I am so sure I have anxiety, the reasons being these:

1. I am very very jumpy, mainly when Im outside and sometimes indoors, any slight sudden noise will make me jump, more often when im on my own but when I with others too, I am really nervous now about going ouside on my own because I find it really embarassing that a male of 24 years old is more jumpy than an old person who may have heart problems, Im not saying Im going to stop going out coz this will never be the case, but I get paranoid coz i know that someone so small, i.e. a car engine starting as im walking past it, will make me jump and make me look stupid.

2. I get strange twitches in my body and where my heart is. I get regular twitching in my eye lids, shoulder blades, arms, feet/toes and most recently above my left knee. The main one that concerns me is the one where my heart is and its quite a big and unusal twitch i get.

Why would I get these? Is it anxiety or worse? Ive been down to my doctors and he says just exercise more regularly and that it could be because of some relationship and financial difficulties that could be causing this, but im back with my girlfriend and happy with her, money still is a concern and im trying to get a business started, could these 2 problems alone by the cause?

Thanks for any advise.

Sounds like a classic case of anxiety to me, hang in there and see how you go, at your age the likelyhood of there being anything serious is so remote, sub consious worrying will make the problem a whole lot worse.

Yer ive been trying to get a business going so I can start living life, at the moment all I do is lounge around my flat and play footy twice a week, I cant yet afford a car and cant afford any activities so im hoping my business will start soon. The sooner I get a car maybe the sooner the jumping will stop. I try hard not to worry about it and think it might stop the jumping, unfortunately I just cant seem to stop either. Thanks mrsb23

Has anyone else had or going through similar affects? everyones posts will be much appreciated

Yeah I do, I thinks its quite common when you have anxiety. I am very jumpy, the slightest thing can make me jump out of my skin.

I get little twitches as well, in my heart too like you said. I think everyone does to a certain extent but when you are anxious its like 10 times worse.

yer i see, i hope the twitches go soon as im also a diabetic and the twitching's making me thinking its diabetic related and making me stressed out, making it harder to get rid of my anxiety.

I think coming off alcahol has increased my anxiety symptoms. When i was drinking every weekend i didnt realise my anxiety, now i dont drink at all im feeling it a lot worse