Stress manifesting as physical sickness.

Yes, absolutely. I think I'm dealing and fighting through this in a VERY serious way, more so than any other time in my life. It has affected me in the past before with minor events of indigestion when I knew something was wrong or I was stressed, but it's worse now. It's a struggle, but a possibility. I am in a situation where I am feeling environmental stresses from multiple angles (mostly work) and it's a very real possibility that anxiety is manifesting via physical symptoms intensely. Things like panic attacks, anxiety, blurred vision, chest pain, weakness, vertigo, tinnitus, intensified / changing migraines. I have a similar situation with my boss, so I understand where you are coming from - mine is related to my migraines however, and being forced to miss work. It has created a stressful environment of misunderstandings unfortunately.

The intensity was so much that I've actually been to the hospital and my neurologist had me get an MRI of the brain and spine and chest scan to rule out serious conditions. I suspect the consultation and investigations of these scans will be clear however with the knowledge of how stress affects me. I realize it's good to be safe to rule out any potential underlying health issues since I get so many migraines and they have intensified and changed (even in times of stress). It's possible an underlying trigger for my migraines could be identified, but the stresses of work I believe are causing the ancillary feelings if that makes sense.

On one hand I don't know if it's an actual health issue, or if it's just a manifestation of the stress. Both are equally fun. Stress and lack of sleep triggers my migraines, and currently I get 15-20 a month. I've noticed that my insomnia, anxiety and problems got progressively worse as my stresses and environmental triggers intensified so if anything it's a potential correlation.

I digress, I wish you well on your journey and hope things improve on your end. Always remember... You are the author, not an actor in your chapters. The perceptions of others don't dictate your movements and actualization of dreams.

Cheers, AD

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