I had a hard time in my late 20s. Whenever I sat down to write my PhD I got atrial tachycardia (200 bpm). My whole sympathetic nervous system reset to labile and I had sweaty hands for the first time in my life. The reset lasted about a year and eventually the system returned to normal. I have since noticed this reset in women after they have given birth and in people after serious accidents as well as in people under high stress. It was a good warning for me, it showed where my limits lay, before it happened I didn't even know there was a limit of that type. No idea, it was a complete shock.
Being medically inclined I was lucky enough to see my change as an interesting event but it was initially extremely disconcerting. Our bodies can just switch to an anxious, labile state. Tachycardias linked to this are less common but palpitation is frequent as is IBS.
Your physical symptoms sound slightly different but the message is always the same if stress is the cause: change to a simpler, calmer, better life.
Thank you for sharing your experience.
I had a hard time in my late 20s. Whenever I sat down to write my PhD I got atrial tachycardia (200 bpm). My whole sympathetic nervous system reset to labile and I had sweaty hands for the first time in my life. The reset lasted about a year and eventually the system returned to normal. I have since noticed this reset in women after they have given birth and in people after serious accidents as well as in people under high stress. It was a good warning for me, it showed where my limits lay, before it happened I didn't even know there was a limit of that type. No idea, it was a complete shock.
Being medically inclined I was lucky enough to see my change as an interesting event but it was initially extremely disconcerting. Our bodies can just switch to an anxious, labile state. Tachycardias linked to this are less common but palpitation is frequent as is IBS.
Your physical symptoms sound slightly different but the message is always the same if stress is the cause: change to a simpler, calmer, better life.
Such an insightful and telling post. Thank you for sharing!