Health anxiety
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I suffer with health anxiety have done got years but this year has been the worst , everything I have has to be the extreme ... I currently am convinced I have throat C ... I'm so scared ... I have indigestion in the throat a lot have been in meds but iv stopped as had side effects , doctors don't think it is , and say that lots of people get indigestion , I feel trouble swallowing and dry throat so going to try drink more , I have IBS issues to , I'm 43 just in bits .. I'm pushing for an endoscopy my choice as want to be sure all ok ... But all the time every day I wake in fear it's C and I'm going to die ... It's horrid and no one understands all just say it's my anxiety ... I get palpitations to it's just awful .....
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philip28679 lady40s
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Really understand where your at, I have suffered anxiety for about 5 years maybe longer but i Didn't know it then just thought it was the way I was. My is always about decision making and I have now done something which I am now convinced is the worse decision I have ever made and has ruined the rest of my life.
I am in constant need of reassurance and sounds like you are as well with your health worrys. So many people have said that all these worry are just that worry that won't happen, but my head won't let me believe it. I am waiting to have some counselling....... Have you gone there yet?
You are not alone in these fears and being scared, have you got friends that you can talk too, I found it helps to talk but I'm also scared t h at they will get fed up with me going on about it.
Stay in contact there is a lot of us out here
lady40s philip28679
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How do you cope ? Talking to people who understand is the only way I think as others just don't get it ..
Thanks for listening
philip28679 lady40s
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Mine is always worse in the morning I'm still in bed can't face getting up and trying to pretend to people that I'm ok.
Just need to talk and get that reassurance all time I just need to here things like............you will be ok, it will work out etc.
Just like being a child
lady40s philip28679
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I try think a day at a time ... Just concentrate on today , what I can enjoy or do to make me happy ... Just for today , try not to think any further .... As I say I try ... Doesn't always work .. Sometimes just take an hour at s time ...
I did discover from my CBT it could all stem from my childhood , I was an anxious child various reasons , so maybe I carrying that in through adulthood .
The mindfulness session sounds good and helpful
philip28679 lady40s
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Stay in touch
lady40s philip28679
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philip28679 lady40s
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Sorry for going on .........do feel any better
philip28679
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lady40s philip28679
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But can understand the need for reassurance once something stuck in my head it's so hard to get it out .. And the only way is to seek reassurance from others .. So hard isn't it ..
I googled a symptom before going out last night for a meal with a friend so that spoilt my night ... And now today iv woke with the same fear ..so somehow got to keep busy distract my thoughts as there just thoughts not fact ...
That's the hard part .. But going to try ...