Do I have anxiety?

Local H Jay · January 2014

I was talking with a friend, and I mentioned casually sometimes I shake a little when trying to focus on small or intense tasks. My fingers start to shake and even my whole hand, and doing small tasks can be difficult.

For instance, my coworker cut her hand, and I got her a bandaid to put on her. I was noticeably shaking and she noticed, and mentioned it to me. This has happened more than once. I finally googled it and read that tremors could be a result of anxiety. I do get paranoid sometimes about money, job security, finding a mate, etc...

I could be overreacting so, do I sound anxious to you?

UncleChet · January 2014

The only ones that can really tell you that you're having anxiety issues are yourself and hopefully your doctor. My own anxiety manifests differently, but that's not at all unusual. For me, I come darned near heart attack levels with what seem like meaningless things. A good friend who also has anxiety issues gets very nervous and active with his legs. For everyone, it can be completely different manifestations. I can say that if you feel that it may be affecting you in a negative manner, it may be time to consult a professional.

Local H Jay · January 2014

I also just read it might have to do with brain malformations having to do with strokes... and my mom has recently had a stroke...

Daenris · January 2014

Talk to your doctor. It doesn't sound like a symptom of anxiety unless you're actually anxious about the tasks you're performing when you're experiencing the tremors, but of course anything's possible. Tremors can be caused by a lot of things from benign to serious, so I'd definitely talk to my doctor if I were you.

Local H Jay · January 2014

Doctor it is, then.

UncleChet · January 2014

Doctor is the #s 1 through 10 best options. The Worst thing that I did, and my doc's wanted to whup my ass was look up symptoms that I Thought I was having. I'd diagnosed (incorrectly) myself with all sorts of problems, simply because I'd read about them on the interwebs.

Mad Jazz · January 2014

Yeah, the thing about tremors is that they can be a lot of different things. A lot of those are brain things, but not BRAIN things (like, anxiety or fatigue or caffeine or whatever). If there's something that's bugging you enough to worry about it, it won't hurt getting checked out by a doc.

Fake edit: and it turns out this exact thing was said 2 posts ago. Reading is hard, y'all.

Wassermelone · January 2014

Local H Jay wrote: »

I also just read it might have to do with brain malformations having to do with strokes... and my mom has recently had a stroke...

WebMD or anything similar is the easiest way to convince yourself you have some sort of terminal disease. You shouldn't use it for any sort of self diagnosis.

Creagan · January 2014

Some people just can't hold their hands still. I can't take home videos because I jiggle the camera so much it makes people watching the tape nauseous. And I've been that way as long as I can remember.

Even if it's not 100% normal for you, chances are it's not serious. I shake for a bunch of different reasons, and none of them are all that life threatening.

Local H Jay · January 2014

that's comforting to hear. thanks for the responses!

TannerMS · January 2014

I talked to my Dr about a similar issue and she suggested that it was this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_tremor

I do also have anxiety but I don't think the two are related.

Local H Jay · January 2014

TannerMS wrote: »

I talked to my Dr about a similar issue and she suggested that it was this

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Essential_tremor

I do also have anxiety but I don't think the two are related.

this sounds exactly like what I have. I have a doctor's appointment for tomorrow, gonna mention this to him.

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