What Are the Physical Effects of Anxiety?

You may find it easier to heal mentally and physically if you are aware of the physical symptoms of anxiety.

Lorna Harvey
5 min readSep 7, 2024
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The last year has been pretty stressful for me, and as a result, I have been experiencing a lot of anxiety. Earlier in the year, I ended up in the hospital for umbilical hernia repair surgery. There are two types of umbilical surgery: open and Laparoscopic hernia repair. I had open surgery, which meant I had an incision on my abdomen. Of course, this is more of an invasive type of surgery and requires up to six weeks of healing.

The surgery itself was a success, and my surgeon was great. He was thoughtful and could make most of my fears disappear. He even followed up a month later to see how I was doing.

On top of that, I’m still grieving the sudden death of my sister and a cyst on my head that, when checked, contained some skin cancer, which the surgeon says was removed entirely. There is more going on, but I just wanted to share the reasons that I’m experiencing a lot of anxiety. Perhaps you can relate.

My anxiety shows up with having trouble sleeping, having a hard time concentrating, along with some major digestive issues.

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Lorna Harvey

I’m a blogger, writer, and interested in helping people find answers for living their best life. I also write on https://www.createthebestlife.com/.