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eonaxon t1_j2vv5gf wrote

Reply to comment by Professional_Win1535 in Study: Repeated psychological stress is linked with Irritable Bowel Syndrome-like symptoms by rustoo

THANK YOU for studying this. I swear a lot of people’s social anxiety could improve if they could stop having stomach pain and diarrhea before they go out.

I’ve often wondered…

Do I not want to go to a social event because I’m truly anxious about talking to people, OR am I simply trying to avoid my body’s involuntary reaction of feeling sick when I’m the slightest bit stressed?

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gatsby712 t1_j2xrzrk wrote

It also goes together because the nervous system slows down the nervous system during stress. I often have to go before doing something stressful and I’ll feel anxious at the same time. I think it’s a trauma response or my body learning that I’m about to have a period of time my body is activated with stress, so it better clear out while it can. So do I feel anxious because I am afraid, or am I feeling anxious because I’m actually having a gut reaction ahead of a stressful event. Probably both.

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Kaputnik1 t1_j32v9k2 wrote

Sounds like a feedback loop to me! I can relate with OCD and anxiety.

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