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Feels like floor is moving

I haven't been diagnosed with anxiety... yet. But was curious if anyone who has been diagnosed, do you have these symptoms ? Basically this happens only when I'm walking, or sometimes standing. As I'm walking, I feel a sudden intense feeling as if the floor just dropped an inch. It's almost similar to the feeling you get when on an elevator and it has reached it's destination, and you feel a sudden jerk, down then up. Another way to describe it is like when your walking on a boat dock, and as you step, the floor is wobbly. I don't feel dizzy like the room is spinning, and it happens suddenly, then is gone after a second. It's quite frightening, it almost also feels like my body just stopped working for a split second, and almost like I'm going to faint. It happened this morning when I got out of bed a couple of times, and a few more times as I made my way to work. It's off and on, sometimes I don't feel it all day, other times it can happen many times in a day. I have been having other anxiety symtpoms as well, including mild panic attacks. Is this a symptom of anxiety that any of you have experienced ? Is there anything that helps it ?
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I HAVE THESE SYMPTOMS FOR OVER  10 YEARS THEY SAY ANXIETY AND I DONT UNDERSTAND IT. I ALSO HAVE POOLING OF BLOOD IN MY LEGS SO I CANT STAND LONG I SIT ALOT.
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Hi
Your comment made me stop and reply.
My Symptoms are EXACTLY like yours!
Are you better now?
What has helped?
I have felt like this EVERYDAY for 4 years!
Been told its chronic fatigue I DONT FEEL ANXIOUS! Im HAPPY… but now unsure…. and yes, i have to keep moving, fidgeting, shifting my stance as its like I'm going to collapse. A very odd weak/wobble/balance thing…Any movement makes me feel wobbly and dizzy, especially wiping a bench. Walking feels weird... I don't even know how to explain it. Came on after a very stressful wedding lead up and never gone away since :(((  Im LOST for options?!?
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Hi
Your comment made me stop and reply.
My Symptoms are EXACTLY like yours!
Are you better now?
What has helped?
I have felt like this EVERYDAY for 4 years!
Been told its chronic fatigue… but now unsure…. and yes, i have to keep moving, fidgeting, shifting my stance as its like I'm going to collapse. A very odd weak/wobble/balance thing…Any movement makes me feel wobbly and dizzy, especially wiping a bench. Walking feels weird... I don't even know how to explain it. Came on after a very stressful wedding lead up and never gone away since :(((  Im LOST for options?!?
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THE SYMPTOMS SCARE ME TO HAD THEM OVER 10 YEARS AND I AM VERY TIRED OF IT CANT STAND IT
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THIS IS NOT A SPAM I JUST STARTED TONIGHT DONT KNOW WHAT I AM DOING RIGHT NOW TRYING TO LEARN..THANKS
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Do you think it can be something that the drs. , dont know about? It happens to me to like the floor is moving or something cant describe it only like being in an elevator. Help
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