Likeliness of getting a Brain Aneurysm? Very scared

Hi! I suffer greatly from anxiety and I am still suffering due to abnormal brain scans and bad migraines. The best thing you can do for yourself is to see your doctor and ask for tests. I once believed I had a brain anersyum. My best friend suffered from TWO. The pain is horrific and is a thunder clap headache. It does not go away as you described it is unbearable. You most likely do not have a brain anersyum. They are surprisingly rare. But since you suffer from anxiety as do I, the only way to calm your nerves is to get a CT scan or talk to your doctor. That is what helped me. Because we do not listen to anyone except test results. As much as people tell us we are OK we will NOT listen until doctors tel us we are in the clear. I hope this gets better for you. 

Sunni,

 headaches, head pains, head pressure, are all extremely common with anxiety. I have had that on and off for years! Millions of people have your symptoms due to anxiety. You are way too young  for  stroke or heart attack and the likelihood of aneurysm is extremely small.  If you had a brain aneurysm you would definitely know it! My father had one and the headache was absolutely unbearable!   It's excruciating pain.

Plus he was 75 years old when he had it. You are very young to have something like that.

What you have is healthy anxiety. If it makes you feel better go get tested but don't be surprised if they find absolutely nothing wrong .  Especially with your history of anxiety. 

 I went through all of that expecting them to find something terrible which never happened.  

Remember you have anxiety and depression .   Those two alone are enough to give you headaches and head pain and nausea. I had all those symptoms plus many more.

 anxiety can literally cause  hundreds of symptoms  .

 please don't Google your symptoms. Here's why: you can take just about any symptoms and it will apply to just about any condition. For example, somebody can be having chest pain and think they're having a heart attack right away because they googled that symptom. However,   chest pain can also be caused by indigestion, anxiety, back problems, gallbladder issue, and many other things. 

 when you Google you worry  yourself needlessly . 

 The problem is not the symptoms. The problem is that many people don't know how to manage their anxiety and depression and so they get symptoms. 

 what is happening is that fear is taking you over and so you get the negative scary thoughts.

All anxiety begins in the brain so in order to eliminate  symptoms you must relax your mind.  The more you think about all this the worst everything is going to feel. 

 it's important to use proper breathing when you were feeling anxious. There is a very short audio that you should listen to. Once you learn it you can use it anytime anywhere and it really helps. Go to YouTube and search for "mindfulness breathing meditation guided 10 minutes ".  If you have earbuds use them and listen carefully. This is a mindfulness approach which is taught all over the world. Mindfulness teaches you to stay in the present moment and focus first on your breathing. 

 There are excellent meditations on YouTube also for anxiety, depression, sleep, etc. they completely relax my entire mind, body and symptoms. The more you practice mindfulness the more control you will have over your anxiety. I do these every night while lying down . There is also a book titled mindfulness with the white cover in a ball of string on the cover. It teaches you everything you need to know to manage your anxiety, negative thinking etc. and help you regain your peace of mind. 

 The main thing is to relax your mind, if you happen to get a negative thought don't try to fight it off because that will make it worse. What you do is in the relaxed manner, acknowledge the thought .  You are the observer. Observe that thought for a few seconds and then watch it flowed off and dissolve. We are not our thoughts. They come and go all day long fleeting about. You don't have to let them control you.  So do that every time you get a negative or scary thought. This is also taught in the book. 

 don't take life too seriously. Nothing is worth losing your health over. Stay active in social and remember to laugh and smile and do things that relax you like walking in nature, calming  music , etc. 

 remember, life can be stressful. But you don't have to let it take you over.  There is a 99.9% chance that what you're going through is related to that. You are young and have your whole life ahead of you.

Be a fighter for yourself!  

Go visit the doctor if that helps you clear your mind about this. But remember, when everything comes out normal, please believe the results! The test don't lie. You need to get on with your life  and manage your anxiety. Don't make the mistake I made and waste over 20 years of my life with worry! I can't get one of those days back. I am living proof that  stress and anxiety and even depression did not take control of my life and  and it did not kill me

any symptoms you get with anxiety cannot hurt you. 

 if you're really struggling with anxiety and depression, get some counseling because it really helps to speak with someone else. Maybe you even need medication for the depression. 

 you are going to be absolutely fine! One day at a time.

Concentrate on school.

 get counseling if you feel you need it. 

 do the breathing and anxiety meditations - more you practice the more control you will have 

 get some exercise and socialize 

 allow negative thoughts to come, then observe, then release 

 get the mindfulness book if you can 

Smile! 😁??????

 

Hey sunni49008 I hope all is well with you now. I googled fear of aneurysms and I was really amazed at how similar our situations are. I'm basically going through this currently and being that this post is several months old I was hoping we could discuss how you are feeling now. Maybe you'd even be able to give me some tips to overcome the fear and anxiety. It's really comforting to see I am not the only person who feels this way.

 You are overthinking things. If you don’t have a family history of aneurysms the likelihood at your age is very low.

Doctors are more likely to look into things if you have a headache that wakes you up in the middle of the night.  Headaches are extremely common and there are many different types. Stress and anxiety is the main reason. Don’t Google things because it doesn’t pertain to your individual situation. It will increase your anxiety and your symptoms. You are way too young to be worried about these things. Enjoy your life and get some counseling for anxiety if you can.  You can follow up with your doctor and discuss this for your peace of mind  and he or she may run a test or two but that doesn’t mean they are overly concerned.

 do you things that relax your mind as often as you can, listen to great meditations on YouTube for anxiety and overthinking. Socialize, laugh smile etc. get some exercise. All these things help reduce your anxiety and overthinking. Believe me, it’s not worth it. I did that for over 20 years and wasted every one of those days with worry and nothing bad ever happened! Don’t do that to yourself!  One day at a time ??🙂👍