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Anemia? Heart Problems? Liver Problems?

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camham1111
camham1111

Oh man, my anxiety has been acting up. I'm noticing every single thing wrong even my nails! I'm a 16-year-old female. I'm scared that I have anemia because it could mean cancer. My nails are a bit pale near the cuticle part. It's more of a pale purplish than actually pale/white. The top near the edge part where you have to cut is still pinkish/red. Red nail beds can mean heart disease but I don't really feel anything wrong with my heart. Went to the doc a few months ago, heartbeat was a bit fast but it was because of my anxiety and second time when I calmed down, it was normal. I do get abdominal pain/discomfort, indigestion, basically, the symptoms of "heart disease" that I have are the main, typical signs of IBS too. I've been experiencing IBS symptoms for a few months but it could just be my anxiety. So yea the purplish-pale near cuticle part, pink the rest of the nail. My thumbs ad index fingers are fine. Completely pink. My nails are normally a pink shade but occasionally, sometimes my nails turn reddish a bit but only a few moments before changing back to pink. I do bite my nails when I'm stressed out or anxious so I guess it makes the nail that I bite a bit brittle after. I checked inside my lower eyelid thingy, it's red on outside, pink inside, it looks like the pictures of normal conjunctiva or something. My tongue is pink with slight red at tip (stress). It's not pale either. My hands (palm part) is not pale. It's red/pink. Especially when warm. My hands and feet does get cold a lot. 

And now I'm scared I have liver disease or something. I feel like my skin is yellow-ish. Especially under some lights. I'm asian and I think I've always had this tan, golden/yellow skin tone but my anxiety is probably making my eyes play tricks. My eyes aren't even slightly yellow, so that's good. I do get upper abdomen pain but not as bad and doesn't happen as much as lower abdomen. My pain in abdomen has happened everywhere. Upper, lower, left, right, mid. My stool is light in color. Not pale, pale just light/medium brown, I guess. I don't see blood. No dramatic weight loss or gain. Scared about possible anemia. Anxiety being a pain in the butt. 

Please help. I know this is very long.

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  • camham1111
    camham1111

    Posted

    I was also wearing these socks (a few inches above the ankle) and I noticed indents. I'm freaking out because it can mean heart disease! I don't see swelling? It looks normal. I don't notice indents when I wear other socks. The socks I'm wearing is quite a bit tight around the ankle/above ankle area. I'm evening more scared and now I have bad bloating.

  • lea06942
    lea06942 camham1111

    Posted

    Hey I know how you feel. I'm 18, female, my anxiety started when I was a bit younger than you. I also freaked out about the same stuff and was always wondering if there was truly something wrong. I ended up costing my parents a lot of money because I always had nausea and abdominal pain, put that is something that severe anxiety can bring on. I know it's hard to not think of what all of the symptoms could possibly lead to but it's just anxiety. You're overreacting to normal sensations in your body. I see you're worried about heart disease. Heart disease is pretty easy to detect and your regular doctor would have sent you for blood work if they thought it was a possibility, and it is mainly found in more middle-aged or older people. You're a healthy 16 year old girl. Also anemia does not always lead to heart disease, ive been tested for anemia several times and it is a simple blood test if you really need to know which I get it if you do. Talk to your parents about seeing a therapist it can really help when you find the right one. They will teach you some techniques to help calm you down throughout the day. I know it seems like you'll be like this for forever but it will get better. I've heard meditation helps a lot too although I have not tried it myself yet, it seems to work for many people. Sometimes distracting yourself is also good. If you have a job that could be good as you'll be focused on other things besides picking apart your symptoms all the time. I know it's hard but try your best to stay positive and remind yourself that it is your anxiety that makes these things noticeable and intensifies them.

    • camham1111
      camham1111 lea06942

      Posted

      Oh yea...I am probably overeacting. Can you have heart disease and have normal heartbeat and all that? My doctor said my heart sounds perfectly fine. My lungs and some other parts that he held the stethoscope to sounds fine too. I'm less worried about the "yellow" skin because everyone tells me I look normal and I'm just freaking out over my skin tone that looks absolutely normal. About my nails. Now that I'm warm up and calmed down, my nails doesn't seem that abnormal at all. Yes the slight pale purple tinge at the cuticle but most of the nail is actually pink/red in color. I'll try to calm down, see a therapist. Maybe that would help me a lot.

    • lea06942
      lea06942 camham1111

      Posted

      Yes heart disease is not usually detected just by heart beat but usually by a blood test. Your nails are most likely normalvi have a purple tinge near my cuticles as well. And your skin is normal too people have different undertones to their skin, mine is also yellow, some peoples undertones are red, etc. Try to stay calm, I would always check my heart beat too I totally understand. But yes it is best to seek a therapist it can really help and try to focus on school and take your mind off of your anxiety! If at any point you need to keep talking message me anytime.
    • camham1111
      camham1111 lea06942

      Posted

      My mom has a friend who is a therapist and she would be coming to my house every week. I did get CBT for about a month but I quit because my therapist was actually making me more anxious and not very understanding. Since then, I haven't really trusted any other therapists. I am just probably overreacting. I do feel really energetic and happy when I'm not on my phone, on Google, scaring myself. Would you always feel chest pains with heart disease though? I don't feel any chest pains but my breasts sometimes hurt.

    • lea06942
      lea06942 camham1111

      Posted

      It is normal for your breasts to hurt sometimes especially at this age mine do too, you don't necessarily get chest pains with heart disease but it is extremely unlikely that a healthy 16 year old female would have it keep that in mind. Also about therapists I've been through a few that haven't been able to help me at all as well, not all of them understand. You really have to find the right one but keep trying because when you find the right one it could help significantly, they have tools and tricks to help reprogram your brain. And you also have to keep at it. Go as much as you can until you can handle it and get better on your own

  • DeeNicole
    DeeNicole camham1111

    Posted

    I have the abdominal and stomach pain and I’m freaking out as well😭 I like to think it’s just my Ocd and anxiety.

    • lea06942
      lea06942 DeeNicole

      Posted

      Me too. I get stomsch cramps abdominal pain and nausea but it is all normal symptoms of anxiety
  • tabiruse98934
    tabiruse98934 camham1111

    Posted

    Trust me your fine sometimes we wouldn't even know some serious is wrong with us its your anxiety and im assuming u stay on goggle tryna find out wats wrong and it tell u the worse google told me i had brain tumor try not over worry yourself and accept its all anxiety

    • camham1111
      camham1111 tabiruse98934

      Posted

      Omg! I'm like constantly on google. It's been affect how social I am and my mood. I just keep researching and freaking myself out.

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