defiantly over come that
tiredness, and I know that kind of seems like an
oxymoron because if you are tired how are you going to exercise but it will
help build energy and get you feeling a bit more like yourself
so I promised you that I would tell you
three interesting facts that you probably didn't know
about anxiety disorder
and I'm gonna' do that right now, but before that I'm just going to ask you a question
and I want to know what d you think the best method
of staying relaxed is
when you have an anxiety disorder, is it like yoga and exercise or
would you say that it's reading a book or doing something creative
or like playing games and stuff? Let me know in the comments
below, I'd like to know what you guys think is the best
way to relax or overcome the symptoms
of an anxiety disorder
ok so fact number one is that anxiety disorders are
commonly comorbid with other conditions like
I have Asperger's syndrome
and I know people with ADHD with anxiety or bipolar
all of the neurodiverse classifications of
conditions maybe comorbid
meaning they could have
anxiety disorder and bipolar disorder or anxiety disorder and
autism and this is so common
I did a video on autism and Asperger's
and if you are interested in checking out the
symptoms of Asperger's and autism, please click the card above
here to check that out. Fact number two is
anxiety disorders are the most common mental health
issues in the United States of America
and this is crazy because it out weighs depression and all sorts so
anxiety disorders are the biggest ones
facing America right now. Fact number 3
women are actually at a higher risk than men for getting
an anxiety disorder or developing an anxiety related disorder
which is quite interesting concidering
I know a lot of males who have an anxiety related
disorder which means that it's going to way more common in women
so there is going to be a lot more women out there who suffer with this.
Thanks for watching guys give this video a thumbs up and I'll see you next time, PEACE!