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  • I’ve had migraines and anxiety, but not often at the same time. From personal experience, they aren’t usually related. I have had a panic attack that felt exactly like a heart attack though, so I know that anxiety can cause many physical side effects.

    I’d recommend getting medical advice even if it’s just for the headaches. There may be anxiety involved, but I don’t think it’s just anxiety.

    If it is just anxiety, then you’ll be able to relax more easily knowing that there is nothing physical to worry about.







  • Avoiding eye contact is typically associated with autism, but there is a lot of overlap between autism and ADHD. See also AuDHD

    I often get overwhelmed with too much information when making eye contact, and I’m rarely able to listen/understand while making eye contact. The easiest way for me to listen is to be looking anywhere else. This does not always go well in a corporate environment, and did not go well when my parents were trying to reprimand me.

    Phone calls or online meetings instead of face-to-face meetings can help (if you can cope with that). Otherwise, learning when eye contact is socially necessary and when you can relax a little can go a long way (or so I’ve heard, I still haven’t mastered this one).