Does anyone else deal with next tension as a side effect of their anxiety? My neck muscles - particularly the suboccipitals - get so tight and strained it causes headaches and dizzness and even nausea sometimes. I'm a hypochondriac and an emetophobe so these symptoms stress me out greatly, which only makes it worse. The dizziness is kind of a giddy feeling ? Like the floatiness you feel after smoking a blunt or when you're just tipsy from alcohol. Problem is I absolutely hate the feeling and moving around makes it worse. I have to tidy my room for Christmas and we're going for a meal tonight and I'm so horrificly anxious about getting bad while I'm there. I struggle with busy surroundings and noise as it is so I'm worried I won't be able to cope. Anyone have any advice ? I've tried heat packs but they just make the dizziness worse and ice packs/cool packs make the tension worse. I've rubbed some voltarol gel on the back of my neck and that's helped a little. I just don't want to have to keep taking pain meds