What Was Your First Symptom of Anxiety?

I honestly don't remember 👐

stomach ache

Headache/migraine and hyperventilating

I get this burning "rush" feeling from my chest to the rest of my body, then I start breathing faster

The poops! Every school dance, big test, first date, I was in the bathroom for ages, having to do as much getting ready as I could from the toilet.

Dizzy lightheaded hot

Chest pain/ discomfort

Chest pressure

Adrenaline rush, and stomach pain

nausea and excessive sweating & speeding heartbeat since elementary

Stomach aches, shaking, sweating, difficulty breathing

stomach aches

Chest pain, anxiety shivvers

Anger and stomachaches

I guess mine wasn’t actually a physical symptom but rumination which portrayed as restlessness and malaise once those feelings got really bad

It is either anxiety, Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder, and or undiagnosed Autism but my back and shoulder muscles are always tight. I don't know how to relax my back muscles. My back joints are hypermobile which also doesn't help

Mine manifested as stomach issues. In fact, my doctor almost diagnosed me with a stomach related illness rather than anxiety.

Not being able to breathe. Just a lot of pressure on my whole body and uncontrollable shaking.

Chest pain, nausea, and diarrhea.

Terrible nausea that eventually led to panic attacks in elementary school most days. I never quite got over it

Everytime I get anxiety I play with my hair and get it tangled.😥

I can't go outside because I'm afraid of how people will see me.

I would start crying. Sometimes now I get angry

I would throw up.

Oddly enough, twitchyness. I was super jumpy and nervous and people were like "just stop that pls" . Wow. I'm cured. Thanks for giving me that information 🙄

My first symptoms went hand in hand at first, I was nauseous 24/7 and really jittery. I noticed it when I was like 10 and I spoke to every professional I thought could help and they all told me i was just eating the wrong things. 🤦

Hot flashes that would start and my head a d flush down through my body

Nail biting I’ve been doing it since i was 5 and have tried countless times to stop but i just can’t

i've had stomach pains when anxious since i was a child

Stomach pain/sick, & horrible hearaches

My hands shake more than they normally do

I feel very naseous and I sometimes throw up. I also have super bad tremors that make it look like I'm having a seizure and my heart speeds up super bad.

felt sick like I was about to throw up, got sweaty and hot, my heart was going crazy, my eyes felt like they were vibrating, I felt like I couldn't talk or move aswell

I felt like I couldn’t breathe, sweating and couldn’t be still

A rush of adrenaline and that weird feeling in my stomach and chest. Then heart palpitations and trembling.

Stomach issues for me.

I had this overwhelming feeling that I was dying and I had a faster heart rate.

Mine was numb feeling I couldn’t move .to many people around .Severe shaking

I felt nausea and a lot of stomach aches 🤢 like I am constantly on a roller coaster.

Mine was when have this numb feeling come out of no where.

Not sleeping well and a feeling of dread, especially at night.

Strong heart beats followed by a tingling in my temple that soon turned into a massive migraine

Tbh most of my life something felt off with how anxious I was, that and frequent panic attacks

When I first experienced an anxiety attack, I suffered from increased heart rate and sweat. It felt as if I’m doing an intense exercise.

Bad panic/anxiety attacks that take a while to calm down

Heart racing, feeling fear or an overwhelming since of hopelessness

Very bad stomach aches and weight loosing 😔

Difficulty falling asleep I guess was my first symptom

I think it was nausea. I've had anxiety all my life and I just remember being in elementary school before a presentation or performance being SO nauseated and so nervous

My first physical symptom was heaviness on my chest - it felt like I had rocks holding my chest down, making it hard to breath

To be honest, the first time I experienced an anxiety attack, I felt like I was having a heart attack ... I even went to the emergency room. I felt strong heartbeats and a kind of heavy feeling of distress in my chest...