The following symptoms are taken directly from the lecture unedited. The one’s in BOLD are ones that I personally experience from time to time, usually a rare occurrence.
Physiological symptoms:
- weak all over
- rapid, pounding heartbeat or palpitations
- tightness around chest
- hyperventilation (feeling of not getting enough air)
- periodic dizziness and sweating
- muscle tension, aches, or tremors
- chronic fatigue
Cognitive symptoms:
- I can’t carry on. I’ve got to get out of here
- What if I make a fool of myself?
- People looking at me all the time
- I’m having a heart attack
- I’m going to faint
- I’m going crazy
- I can’t go on alone; no one will help
- I can’t go out; I will lose control
- I feel confused and can’t remember things
Emotional symptoms:
- I’m full of fears that I can’t get out of my mind
- I feel like something terrible is going to happen
- I worry excessively
- I feel uneasy and alone a lot of the time
- I often feel isolated, lonely, down in the dumps, and depressed
- I feel I have no control over what happens to me
- I feel embarrassed, rejected and criticized
- I often feel like screaming with anger
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Wow, after reading those emotional symptoms…let’s just say I’m looking forward to the remaining posts in the series.