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Feel I've lost my mind

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stephx
stephx

I feel like I've lost my mind completely tonight I'm diagnosed myself with everything and I'm driving myself crazy I can't relax I'm having nightmares even if keep feeling asif I'm too ill to walk but I can actually still walk I really feel I have something wrong I've been diagnosed with anemia today I take 1 ferrous sulfate each day now which may explain the dizziness I've been having since giving birth ! But I still can't get my head around it been just that I constantly feel out of it any little thing I have even if it's mild leg pain like now I think blood clot ect anything could be a sneeze I think the worst I have booked myself to be seen on the 27th but I'm scared I'll lose my mind by then 😢I know I'm posting alot but I'm so scared as it's like I've lost touch I don't believe it's anxiety but I know diagnosing everything possible is making me more Ill

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  • Guest
    Guest stephx

    Posted

    do you have a therapist or a counsellor or someone is trained to help?
  • martin06323
    martin06323 stephx

    Posted

    stephx anxiety is very powerful it can manifest any symptom your mind can create ive had anxiety for 30 years now and anxiety still trys to kick my ass some days but over the years i have learned thr skills to cope ive had meny symptoms one but dont google symptoms it is a breeding ground for anxiety start to diary and journal every day and read as much as you can on anxiety knowledge is power get to know your enemy anxiety dont be afraid anxiety can be managed and you are the key to your recovery but its a slow process
  • ashley31209
    ashley31209 stephx

    Posted

    I feel the same recently started experience anxiety since I got sick with a cold early March, of course started googling symptoms as it drug out over 3 weeks, now every time I feel something I google, been told many times not to but it's hard as I feel I get dismissed by doctors. I'm frustrated and need to learn how to deal with my anxiety it's hard.
  • janette81906
    janette81906 stephx

    Posted

    I've done this, after I had my daughter and now 12yrs later I find myself doing it again, every symptom I have I think is terminal, I go to the doctors, have all the tests, they all come back clear, then I think I'm going crazy and think the doctor thinks I'm a hyprocondiac. It's hard to know whether I'm really ill or its anxiety again, but now all the tests are clear I know it's anxiety. It's all to do with hormones, my family are scared to talk to me about any kind of illness as I seem to take on all the symptoms and I don't even know I'm doing it. But your not crazy and you will get over this, I went on some antidepressants until my hormones sorted themselves out and it really works, I'm perimenopausal now apparently and I'm dealing with it better now. Hope you ok, but your not crazy, it seems to affect a lot of people like this x
  • joe_04369
    joe_04369 stephx

    Posted

     Anxiety can completely mask itself as something else. I had it so bad I thought I had a brain tumor and had a complete CT SCAN and nothing. Go seek help and try some xanax to see if that helps. 
  • Mimi9876
    Mimi9876 stephx

    Posted

    Anxiety does make you feel like you are losing your mind. The good thing is, as you are aware of it you are clearly not losing your mind. I've suffered on & off for years. It sounds like health anxiety. You need a kind Dr to give you meds, a good counsellor to help you understand & try CBT. You also may benefit from deep muscle relaxation. All of these things take time to work. So you have to be patient with yourself & treat yourself like you would treat your best friend. You need the skills to learn how to cope with this. It is quite doable. Good luck. Also ask your GP about books on prescription
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