PTSD and numbness sensations

[Hopemeanslife]

For about 8 years I would say

one day I was just minding my own business I wasn’t really calm that day pretty sure I might’ve hit my head and was worried for getting a concussion but apart from that.

I had my dinner and was about to go outside and then all of a sudden I got an electric shock feeling as if someone steps on your grave is the best way to describe it.

Yet it never went away it was there everyday ever since some days it’s worse than others so now I am with a constant facial parathesia in the left side sometimes goes on the other side of the face sometimes my nose and upper lip and it sometimes twitches and spreads down to my neck and arms if I am in a panic attack.

I have had mri tests and pretty much all test and have ruled everything out, my doctor doesn’t know what else it could be unless it’s down to panic. Strange thing is I don’t feel that stressed and when I am super stressed I don’t really notice it. Sometimes it goes to the point of creating pain. How can I be in a constant state of panic all the time? That doesn’t seem like it’s possible all the time. However with how I feel mostly it is possible.

I just wondered if anyone else has ever experienced numbness or tingling in their face?

 

[arfie]

not only in my face. i experience numbness and tingling in seemingly random spots throughout my body. my personal favorite theory is that it is part of what my shrinks call, "dissociation." it is especially prevalent when my moods are rapid cycling.

 

[Freddyt]

How can I be in a constant state of panic all the time? That doesn’t seem like it’s possible all the time. However with how I feel mostly it is possible.

Yes it is possible. When its there all the time it becomes "normal". That's the basics of PTSD. It didn't happen - it's still happening, you are still in that "fight or flight state.

I would explore the Articles part of the forum, stuff like this explains whats going on and other articles are invaluable in beginning to understand how to manage PTSD

The ptsd cup explanation

Mar 10, 2018

Nearly a decade ago (2006) I wrote The PTSD Cup Explanation, a simple view of how PTSD causes symptoms in day-to-day life. This article is an update to that original piece.

Regardless of the type of trauma endured, the PTSD Cup does not change, deviate or apply differently to your circumstance. The PTSD Cup is a basic representation of your capacity for tolerating stressors. As your cup fills, symptoms get worse. When your cup overflows, you may break down crying, become psychotic or manic, attempt to kill yourself, and many other possible outcomes.

The differences unique to each...

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