Anxiety Makes Me Feel Uncomfortable In My Skin/clothing

[falling_wave]

This is such a weird symptom but I think my anxiety sometimes gives me a tingly feeling on my skin primarily around my shoulders and chest and my shirt and under clothes feel so intensely uncomfortable all I can think of is getting them off. I had a long day of meetings today sitting down and went to class straight from there so I don't know if I just couldn't sit still any longer but I felt so restless like I needed to leave go for a run to release the extra anxious energy inside me. I needed to take anxiety meds to finish class and blasted music with windows down on the way home. I don't know what got into me but I've felt that anxious discomfort with clothes around my chest and shoulders before. I never read about that being associated with anxiety but I am gathering this happens? That's all I can figure it might be.

 

[Glenn R.]

Anxiety can be extremely physical, FALLING-WAVE! This has been my experience, at least, for years.

 

[Tanishq]

This sounds like an issue with not being grounded properly. Do you feel comfortable when you just have to sit?

Sorry you are going through this, I know this feeling and it can be very irritating to sit with.

 

[falling_wave]

No I'm not comfortable at all. It's like that nervous energy needs an outlet and I'm holding it in.

 

[Tanishq]

I hear you. You need outlet for this all.

Can you find a place where you can sit peacefully?

 

[falling_wave]

I just have such a hard time sitting anywhere when I'm like this. Either something small is going to trigger me and send me over the edge into a panic attack or I need to go for a run or something very physical. I'm at a loss for what to do when I have to be at work or school and can't go run but feel like I'm at the edge of a cliff with my anxiety.

 

[Friday]

Never though of it being a PTSD-thing... Im ADHD, with accompanying sensory issues... And those exactly are some of mine.

- I wear camisoles almost exclusively. I layer up sweaters & jackets & stuff to stay warm... Have some UnderArmor compression long sleeve stuff which are also fine... But the loose/tugging/bunching/too tight/ too droopy/ too... Just make it stop! thing of most shirts drives me insane.

- Certain clothes "feel" like work. Or whatever. But in order to switch gear from being at school/ work/ etc... The very first thing I do either at home or the bathroom of a cafe if I'm going out after work/school/etc... Is strip. Ahhhhhhh. Thank. God. New clothes. Goodbye contaminated ones! (Not germs. Literally contaminated by work/school/etc.) I cannot relax in them. Start spinning out.

- The movement, music, etc. is simply part of my daily life. There are ways to be less annoying to others with it, but they're always present.