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Can anxiety cause numb like sensations in the body? i also feel disconnected from my body and not in control.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes. Panic attacks: often cause paresthesias. That disconnection may be dissociation related to panic. Please work with a good psychiatrist and consider cognitive behavioral therapy as well.

Answered 11/28/2017

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Anxiety.: Among other things, those symptoms could be consistent with anxiety. The numbness of the body often comes from hyperventilation, which occurs in the context of active anxiety.

Answered 11/27/2017

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