Health anxiety
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Hi all. I have health anxiety and it is literally ruining my life!! I am obsessed with checking every part of me to find changes and when I do find something it's intense fear and panic like impending doom. I can't remember the last time I woke up and felt like I wasn't unwell. I am on a counsellor waiting list just don't know what to do in the meantime. Anyone else suffer this bad? Please only genuine sufferers reply as this is embarrassing enough as it is. I have never told anyone about my real problems with fear of being ridiculed. Thanks
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jay67544 lorna19453
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The only person that can help you here is you. If you know that your basic health is good - that will register in your mind. From there on its about putting perspective to the changes that you think you have just had.
So for example - one of the most terrifying effects from my perspective is the chest pain. As you basically end up telling yourself your heart will packup. Its awful and the fear with it spirals till you can pacify your mind that there is nothing wrong with your mind.
I genuinely beleive that the sub conscious mind plays a big part in Anxiety and that is something we cant control as it has a one way feedback mechanism to the conscious mind. Therefore you need to tell that part that you arent not ill...
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lisa17089 lorna19453
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nattalie36373 lisa17089
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This morning I had a panic attack, I was shaking so hard I could barely hold my phone to type. Wanna know why? After my shower I noticed 2 red spots on my foot. I've also been having pain in my left leg and arms. I read that those are symtoms of Leukemia and since I learned that I've noticed at least 7 red spots on my skin. So this morning I freaked out so bad my throat closed up and I couldn't even eat breakfast.
Since getting anxiety 5months ago I've felt I'm dying every single day. It's a terrible way to live. I've even been wearing long sleeves to stop myself from checking my body. The first thing I do when I wake up is check and I always find something and it always freak me out.
I plan to go do a blood test n I feel certain they will tell me I have Leukemia, why else would I have persistent pain in my arms and legs?
I also get head rushes, ringing in my ears,dizziness, itching,feeling like something is crawling on my skin and a ton of other anxiety symtoms. Yet somehow cancer is the only thing on my mind. Few days ago I learnt my sister is 6months pregnant and I immediately went into a panic thinking I won't live to meet the baby
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I was always a healthy person who worked out and laughed alot. Now I sit curled up in a ball of constant and excessive worry.
We sound exactly alike except I get a lot of body aches and pains. The fear is crippling and I'm always thinking I'm dying. This has been happening since January and I'm still alive so I'm trying to take comfort in that.
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nattalie36373 lorna19453
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I'm hoping today will be a pain free, no health anxiety day.
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