Self diagnosing

sorry you are feeling that way. Take it from someone who has been dealing with this for over 20 years. Self diagnosing is a complete waste of time. We cannot diagnose ourselves and any time we do it comes from pure fear.

it is not based on any facts, only emotions.

if You have been checked out by a doctor and everything is OK, then you must let it go and live your life even if you have anxiety symptoms. You see, it’s not the symptoms that are the problem. The problem is the underlying unmanaged anxiety that causes the symptoms.

Any symptoms from anxiety are not going to hurt you. I am telling you this because it took me years and years to realize that. I wasted all those years in fear for nothing!

The circle of anxiety must be broken otherwise this will never end for you. The circle is something that starts with general anxiety, then you get anxiety symptoms, then the symptoms scare you and you get more anxiety, and that creates more symptoms, and around and around it goes.

Yes, anxiety can cause hundreds of symptoms and I’ve had them all. When I first got them in my 20s I had about 10 symptoms at one time so of course I thought I had some terrible disease. I had numbness and tingling, floaters in my eyes, brain fog, head pressure, headaches, muscle twitches, weakness, depression, fuzzy vision, and many more. You can imagine how scared I was! I felt all alone because at that time nobody was using Internet

Well I am now in my 50s and I am perfectly healthy. it didn’t take me that long to feel better but I wanted you to know that those symptoms are not harmful and can be dealt with and managed or eliminated.

When you say you have convinced yourself you have a disease, you are actually believing something that is false. The problem with that is that you are telling your brain that something is terribly wrong. Your brain will keep that thought and false belief , so it will send out more symptoms, more adrenaline to make you even more anxious.

Basically, what you constantly Focus on and think about whether it’s positive or negative, it will EXPAND!!

That is what keeps the anxiety circle going on and on.

When I finally realized I was doing that to myself, I had had enough! From then on I let it all go. Even if I had symptoms of anxiety, I basically ignored them it started really becoming more of a positive person. I got counseling for my anxiety which I do recommend for you, I started exercising and eating healthier. Even if I felt icky with symptoms, I did not get upset because I knew they would not hurt me and I had to stay positive. You have to get angry at the anxiety first and move on from there. Telling yourself I’m not doing this anymore! I deserve to have a good life.

Eventually, little by little I started feeling a lot better .

SO you have to make a decision. I decided not to give a power to anxiety and feel sorry for myself and curl up in a corner. I decided to fight back. You can do this! You just need some support right now to get going. First step is visit a counselor they have tools to help you manage this. just spill your guts and tell them what in your life is causing you to have anxiety.

Take one day at a time and stay positive.!

Been doing this for years. But finally I have been getting better about this. I recognized I am a hypochondriac, and I think recognizing it was the first step to feeling better. It usually happens when I have to much time to think, or if I spend too much time alone. If I keep busy and have people to talk to throughout the day, symptoms seem better. The Internet is my enemy when it comes to googling symptoms, I have to stop myself as it almost never helps and just feeds the anxiety. Also thinking about others instead of me helps enormously. It even helps me to laugh about it a bit. Laughter for me is like the antidote to fear. I would not say I'm cured but I'm a lot better than I was and I can recognize when I start to go down those same patterns of thinking and start to distract myself.

I suffer from health anxiety and it is a horrible cycle. I take medicine to help control my racing mind and panic attack. I started taking it the end of April this year and it is helping me alot. I take Venlafaxine (Effexor)

Oh yes indeed.

Its been going on for me for about 6 months now. I started feeling a little weird just before Christmas. Ended up in the emergency room and had ekg's, blood work, x-rays.....all came back clear, but my BP was up and heart was racing. Fast forward to now...Ive been on citalopram for 5 months or so at 20mg and was constantly panicky. Started seeing signs that the panic would kick in shortly after taking the med so I cut the dose in half and been on 10mg for a little over a month. At first it was life changing, no more panic, no more physical symptoms. However, prior to the symptoms all but disappearing I already had an abdominal ultrasound and endoscope scheduled. haven't got results from the ultrasound and the endoscopy is this Friday. I'm glad I didn't cancel them because some symptoms have returned.

I say all that to say yes, I have diagnosed myself with every cancer under the sun including colon, pancreatic, kidney, thyroid, etc. It made my life a living hell for the last 6 months. My doctors keep reassuring me that I'm fine and likely just dealing with some Gerd or ibs and the tests are all just precautionary. I hope they are right.

I am an older adult, but I suffered what later became diagnosed as General anxiety disorder. I was 17 when it suddenly came upon me and neither I nor my mother knew what was happening. I developed phobias, not wanting to leave the security of the home, etc. Actually, the foundation for an anxious person is already present, it just doesn't manifest itself until some traumatic experience brings it out, or it appears gradually. Since we are very complex beings, there are chemical and/or mental components, such as psychosomatic symptoms that mimic physical symptoms. I thought there was something wrong with my heart, etc. If doctors have cleared you, the mind is a very powerful thing and anxious people are apt to focus inward on thoughts/symptoms. First, become aware of the symptoms of anxiety - does anyone in your family suffer from or have an addictive personality? Read and educate yourself, act upon your fears. My mother was neurotic and suffered from insecurities when young, my father drank to hide his insecurities/stress. Neither one dealt with their issues honestly. Find someone or a counselor with whom you can talk. Read on anxiety and related disorders. It is important to realize that sometimes people like to focus on their symptoms out of sympathy - there is a healthy balance between learning about your condition and continuously focusing on it. Anxiety in summary, is how some people react to stress and fears in life - you may be depressed about things going on in life and feel trapped and anxiety may be your response. Everyone has anxiety to an extent, but unhealthy anxiety may affect your daily living.

yes been through this ! it was 100% anxiety , im on medication now and all of these thoughts/ symptoms are gone.

dont give up xx