[illinoisisonfire]

Hello dear community,

since I moved out of my parents household, some day I started having shocks throughout my body that were triggered by very mundane, unimportant thoughts. It feels like when you get scared or you suddenly remember you left the stove on and is shorter than a second. Only you jump because you think of something simple.
Back then, I had them several times a day. They didn't overly bother me, and some time they stopped.

Over three years these "shocks" came back for certain periods, and the periods of not having them inbetween these periods became shorter. I reckon these are adrenaline surges, because I can feel it burning very clearly in the region above my stomach when I am triggered.
They started to bother me a lot, and they even started to stress me, which caused a fixation on these shocks and led to nervousness and restlessness. In the last few months I feel these shocks not only in the area above my stomach, but now in the right side of my brain too. It feels like tension for less than a second every time. And the more I had them, the more likely I am to end up with headache and a bad mood.

Lately I've been having them really everyday and I can't even count how many a day. When I think of physically going to university, I jump, when I think of making dinner, I jump, even when thinking about typing I jump right now. I wouldn't really call it a panic attack, because neither my heart rate nor my breathing increases. It's always just very very quick.

I know that this is purely mentally, because once I am REALLY relaxed (which is hard to do), once I don't think about it, or when I am asleep, I am not experiencing these shocks. I have been to the doctor to check my physical health and I am physically healthy.

I have an appointment with a psychiatrist hoping they can tell me whats wrong with me. My only concern is, will it affect my physical health in the long term? Is there someone who has experienced something like that? Is it adrenaline that is making my right brain-side hurt? It is muscle-tension? And can it damage something?

Thank you in advance for any help

[TunedOut]

Your symptoms might be considered "somatic". Sometimes, if someone has riled me up, I will feel nauseous when they talk to me. Check out the video (Kati Morton makes some great mental health videos):
What is SOMATIC EXPERIENCING in Trauma Therapy? | Kati Morton

[Skeezyks]

Hello illinoisisonfire: I see this is your second post here on PC. So... welcome to Psych Central. Good luck with your upcoming psych appointment.

Here are links to 6 articles, from Psych Central's archives, on the subject of anxiety:

Anxiety Disorders: Symptoms, Types & Treatments | Psych Central

9 Ways to Reduce Anxiety Right Here, Right Now

15 Small Steps You Can Take Today to Improve Anxiety Symptoms

Top 10 Lesser-Known Self-Help Strategies for Anxiety

11 Tips to Help Manage Anxiety

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I hope you find PC to be of benefit.

[tabhady]

I wonder if it has almost become a reflex for you .The more you notice it, the more it happens. You can also look into some of the theory behind meditation, with your thoughts (or the zaps) being like cars just driving on by. Notice it, then let it go. Allow it to just be something that happens. The more anxious you get over it, the more likely it is to continue. I hope your appointment goes well !

[Twinmama831]

I too, suffer these "brain zaps" you feel. I link mine to either my thought process or if I noticed I forgot my medicine for too long. It is surges like you said. Make sure your not having small mini seizures.