I learned yesterday that there’s a limit to that, when I added an extra two full shots of espresso to my single latte, making it the most powerful drink I’ve had in a while. Wow was I wired. Caffeine usually makes me sleepy, this just made me unbearably anxious.
And I just felt vaguely super anxious for no reason, just physical anxiety, as usual (i don’t really have psychological symptoms like rumination or negative racing thoughts, except when I have physical symptoms, when the physical clears up, so does my mental), something my doctors don’t believe me is a valid issue… it’s usually the other way around, the physical caused by the mental.
Biology is weird. I still have my anxiety because I love stimulants, but I still feel better than before I was on an ssri. (Sertariline specifically)
Absolutely physical anxiety is a real thing. Maybe a better name is like, chemical anxiety, or non-psychological anxiety? Not sure if there’s a proper medical term for it. Every doctor I’ve told about it just said I must be lying lol
I have found some things that help though. You have to convince your body that you’re in a safe situation, whatever that means for you. For example: eating something nice, sitting in a quiet room, meditating, having a warm shower, etc
What I find interesting is that these are almost the opposite of treatment for psychological anxiety, where the goal is to interrupt rumination and prevent overthinking. Quiet moments alone with your thoughts is not ideal - at least that’s the impression I got when my ex showed me their therapy homework
when you have too much your body integer overflows and you become calm again
That’s just ADHD
I learned yesterday that there’s a limit to that, when I added an extra two full shots of espresso to my single latte, making it the most powerful drink I’ve had in a while. Wow was I wired. Caffeine usually makes me sleepy, this just made me unbearably anxious.
And I just felt vaguely super anxious for no reason, just physical anxiety, as usual (i don’t really have psychological symptoms like rumination or negative racing thoughts, except when I have physical symptoms, when the physical clears up, so does my mental), something my doctors don’t believe me is a valid issue… it’s usually the other way around, the physical caused by the mental.
Biology is weird. I still have my anxiety because I love stimulants, but I still feel better than before I was on an ssri. (Sertariline specifically)
Absolutely physical anxiety is a real thing. Maybe a better name is like, chemical anxiety, or non-psychological anxiety? Not sure if there’s a proper medical term for it. Every doctor I’ve told about it just said I must be lying lol
I have found some things that help though. You have to convince your body that you’re in a safe situation, whatever that means for you. For example: eating something nice, sitting in a quiet room, meditating, having a warm shower, etc
What I find interesting is that these are almost the opposite of treatment for psychological anxiety, where the goal is to interrupt rumination and prevent overthinking. Quiet moments alone with your thoughts is not ideal - at least that’s the impression I got when my ex showed me their therapy homework
I’ve seen a study that confirms this. I think it was in Futurama.