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Health Anxiety is Ruining My Life. I need help.

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tukur98874
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Hey.

So i recently went to a new country to start uni. The country i was coming from was low on covid cases so covid was one of the last things i usually think of. But when i came to this new country the cases were a lot and it was spreading rapidly. So, i started worrying whether i contacted it and the worst part was that i developed a cough. After killing myself with worry for 2 weeks i finally took a test which was negative and i was relieved for a few days. Then i remembered that i had this chest tightness i have been living with for 3 years which the doctors said was likely because of acid reflux which i didn't believe so i decided i might get a different diagnosis in this more advanced country. So, i registered with a GP, and told them what was wrong with me and they recommended a bunch of test which included an X-ray, ECG ,faecal test and a blood test. They examined everything and told me they didnt see anything of worry so i should not worry but by that time the blood test was not ready. Then one evening i got a call from the doctor and he said he noticed something unusual in the blood test and he said he needed to run more tests. That was when everything started crumbling for me i went to google and started searching what could have caused this i spent alot of hours and days just searching. Eventually they did other tests, and they said i was low on vitamin d but nothing serious. But they also had to do a lung function test to cancel out an auto immune disease but i had to wait till February. From that day my panic level was worse than ever i spent about 6 hours of my day searching what could be wrong i couldnt do anything else because that was all i could think of. Then all of a sudden i started having problems with my breathing. I immediately went to my GP who said it was caused by the anxiety and panic but i didnt beleive him. I just kept on googling, i spend more than half of my day googling and the other half worrying about the worse. After about 3 weeks of me being fed up i decided to pay a private lung specialist alot of money to tell me if they was something wrong with but at the end of the da he said he didnt see any thing and it was all just anxiety. That was when oi decided to calm down and my breathing got better, but i started worrying about the chest tightness which i dint believe was due to acid reflux because it has been with me for 3 years. Then i decided to just google a little (i had not googled in a week ) the first thing i saw was something called MS hug and i have convinced myself that i have it because it just made more sense. Then i started reading symptoms of MS which i dint have but for some reason after i read them i suddenly started developing them. I feel this tingling in my head and when i want to to sleep at night my body starts shaking. So i immediately called my doctor who said i didnt develop any major symptoms, as a hypochondriac i dint beleive him and went to the emergency room. Where i was told the same thing. But for some reason im still convinced i have it because of the tingling and trembling. I also developed a headache and my scalp was sore so i just convinced myself the doctor thinks its one of my usual complains and i actually have it. I decided to share my story because i feel like someone has a method to help me because i am back to googling again. The worst part is that i have alot of school work due and but all i can do is google about MS. I am no longer myself. I dont laugh again. Any advice will help.

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 tukur98874

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    you do not have a MS! I want to tell you that when I was younger I had your exact symptoms. The tingling, the trembling, headaches, plus numerous other symptoms all at once! I was convinced that I had MS. Convinced! Back then we weren’t using the Internet so I couldn’t really look things up that well. everyone of my test came out normal and I was surprised because I knew for sure I had MS. I never did have MS.

    But I actually had and what you have are symptoms brought on by long-term stress and anxiety! A lot of people think they have MS because the symptoms of anxiety tend to affect the nerves a lot of the time and so you will get the tingling, you can get weakness, you can get headaches, ringing in the ears, muscle twitches, shortness of breath, all of which sound like something serious.I had all of those plus more for a very long time.

    You really need to stop googling because what you’re reading will not pertain to your individual situation and you’ll scare yourself for no reason. I did that for years and wasted precious time when I could’ve been enjoying my life. I’ll never get those days back. truly need to stop googling because it’s affecting your schoolwork which is way more important.

    What you are doing is over thinking and believing false thoughts that are based on fear, not fact or reality. When you say you convinced yourself you have MS, you are basically believing false thoughts because that’s what anxiety does.

    think of things in your life that are causing you stress and anxiety. School? Work? Family? Relationships? Friends? Something is causing you anxiety and maybe even depression.

    you Truly need to stop googling because it’s affecting your schoolwork which is way more important.

    I suggest you speak with a counselor who can help you manage this. It’s hard to do alone.

    stop torturing yourself with negative thoughts. and be persistent about doing your schoolwork! Worry, fear, is just going to make you go backwards and not get anywhere. You are healthy young person. Just full of anxiety and stress. You’re going to be OK. Don’t waste your time and money going from doctor to doctor. Work on your peace of mind.

    im now in my 50s and I’m telling you that so that you know all those symptoms are not harmful. It’s not the symptoms that are the problem. The problem is unmanaged anxiety that actually causes the symptoms. Hope you feel better soon. Relax and take care.

    • tukur98874
      tukur98874 jan34534

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      Thank you so much for your reply. I am going to take your advice. But the thing that i mostly suffer with now is the fact that once i overcome one symptom, i experience another. Like this shortness of breath was all i could think of for a month. Then after going through alot i got over it. But less than a few days later this new symptoms occur. I try to forget them but they become worse which makes me think i have more MS. Like the tingling started only on my head but its now all over my hand and legs. And for some reason my thinking and reasoning is becoming affected, i feel really confused and i forget alot of things i want to say. this gets me so worried that i just end up on google. I would really appreciate if you can tell me any method you used to tackle the anxiety.

      Thank you for your reply. Really appreciate.

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