The doctors say I'm fine. I want to believe them but I can't.
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I've been to two doctors in less than a month about my throat. My sister looked at it first and said it looks fine. The first doctor looked at it and said it looked fine. The second doctor looked at it and said they truly believe I have nothing at all to be worried about (said my symptoms were all signs of allergies). But when I look at it, it looks like something is wrong. Horribly wrong! I want to believe them but I can't. I've had a lot of issues with healthy anxiety but it's never gotten so bad that I couldn't believe a doctor. My anxiety has completely consumed by daily life and I don't know what to do anymore. I just want to believe that I'm okay.
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KM1990 Abell10
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sorry to hear you are going through this, I know how you feel. I will have test, scans, check ups etc but I will still be convinced there is something wrong, my anxiety will then give me all different physical symptoms, i then go through the whole process again of thinking there is something wrong i will spend hours on Google. sorry i don't have much advice but just wanted you to know you're not alone.
I did find my health anxiety got a bit better once I came of the pill though
Abell10 KM1990
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Knowing I'm not alone is something that helps. Sometimes I feel like because I'm a man my emotions are taken less seriously. But I have a good support system with my finally. I started trying some CBT today, from watching Youtube videos. I can't even count how many times I've got to hospitals over the years waiting for someone to tell me something is wrong but I always get the same answer. Anxiety. I wish I could believe it.
jan34534 Abell10
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you said you been to the hospital over the years. If you have something seriously wrong with you, you would be very ill by now. You’ve got to keep in mind that doctors to see people every day and know what to look for. You need to free yourself of this fear. How I did that was to just let it all go. All of it. I took that chance end it all worked out great. Nothing bad has happened. Sometimes we are afraid to let go of the fear because in a weird way it is a secure feeling because people get afraid and think something bad will happen if they just let the fear ago. That is so far from the truth. Something bad can happen if you hold on to the fear! fear and anxiety very often lead to illness or disease. I had fear and anxiety for many many years which finally led to severe chronic gastritis, which is very painful!
so wouldn’t you rather let the fear go, trust the professional doctors, and the odds are you are going to be fine. rather then hang onto the fear and anxiety and the odds are you are going to get sick from it. Take it for me, it’s not worth it.
Abell10 jan34534
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You're right...I do need to just trust them. It's a hard habit to break but I'm trying. I know it's not going to happen over night.
Abell10
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Sometimes I just feel like I'm losing my grip on reality. Why am I seeing something that they don't see?
michelle66658 Abell10
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that's exactly how I feel.
michelle66658 Abell10
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ive seen 30 drs about my throat because of something that happened and everyone has said it is fine and I have nothing to worry about. I'm convinced there is something seriously wrong with it even thou without whst happened , happened over 3 months ago. I'm convinced im going to die.
Abell10 michelle66658
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I took medicine 2 months ago that they said would make me better. They keep telling me I still have nothing to worry about. Everyone keeps telling me that. If that's the case, I don't understand why I'm not better yet. How long could my throat possibly stay irritated after treating an infection? I'm taking medicine now for post nasal drip like they said, it's not dong anything either. I wake up having morning having a panic attack because my throat still hurts. I wish I could just sleep till I feel better.
Abell10
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Update: I swallowed early and felt this....popping sensation? It hurt and now my throat hurts even worse than before. (The pain has all been on the right side.) I'm not sure how much more of this I can handle. There's no way I can be fine when this keeps getting worse and more painful. Yesterday I started seeing red spots on my tongue and the roof of my mouth. Now this? And the right side of my mouth now hurts. How can this be possible when the doctors say I'm fine and have nothing to worry about?? I feel like I've got mad.
Frontliner0 Abell10
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Hey i just wanted to say i feel for you. i have this pain in my throat that just hasnt gone away. i get a cough rarely but the main problem is pain and the feeling of a lump in my throat. ive had several doctors including an ear nose and throat specialist say im fine but it doesnt feel fine. i wanted to reach out and see how your doing or if anything changed. your not alone i promise you.