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I feel that my face is burning but i deal with anxiety and i had herd that that can make you feel that you burning for the face i want to know
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Anxiety: Yes, along with other symptoms of increase arousal.
Answered 10/4/2016
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Absolutely: Although many things can cause a burning sensation in the face, such as inflammation in the skin or nerves from an allergy, anxiety can cause sensitivities in your nervous system that lead to the experience of pain. Burning in one kind of pain that anxiety can cause people to feel.
Answered 12/21/2012
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