Hi everyone
Just need a bit of reassurance as I still can’t get my head around this whole anxiety thing.
Since January.. (almost a year) I’ve had pain in my chest, back, stomach, neck, sometimes head and sometimes random parts of my body that isn’t often.
I’ve had all kinds of tests and they’ve put it down to anxiety.
It all started when I had a panic attack and the pain just hasn’t gone away since!
Bloods, X-ray, ultrasounds, ECG all normal just have skipped beats.
Can’t get my head around it being anxiety!
Gemmx
You have anxiety and you need to understand your GP has given you a tranche of tests that have proven you are ok, Accept your results, move on you are fine.
Most of your problem is you are oversensitive to the workings of your body, you need to understand most sensations you have are the body working well, If you have joint pain your GP can treat. However it may be just your stress, fear and anxiety that is causing your problems. I have chronic pain around my body and when younger I would try and treat the pain with NSID ointment purchased at the chemist, if the pains did not disapear I would see my GP and He arranged a visit to a physio
See how you get on with creams from the chemist they will recommend something to help your bone pain.Try and treat your problem before a GP appointment it sounds like your Anxiety acting up
BOB
Hi Gemma. Your story sounds familiar. My symptoms all stated after a panic attack too. I’ve had all sorts of pains and issues on and off for 4 years since. It’s as if someone switched a switch on that day and I can’t turn it off. Medication helped but I’ve come off this now and trying to do without it. Some days are ok, some awful. Like you I’ve had countless tests and except for skipped beats, nothing found. But I’m still looking for the physical cause rather than the mental one. I wish I could de-sensitise myself. Sometimes I’m successful for a while in ignoring pains etc and after a while they go. But it only takes one skipped beat to bring me back to square one. It’s these I’m most afraid of because my dad died of a heart attack when I was very young. You definitely need to accept that your brain is incredibly powerful and can make you feel all these things. Accepting anxiety and getting on with things is the only way and better than fighting it. Easier said than done though!
Thank you for your reply
I know.. I feel like I’m doing so good one day then my heart goes and I’m back to panic mode 🙈 sad to hear about your dad ❤️
Just hoping one day soon this pain will stop x