Source
r/Stress•
Ferna157

Stress causing dizziness?

So I'm usually always constantly stressed even without me knowing it most days except when I'm at home. I think thos is starting to take a strain on my body as I have headaches most days and recently started to get dizzy. I also have a inner ear problem which doesnt help my balance. Would stress cause this?

Posted Dec 22, 2019, 1:37 PM UTC

64
gotheslayer•

Ears and balance are connected. Try meditation.

1
thefourthnine•

i would get dizzy when i’m very stressed out too. but my theory for why this happens to me is cuz i’m underweight and when you’re stressed your mind goes into the fight/flight state and when you’re in this state your heart beats faster than usual. so for me since i’m already underweight my heart is already working harder than normal people’s heart would and so when i’m stressed my heart rate would just should up and i would get dizzy. so your heart must be tired if you’re in a constant state of stress, especially if you’re underweight (not drinking enough water might be the cause too)

1
Reneeot49•

Yes...have you heard that stressors can manifest in the body as illness and pain. There is a solution to De-escalate how the body is reacting to stressors. Many are starting to help people see what they can do.

I share this technique with my massage clients to help them deal with stressors causing pain. It kind of makes my treatments unique🤗👍

Next Tuesday I do a LIVE follow along for them. https://www.facebook.com/restassuredmassage/ Feel free to join us to receive notification.

In the meantime here is info about the diy technique... https://youtu.be/azfJEppbGoo

Best wishes Renee

1
wblennan•

Long term stress is a beast that will mess you up both physically and mentally.

First of all - if you have long term, every day, never leaves "stress" - that's actually anxiety. You can also look at it as long term fear that you aren't managing. This will kill you if left unaddressed.

Second - unwinding anxiety is doable but not easy. Here's what I've had to learn.

  • Exercise every day. I can't emphasize this enough as a reliever of anxiety and stress. It's been a life saver for me.
  • Learn to leverage breath when you are stressed. Slow exhale breaths flip your brain chemistry and give you space to think.
  • Try leveraging stress ( there are 3 kinds and only one is bad ). Read "The Upside of Stress" for the latest research.
  • The foundation of anxiety is thinking mistakes. Having the awareness to see the mistakes, check them against real data, and then reverse them gives you super powers.

If this looks like a long term game - yes, it is. Every day forever. That's the price of a satisfied life :-)

Best of luck!

1