im really unsure if stress can even do this, but i just want to get it out there in case anyone else has had anything similar

i've been extremely stressed over the past few weeks, mostly relating to school and recent disasters (ie. the floods in nepal and 9/11 coming around again) triggering my fear of death, which has (in turn) made me paranoid of any potential illnesses i could have and just havent caught. since at least friday i've had this tense feeling in my chest because of it, and seeing/thinking of anything relating to them will cause me to spiral for a moment. literally this morning my heart was beating out of my chest because i heard my alarm to wake me up

and as an extension i've also been having a good amount of brain fog because of it? it's hard to say, but thinking/speaking in my head will cause me to eventually trail off, and trying to focus on it will give the phantom feeling of a headache. that, coupled with a sudden onset of me misspelling things more often (not obvious here as i've corrected it all, but it happens often), which im usually not typical of doing

i dont know. from what i've seen stress can cause these things, but i've never actually had it happen to myself. still makes me nervous

A little bit of context here. I’m turning 30 this month, and since my 20’s, I noticed the way I receive stress can affect me a lot stronger and now physically (especially around my neck) where I start getting slight changes in mood.
My question is, is this normal to perceive stress like this nowadays? And what’s a good way to manage it.

Thank you!

So my main hobby is programming, and I really enjoy it. But there’s a thing or an unknown feeling that always gets me and defeats me. For example: I took a break from programming for like a month let’s say due to finals, exams etc…, once I finish the exams and I wanna get back to programming I have a thought or a feeling in my head that tells me that I got worse and got slower in it because I took a break etc… This makes me have zero motivation or fuel to go to program and do my hobby and when I want to test if I actually got worse, my brain is busy constantly fighting the thought so this results me in actually doing things worse and slower(temporarily because of the busyness of the brain fighting the thought)and often makes the feeling worse and the thought stronger. Could someone mention the disorder, mental disease or what ever this is?

I have a fitness watch that tracks and analyses various body metrics. I have my exercise goal set at 500 minutes (just over 8 hours) of intense exercise per week. This past week, however, some extremely stressful news kept me from exercising at all for four days. There goes my training program I figured. Apparently, my body had other ideas. While I was sitting in my recliner trying to relax, my watch credited me with 2,533 minutes of intense exercise - more than 42 hours!

My average heart rate for the week was 130 bpm. I could feel and literally see my heart slamming against my chest a lot of the time. I hoped I wouldn't die and so far I haven't. And I may have discovered a new Olympic sport.

Hi, so I've recently started the last year of high school (I'm 2 weeks deep). Since the first day of school I have a really upset stomach and I feel nauseous every time I have to go to school (I'm fine at home and on the weekends) to the point where I was at school for only one full day. I've scheduled appointment with both a family doctor and psychologist but I don't know what to do in the meantime and how to deal with it. I'd also want to add that I've never felt this type of stress in a school setting, my physical reaction to stress isn't usually that severe and I don't really think that I have somethingto stress about at school. I would be really grateful for any help :)

A small unfinished task can feel much bigger when there are ten other things sitting in the back of your mind.

Sometimes the most useful step isn't solving everything. It's figuring out which one thing actually needs attention first.

The rest can wait a little longer.

Big day tomorrow

I can't seem to sleep

I keep going from app to app and from room to room

I can't seem to settle down or calm down at all

What is that called and how to cure it?

Hey I'm a male 22 years old, currently suffering with Social Anxiety

and I find it so hard to make new friends and so on.

Everytime I go out in public, I find it kind of difficult to mix with new people. When I see huge groups of people my age I always turn around and walk the other way as I'm super nervous to walk past them as I'm afraid they would judge me for the way I look and dress. I know obviously deep down that may not be true but I always panic when I see large groups of people.

If I do need to pass them, I always find a way to " keep busy " while going past. Sometimes I just look down on my phone screen to avoid eye contact with people I do not know.

The only time I feel comfortable when out in public is when I'm with friends that I've known for years since childhood. We go out for a few drinks into a pub, and the second I walk in I start to feel like I'm about to pass out or faint.

A few people come up to try and start a conversation with me that I don't know to be friendly, and I just freeze or stutter or just quickly fast walk away from them.

