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Fake symptoms with health anxiety?

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ImAnon
ImAnon

Hello everyone,

I've been dealing with anxiety and health anxiety for the past month and a half. 

is it regular with health anxiety to make up symptoms? 

After reading online and having a Doctor tell me brain cancer can affect one side of the body I've had this notion that something is off in my left arms and legs. 

I can feel no physical weakness, physical differences, or balance issues to my left I just feel like something is off and it's worrying me. 

I was feeling as if almost my left arm was weak and tingley sometimes with minor pins and needles but that went away as I've read this is a common feeling with anxiety after posting here.  

I did pushups and curls with both arms to make sure they weren't actually weak which they weren't. 

Is this normal with health anxiety? 

Constantly worried I have some terminal illness... 

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  • ImAnon
    ImAnon

    Posted

    Also almost feel like something is off on the left side of my head but once again no actual physical symptoms or numbness. 
    • ImAnon
      ImAnon

      Posted

      Bumping really would like some opinions. 
    • Needhelp_asap
      Needhelp_asap ImAnon

      Posted

      This is exactly what health anxiety is. You put an illness in your mind and you start experiencing the symptoms. Your mind is really powerful you have no idea. Don't worry, I've experienced these symptoms as well and they're gone now, I'm on a whole new wave of symptoms lol.

    • ImAnon
      ImAnon Needhelp_asap

      Posted

      Thanks for helping on both of my posts!

      This was that other symptom I was talking about. 

      Just so hard to believe I can have these issues from just long term anxiety... 

      The reassurance certainly helps tho. 

    • Needhelp_asap
      Needhelp_asap ImAnon

      Posted

      Yeah I know,anxiety is really tricky! And it's not just anxiety, it has a huge effect on your body's chemistry,causing all of these changes! Google 100 symptoms of anxiety and you'll see! I'm glad I helped!

  • ImAnon
    ImAnon

    Posted

    Would be open to more opinions if anyone has any. 
  • donna92581
    donna92581 ImAnon

    Posted

    That's the big problem for me too . Beside heart palpitations . 

    Have headaches for long time , always on a left side . 

    At one point I saw a specialist , and he told me it's a sinus infection . 

    After medication , pain were gone for a few weeks , and reaper again . 

    If I don't feel pain for a few days I'm happy . But not for long 😕

    Many times I think also , must be something serious . 

    Hope You feel better ! X Donna 

    Then , it looks , that we have to accept it's another anxiety symptom . 

    I hope You are feeling better soon . 

    We are here , please let us 

  • donna92581
    donna92581 ImAnon

    Posted

    Sorry , very often posting it's very tricky ! 

    Let us know , how You feel 😉

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