When Anxiety Turns Physical: How Nervous System Overload Devastates the Body

Why does my anxiety make me feel physically sick — illustration showing nervous system overload causing physical symptoms like chest tightness and stomach discomfort

There is a moment many people with anxiety recognize instantly. The room is quiet. Nothing is obviously wrong. And yet the body feels off. Nausea. Tightness in the chest. A strange buzzing under the skin. Fatigue that arrives out of nowhere. Sometimes dizziness. Sometimes, a stomach that will not settle. It often leads to the […]