Physically ill from stress?

[Elevatorguy]

Does anybody have problems with their body from the stress ? I have a few and I'm finally linking them to PTSD. Stomach aches , tinnitus , stress related eczema Thanks. James

 

[Brittany Gonord]

Stress, for me, manifests itself in various physiological way. Stomach pains, tightness in chest, hives, nausea...the body reacts in whatever way it seems best. It's almost as if it needs to express the state it is in.

 

[ladee]

Yes, stomach hurts, shoulders are so tense, back hurts more than usual, food grosses me out, makes my stomach hurt if I do eat. And the list goes on... Yes... Stress does horrible things to the body. Do you have any relaxation techniques you do? Any meditations? I know I can listen to a Tara Brach meditation and feel so much better right away. We have to find our own ways to relax... which I haven't been doing lately, so I understand how you feel.. Try to find something that helps you to relax, sans drugs or alcohol... Those just add to the problems, at least for me.
Hope you find something that works for you and feel better soon... Stress is a killer.

 

[Ronin]

Yep.

But unless I'm puking my guts out & too dizzy to know what the f*ck do with myself, let alone surroundings? I just move through.

 

[Gadgie]

When I was working offshore as a welding inspector, I used to physically throw up due to stress!

The pressure on you was that immense, as production wanted the systems back on line so quickly, we had find each weld, and check that all the NDT (X-Rays and U/T tests) and pressure tests, were all clear first.

That along with sometimes working 18hour shifts, wore you down very quickly?

 

[EveHarrington]

Yes, I have a number of physical stress related issues. :(

 

[Heather]

Yes, my stomach is a mess. I have had IBS for years. When things are really bad I get the "runs"....it's awful.

 

[Brittany Gonord]

Yes, my stomach is a mess. I have had IBS for years. When things are really bad I get the "runs"....it...

I can totally relate. I am the exact same...

 

[Heather]

@Brittany Gonord it's not fun is it?

 

[Deleted member 29920]

Yeah, my circulation has been a problem, and stomach aches, sorry it's affecting you too.

 

[Elevatorguy]

Thank you for all the replies

 

[goingonhope]

Sure, stress elicits a number of simultaneous inflammatory processes throughout my body. The other night, following me having struggled to put into text a piece of something that remains incomprehensible to me, I ended up in so much pain: (lower left stomach and side; lumbar spine; and nearly my entire left side of my body (or a very large portion anyways). The pain was so intense for hours that it made me spacey/dizzy enough to not see well. At one point, I was near certain I was going to give in and go to the ER, however, I dealt with the pain, did take anti-inflammatory medicine and used a heating pad when it became possible.

Other than being unmotivated the following day (likely from the loss of sleep), I felt otherwise well and without pain. I'm pretty sure that the unavoidable stress in my life, .....as well as, any avoidable stress that I allow into my life, really does play quite the role in: making me experience greater physical illness and pain and activating pre-existing illness and their symptoms

I'd seen stress among my family of origin simply create really unfortunate :( and abundant disease, and for certain it was not exclusive to their minds. Diabetes is/was just one of these.