Help for these symptoms.

HopePaul · 2026-08-16T11:12:21Z

It has been 4 years since I started having these symptoms. It all began with an office job; I was already an anxious and stressed person, but with the new job, everything got worse. What I feel now is tension in my shoulders, head, and neck. I feel a lump in my throat, and in fact, it feels like I have to force myself to breathe. I sleep poorly, which makes me feel tired from the moment I wake up.

I experience this constantly; maybe at certain times of the day, like in the evening, it is less intense, but I still never feel relaxed. It is torture. I have already done various tests to see if there was a physical cause, but nothing; it seems to all stem from stress, but I no longer know how to get out of it. I have tried meditation, hypnotherapy, progressive muscle relaxation, and shamanic breathwork. For example, if I let go of my breathing, the lump in my throat intensifies and it feels like I am suffocating.

I try to be optimistic in believing that in the end I will manage to resolve everything and maybe return to my old life, perhaps even with greater awareness, but in some periods like this one, I want to die, I don't know what to do anymore, and I feel desperate.