Body feels like it’s rocking but it’s not moving

Your situation has a French name. Mal de Debarquement Syndrome.
https://www.mountsinai.org/about/newsroom/2014/new-treatment-successful-for-rare-and-disabling-movement-disorder-the-mal-de-debarquement-syndrome-mdds
https://victoryspinalcarecape.com/upper-cervical-chiropractic-care-a-promising-approach-for-mal-de-debarquement-syndrome/
I've had it after traveling in yachts, but it always goes away.
You might see an ear nose and throat doctor. It could just be a middle ears disorder.

@dorothy1914 We aren't medical professionals here at Mayo Clinic Connect. We offer support and suggestions based on our own experiences. I am a retired Speech, Language, and Hearing professor and I used to teach on the subject of hearing and balance as these relate to the ear.

Have you already talked with your primary care physician about this? It is possible that this is due to some changes in the inner ear (semicircular canals) where balance and change in body position communicates with your brain. Or it could be something else but you will need a doctor to assess your symptoms.

Cleveland Clinic: Inner Ear

-- https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/24340-inner-ear

I have had that sensation when I've been on a boat or ship in rolling seas for a day or two. Does that describe you?

@naturegirl5
Mine is from my anxiety which has escalated tremendously.

@dorothy1914 Oh, that makes sense why you posted your questions in the Depression and Anxiety Support Group where you have posted in the past.

I have experienced anxiety for much of my life however I haven't experienced the physical sensations that you described here. Is this a new symptom for you? How do you know if it's related to your history of anxiety?

Have you talked with your prescribing doctor about this? Or. mental health health professional?

To @naturegirl5

Currently without a provider or medications. Trying to find help but some providers have an age cut off of 59. Terrible tinnitus among other hard to accept side effects/symptoms.

dorothy, now I have more questions that you don't have to answer
The anxiety and the sensation of movement occur simultaneously or do they have sequence.
Which do you perceive first.
Are you usually alone when this happens.
Do you have a recognizable source of danger or stress
Or is it a general sense.
How long do you think the experience of movement lasts
Cortisol and/or adrenaline can cause such a sensation as can electrolyte imbalance or dehydration.
How often does this happen.
When is your next medical appointment.

To @gently
The anxiety is there 100% of the time. My husband witnesses it when he is home with me. No recognizable source of danger or stress. Just sitting in a chair trying to watch utube videos as I can’t watch tv or listen to music. The movement lasts until I change positions. I keep hydrated. It is all caused by my anxiety. I have too many symptoms from the anxiety to count. They just keep popping up. Can’t get any help from providers as I have been dismissed by many of them because I couldn’t stay on meds that made me feel worse (if that’s even possible).

@dorothy1914
Have you been to a neurologist for evaluation and testing? Having tinnitus can be checked by ENT. I also wonder if you have some central nervous system issue and may benefit from seeing a neurologist for MRI of brain and orthopedic spine specialist for a MRI of your cervical spine to see if you have a compressed spinal cord/nerve roots that could cause some of your symptoms.

Hello !

I get that feeling often in very high anxiety or anxiety attacks, and in migraine aura.

Best 🧡 of health, xpax