Sweaty palms, nail biting, and pacing back and forth in your room are all habits you’re probably already familiar with when you have anxiety. But our bodies also have a surprising way of doing strange things when we worry. Sometimes, the unconventional route is also an uncomfortable one. Psych2Go shares with you 6 weird things anxiety causes you to do:
1. You have ice cold hands and feet.
This is something I experience everyday! Anne Marie Albano, an associate professor of medical psychology at Columbia University Medical Center states, “When you’re anxious, your blood flow is redirected away from your extremities and toward your larger organs in your torso.” This is why it makes it hard for your blood to circulate well that helps keep your hands and feet warm. When you feel as though you may be in danger, your body enters…