Anxious about getting sick, should i worry or is it all in my head?
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The past two weeks have been though. I got sick and couldn't breathe properly, which led me to the doctor taking an x-ray of my lungs. As soon as he took it, i felt a pain in my back and it still hurts when i move it. At the time, i barely noticed because i was worried about not being able to breathe, but now i feel like it's going to give me cancer or something. I also worry TOO MUCH about my eyesight. I have OCD, and when i was a kid, i didn't do one of those stupid rituals you gotta do and my brain was like "you're gonna get blind for that someday". That was when i was 10. I'm 20 now and still worry about it. My vision has been kind blurry way before i started taking berotec and the x-ray, and that's probably because i spend waaaay too much time on my phone. Obviously, my anxiety tells me otherwise. "You're getting blind because of the x-ray, you should've closed your eyes, did you? Or maybe it's the medicine you're inhaling. And that pain on your back? Probably cancer, you know people don't feel anything when taking x-rays" I don't know what to do. If i go back to the doctor, they'll probably get p****d, i've been there like, 5 times this week. My breathing problem is better but now i feel like i have two more to deal with. Should i be worried about that? Or is it my anxiety talking? 
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david76205 Noah1654
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Noah1654 david76205
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It's like half of my brain tells me to stop worrying about it and the other half is telling me i should freak out, and the latter always seems to win the fight. I'm gonna try and keep the negative thoughts away, thank you for the advice.
david76205 Noah1654
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It's a constant battle over rational thought. Your body goes into panic mode and it's convince you are going to die. I know. I have been there. Nothing and more mean nothing will convince your brain otherwise until you calm down. Hence the xanex. Once this take affect in 20 minutes, you can then start to rationalize and think logically. It's a constant battle. But the meds eventually kick in and you start feeling better.
jan34534 Noah1654
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Your brain is way over anxious and that is leading to worst case scenario thinking. The x-ray is not going to blind you in fact I've never heard of anything like that happening.
Negative thinking has gotten a hold of you and you need to turn that around.
you have gotten stuck in the "what if" thinking. I did that for over 20 years and please don't do that to yourself! I wasted all those years with worry and nothing bad ever happened. I can never get those years back. What of thinking is a useless waste of your life because it's not based on fact but worry about the future. The future does not exist yet it's only a concept.
blurry vision, neck pain, shortness of breath are all very common with anxiety. Have you ever spoken with a therapist about your anxiety/OCD? I highly suggest that because they are trained professionals who can help you. This is hard to overcome alone . Regular appointments with a therapist or counselor can help get you to a more manageable point in your life where you will have a better peace of mind.
You might want to check out meditations on YouTube for anxiety or OCD, etc. They are very helpful. ??
Noah1654 jan34534
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I went to three different therapists in the past few years, but i've always felt... Maybe self-conscious is the word, it was like my anxiety was worse, so i stopped going. The first two times i went to the hospital out of breath, they gave me diazepam to calm me down, said that there was nothing wrong with my lungs on the x-ray and that i was probably having a panick attack and told me i could stop using the inhaler. But i felt out of breath even when i was calm so i went to another doctor who prescribed me berotec and all those medicines you use in inhalers again (along with other two medicines) for me to use 3 times a day for 5 days. Maybe i should've keep going to the therapist because i freak out thinking about the possibility of me using all those medicines when in reality the problem could be in my head. About the back pain, i felt it as soon as i took the x-ray (at least i think so, i don't remember much of that day) everyone around me is telling me not to worry about it, but it's really hard. I wanted to go back to the therapist but have no conditions of paying for one now. Guess i'm gonna try the meditation videos you mentioned to try and clear my head, thank you for the advice ?
david76205 Noah1654
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Got to do the therapist. You are stuck in your own head. Therapy gets you out of the house, out of your comfort zone and makes you face your fears. Meditation is fine for some, bible others, yoga, but it's temporary and does not get to the too of the problems. Your anxiety stems from something... childhood trauma, adult trauma, grief, regret whatever the reason meditation will not cure that. Only therapy can get those things out.