I have been living with anxiety my whole life it seems. Over the last couple years it has caused me to have muscle tension/pain in my shoulders and now my neck as well. Since April I have headaches/migraines. I stopped working and some days I have to stay on my couch the whole day because of how the pain has gotten. I am getting health insurance next month but I just wanted to know if anyone has had this extreme physical pain from anxiety or is it possibly something else?

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i’m no doctor but sounds logical, as when you are anxious you tense up your shoulders, and i have often had tension headaches. I think you need to get back to work as if you lie around all day worrying about it you will make it worse. i was off work for 3 months once with anxiety and you have to get up and get on with it. look at things to make yourself feel better – exercise being the main thing, counselling, good diet. look at the causes of the anxiety and tackle them. i couldn’t leave the house for a while, but you can get better but you have to make the effort. i knew i was better when i took an 11 hour long haul flight, alone ! prior to that a bus or train journey would cause me the most dreadful fear. good luck !
by: Luce
on: 8th January 09