I have had general anxiety occasionally for years, non-medicated. Over 10 years ago I use to get sudden onset of panic attacks where I’d always run to the ER thinking I was having a heart attack or couldn’t breathe, function, etc. but I mentally overcame it and those stopped occurring thank god. I am not socially anxious or anything now. I think I am actually at peace with myself for the most part, so I grew out of it. However, randomly if I am talking to someone or trying to make a point, my hands start shaking violently. I do not feel scared or anxious, my heart isn’t racing or anything, I just feel like I have no control over it and more than anything it’s embarrassing. It’s also pretty infrequent so I don’t know what I’m doing or not doing to prevent or trigger it, so it’s hard to pin it down to adrenaline or psychogenic because what’s going on in my head and rest of my body doesn’t seem to match what occurs only in my hands. Both hands. Has anyone experienced this and if so, have you figured out if it’s triggered by anything in particular, and what are your thoughts on the disconnect between thoughts, heart rate vs shaking of hands? I am obviously not looking for a diagnosis or anything to that effect, as I have experienced anxiety before and understand that it manifests itself differently sometimes. My thoughts are that because I’ve been diagnosed with anxiety earlier on in life and I’ve overcame a lot of the mental aspects of it, I’m still prone to it so it has to come out in someway.
Thanks!