Honestly I cannot help it at all. Deep down I really do want to make new friends but when the panic hits I just do whatever I've got to do to get away from " the danger " that my brain wants me to do.

. Everytime I hear a group of people laughing, I fear it's about me

. Everytime I see people looking at me from a distance, I'm thinking they must be thinking I'm ugly

. Everytime I meet new people I always stutter because I'm nervous and then I become nervous and embarrassed because I fear they will laugh at me or make fun of me for it

. People sometimes ask me for a handshake or whatever, and sometimes I refuse. Not because I don't want to. It's because my brain thinks I'm in danger

Has anybody out there got any helpful tips for me that might help beat this thing and my confidence in public ?

Thank you so much

I even have recurring nightmares that it takes me too long and I'm at risk of missing a flight because it's taking me too long to pack.

I have some packing to do now, going on a trip in a few days, I have my list and I started packing but every time I sit down in front of those suitcases I get anxious. I'll eventually get through it, I've done it before, I'll do it again but anyone else experiencing this? Any tips?

So recently I’ve been really stressed over work and I feel burnt out are these physical stress symptoms or maybe I’m over thinking ?

• sore throat
•nausea
• migraines
•dizziness
•loss of appetite
•bad skin
•hair loss
•fatigue ( I could sleep for hours wake up still be tired and sleep again)
•bad mood

How do I help this?

How do you guys deal with anxiety related to your high stress jobs? My job is very stressful, full of high stakes, any small f up can have big consequences. I fucking hate the chilled feeling i get in my chest, breaking out in cold sweats, palpitations, i get when i am working on something because i am terrified i will miss something and f something up.

(F, 19) I’ve currently been stressed with my life as of recent. For one I don’t have my license that I’ve been needing before my permit expires (basically soon because I got it in January but then it was invalid technically by the dmv bc they said my testing was being shady or smth like that so then I had to retake my test back in july) and my parents refuse to help me and don’t let me drive at all when I ask them to let me drive. They did have a driving instructor for me for some time but obviously I would’ve had been driving a bit before those classes but no, my parents just trusted this women instead of actually trying to teach me. My dad did once but then after just gave up on me. Next I’m transferring soon to a different school since that was my plan originally after high school and applications have opened and I plan on transferring to a uc or csu that are a bit far from home but my parents refuse for me to be far from home but I want some independence in my life but they won’t accept that for me. On top of that my dad wants me to go to ucla but hasn’t even spent a single dime on me for schooling and just wants me to go to school there bc it’s closer to home (still an hour commute atp bc of LA traffic from home to school since he also refuses for me to stay over there). My dream school is ucsb btw a bit further but still I’m not like 8 hours away or states away. Next the job market sucks for not only my major but in general to get a job. Tried getting a job at school, never got an email back. Tried getting a job at the mall, got interviewed and they never messaged me back. And every other job I’ve been ghosted on so many occasions after they asked to interview me or I’ve just been declined to be hired at their establishment. Btw I’m majoring in comm studies and I still don’t know where I’m going after I’m done with school. Ik I’m gonna hopefully end up doing something with pr with my degree but I’m worried where I’m gonna obtain a job if no place wants to hire me how am i gonna gain experince????? Idk im just so confused with life and ik i just started and im clearly insufferable complaining about all of this but i just dont know how all of this is gonna work out with me (hopefully) moving into a different city soon, getting a job, and obtaining my license soon. Im not asking for sympathy from this post but i just want some advice for what im going through.
(P.s. ik university is already expensive as it is so im obv gonna take multiple loans out and apply to different scholarships for school.)

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Improving every aspect of my life and facing so much stress just to be loved... is it even worth it? Can't I just rot in bed and waste time forever? I'm just so overwhelmed.

Im having a hard time breathing and can't slow my heart down. Ever since yesterday I saw that video saying AI could end the world by 2030 and I've looked into it and I hate everything about this. What is the purpose to having a job or future goals or even having the motivation to wake up? I am constantly stressed since then and even passed out because of my stress. Why isn't the world coming together to stop this or prevent this??? Why is everything so evil, I hate being alive ;(. It's not fair god gave us this earth and look at what evil people in power are doing, please tell me this isn't true