Posted by Bookgurl99 on May 26, 2002, at 10:26:56
In reply to Re: Can anxiety cause memory and physical problems? » bookgurl99, posted by Automated Lady on May 22, 2002, at 8:51:41
To reassure you -- my symptoms are very similar to yours, especially with word finding and sentence construction. My hands are not shaking, but I have had moments when I'm emotionally upset that my whole body shook -- it's a common marker of 'upset nerves.'
I also have a similar tendency to search the internet looking for an explanation. I've had numerous tests done, however, and nothing has been found.
With people like us, I suspect, there's a strong tendency to want to control what's going on. Especially if you have strong intellectual tendencies, having information seems like the best way to have control.
But if I had it all to do over again -- going back to when the problem started 3 months ago -- I would not have spent as much time online. I would have saved my brain for work and school, and stuck to as stable a schedule as possible.
It's hard to accept that anxiety could cause our problems, but this seems to be the illness of intellectuals. We're "neurasthenic." From what I've read and been told, it's best to accept, go back to a normal life, and wait for the symptoms to lift.
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