get physically ill when dealing with stress

Does anyone else get physically ill when they need to deal with a stressful situation?

I start feeling nauseous, my ears start ringing louder, the muscles in my legs get weak, my joints buckle, and my eyes get blood shot, and I get more muscle twitching. This is the reason I had to leave work, because everyday was stressful and I always felt ill. I spent half of my day trying to avoid stressful situations.

Does anyone else have this symptom?

stress alone is a silent killer i watched a doccumentary on it.I have realized i feel alot worse when im stressed out.When im able to just calm down be ok.I dont feel good by no means but everything is a little more tolerable for sure.

The body generates some amount of energy. It can be used for all sorts of purposes: fight infection, digest food, run from danger, thinking etc...

What stress does is, by the use of hormones, it shifts the energy usage of the body from other functions to fight or flight mode. Cortisol produced during stressful times is a steroid hormone and it is immune suppressive. If the immune system activity is reduced then more energy is available for ... running away from that tiger that wants to eat you ...

Obviously if you have an infection like lyme where the immune system needs all the energy it can get, then stress can be a very bad thing, because it will down-regulate the immune response and you will get even more sick.

Same here too.
Stress takes a huge toll on me...

I think my herpes virusses are calm now, but before, I would get instant cold sores when under stress. Eczema shows up too, in a matter of minutes almost, and I get colds or (before) bronchitis. I can literally feel my respiratory system going down when in stress.

I had a stressful job before, but when it got really too bad (when certain colleagues were attacking me personally without any reason), I would take my things, get into my car and then call my boss saying that I left the office for that reason. He knew I could take a lot, and that I would only leave when someone really crossed the limits.
He just paid the whole day's salary when something like that happened.

Meditation and anger meditation has been a life saver for me, and breathing exercices to calm down. If possible, I immediatly walk away from stressful situations. Sadly, it's often not possible...

"I start feeling nauseous, my ears start ringing louder, the muscles in my legs get weak, my joints buckle, and my eyes get blood shot, and I get more muscle twitching. This is the reason I had to leave work, because everyday was stressful and I always felt ill. I spent half of my day trying to avoid stressful situations"

Sounds kind of adrenal related- This is where holy basil helps. I dont know if your supplimenting with any adrenal adaptogens, they do help with daily job stress.

Seems like many companies have aholes in charge, and even not in charge- this does no good for anyone, not the company either. The most productive and motivationg boss I ever had was a very likable individual, then he started his own company, mainly to avoid ego freak corporate aholes. Now that I'm older, I dont put up with crap anymore, and say it like it is.

Yes here, too. Emotional upset blows me away physically and with the neurolyme.

Yes, I've noticed that too. When I have a intensely stressful episode, i will get a new symptom. That's the point that muscle twitching kicked in for me. I had a really stressful week.

Yes. I agree with Traveler. Stress is a part of life and is with us whether we want it or not.
The best thing is to try and limit it. I took a short trip the week after New Years. Just having to
get organized and travel caused a herpes outbreak. This used to happen a lot in the past. Job
interview, big cold sore. Family upset, the same. Fortunately, it has gone away for now.
In the past, I have learned meditation. Deep breathing also helps. Regular exercise for those who
are able, even brief walking can help. There are a lot more things available now that people can do
to manage stress. I still work on the word 'no' to keep me out of stressful situations. Thanks for
this post.