I wish I could end hyperstimulation. It's painful... muscle pains all over. I would give anything to figure out how get relief.

Hi again Jim, im wondering if you have heard of bioenergetics? Its a form of somatic healing and the exercises are designed to release tension in the muscle system, specifically tension thats created by anxiety, stress and trauma. I know it works very well for social anxiety and before I was hyperstimulated it worked really good for relaxing my muscles, I havent done much of it since being hyperstimulated as it can be pretty physical, it involves shaking the body and stretching in pretty uncomfortable positions whilst deep breathing, it is VERY good at releasing tension through laughing, shouting or even crying, sometimes the stretches alone can induce laughing fits. So my question is basically, since its good for social anxiety and releasing chronic tension, could it also help hyperstimulation? The exercises can range from light and mild to extreme vigourous catharsis. The idea is that the mind can be healed by healing tension in the body, as muscle and respiratory tension is a physical manifestation of and product of mental issues like worry and stress, that stress is physical and dealing it with in a physical way is the bioenergetic approach. Sorry forgot to mention, i did do some of it lightly a few days ago and for that whole day and the next I felt VERY good, barely any symptoms or anxious thoughts but then I had a a lot of symptoms recently and im not sure wether i should continue doing the exercises, they arent anywhere near as vigourous as weight training or anything and before anxiety I was doing quite a lot of intense workouts pretty often.

Thank you for this clip. It is the closest thing I have seen to what I am experiencing. I have eliminated the source of my anxiety and i have significantly reduced the guilt and shame of my actions that caused me to experience anxiety in the first place. I dont particularly feel anxious anymore but it is almost like my body hasnt got the memo. I still get what I can only describe as extreme head stress, shivers and tingles 24/7 which then leads to other symptoms 2 months after. How can I reset. I am trying breath exercises the entire day, staying active, speding time outside. I even signed up for massages. What am I missing. How can I teach my body everything is okay now. Do i just need more time. I need help

I’m trying very hard not to fret Jim. I started anxiety medication today. The ent can’t find anything wrong with my ears other than what he said might be Eustachian tube dysfunction yet I’m Still hearing the Hissing, rumbles, hollow like and clogged muffled whistling sounds. I hope this might help me become unfocused on my ears. He said it might be Eustachian tube dysfunction but he wants me to try the medication for a week to see if it helps and then come back and see him. I’m still somewhat worried the stress from all this might have damaged my hearing altogether but I remember what you said- it’s not. So I’m holding on to that.

Jim, i read your anxiety story along with your symptoms. You mentioned dizziness, which i have, but i also have where sharp eye movements such as looking sharp left or right sends me dizzy sensations, did you experience that and how did you overcome it?

Jim, I’m trying so hard but I’m worried this article isn’t what I have going on 😢 its hard to think mine with my ears are caused by my hyperstimulation/ anxiety, anymore bc I feel calm now. Mine really feels like it’s my ears damaged or something inside from how they are perceiving my sounds. If this is “tinnitus” what I have going on only occurs when I hear different sounds. I thought tinnitus was a sound that is constant that stays there altogether with or without other noises or sounds? So wouldn’t I hear it if I’m in silence, too if it’s tinnitus? Bc I don’t hear like this in quietness. Mine doesn’t sound like it comes from my ears. To me, it seems as if it comes from how I hear things in general that MAKE sounds. That’s what is making things sound so different. Hearing ringing in the background of things only making sound or whistley sounds added to it. It’s like sounds have an extra layer of sound added to it that’s not supposed to be there?? If I’m in the quiet I don’t hear any of it at all. If I go outside tho, I do hear a ringing in my background tho too. I don’t want to be stuck hearing this. But this is still tinnitus caused by stress and anxiety, Jim? Some of those others didn’t seem to get rid of theirs on those forums. I know I’m not them and I’m Trying to remain patient as you told me. Everything I hear running in general still sounds hollow, Loud rumbled almost like a swimmers ear? Others sounds are still whistley or has the ring to it, not inside my ears but how I hear in general. How I hear any of the sounds just don’t sound how they used to at all. That’s what makes me worry it’s something I’ve done to damage the inside of them somehow? It seems how I am perceiving all sounds isn’t right but you don’t think it’s ear damage or my brain? I am much more calm about it now than I was weeks ago so I’m containing. Just hoping your right. It’s hard to put the worry away still hearing it all like this. My Mom says it’s all in my head or I’m overthinking it. But When I run my car, or I’m driving the sound I hear ringing is coming off my car being on or while I’m driving it, so it doesn’t feel like coming from inside my ears like a tinnitus, it sounds more like the way I’m hearing things running in general if that makes sense? If IIt’s a sound that isn’t normally there with my car. So it’s very odd to me. If I roll the windows down, the wind and stuff sounds whistley and hollow. My big ac outside still sound very loud and rumbled, and hollow like, too. Do you know what I mean, Jim? You experienced ALL of this also from Your auditory anxiety and it went away? Maybe it is somewhat like your article explained too- things sound hollow- yet whistley and ringy. All sounds do. And I have been containing my anxiety mostly. I sleep all night now and I have my appetite back. Only problem I still have is just with my hearing doing this, and I’m trying so hard not to focus on it or worry but it’s hard not to unfortunately…. Patiently Waiting for your reply Jim and thank you as always 🙏🏼🙏🏼🥺

Hi Jim. I have stumbled across this video as I have been suffering with numbness, tingling and other sensory symptoms for 2 months. I have suffered with health anxiety for a while so understand this could be causing my issues. Is it possible to be in this hyperstimulated state for 2 months, and would these symptoms be consistent with hyperstimulation? General Practitioner didnt seem too concerned about my symptoms, when I spoken to him 3 weeks ago.

Hi Jim, I have been suffering from horrible hyperstimulation for 4 months now. I went to the psych emergency 5 times and was given all kinds of drugs including anti depressants antipsychotics and a benzo called ativan. It was only the benzo that helped me calm down a little. Im still struggling. I try to follow Doctor Claire Weekes method of allowing the symptons but its still very hard. Whats your take on benzos? Im thinking on going on clonazepam for a few months until I achieve homeostasis and then discontinue it.

When did you start getting twitches after bad anxiety? Mine started 2 weeks later after a panic attack only on my legs but now this month it got worse to the point that I feel twitches everywhere because I keep stressing about them

Can being on an ssri make you more sensitive to hyperstimulation? For me, Before zoloft, once the stressor passed, I'd feel relief. But since being on zoloft for 2 years, i feel hyperstimulation for 10 days after the stressor has passed.

If the anxiety behavior is triggered from a natural event (not harmful and not logical to eleminate). Does exposure therapy help to contain this behavior? (by eleminating the thought/perspective against the natural trigger and normalizing the exposure to it)

Hey Jim I had a couple questions if you don’t mind answering them. Does hyperstimulation and anxiety cause our mind to be constantly negative and fearful over those thoughts? And also, when I had my first panic attack I was stuck with depersonalization 24/7 since then. Is this normal, and does this mean my body is extremely hyper stimulated? Thankfully my depersonalization has diminished greatly since then. I’m also finally getting breaks.

Nothing works for my anxiety 😟

So body numbness 24/7 is hyperstimulation

Can you have muscle twitches 24/7?

Please Jim reply . I urgently need to know , do you know about hyper familiarity, like seeing people that looks like someone you know . Is it related to anxiety ?