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Does anxiety or panic normally cause tingling in the upper back or back of your neck?.

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Hi Grey,

What I try to remember is that anxiety causes all sorts of unpleasant physical symptoms, and because we are anxious it makes us more sensitive to these symptoms. It's a vicious circle.

I fight this by reminding myself that it is always the anxiety that I am dealing with, whenever I have pain, sickness, problems eating. I remind myself that this is what I have always had to deal with, and I always got through it.

An interesting reality check is when you get a regular physical illness. I had a nasty case of bronchitis a while back and my doctor was really worried. But - you know what? It was a walk in the park for me because it wasn't the anxiety. It actually took my mind off the anxiety!

This is just a reminder of how powerful the anxiety is and how it messes with our minds so much. It really helps me if I can separate out the anxiety and see it for what it is.

Cheers, Myzen.

PS - One way I look at it is that anxiety 'wears the mask' of physical illness becasue this is a way it can get your attention and hurt you some more. Anxiety hates being ignored. Of course, this is only my own view, from personal experience.