I have recently lost my niece to blood clots in the legs and gained her two children. That gives me five children all together. I have been to the doctor's several times since for burning and pains in my calfs,thighs, arms and abdomen . they have ran several test and said it is not blood clots and many other things. My doctor said there might be something else but i need to have insurance for further testing. But she did say I have anxiety. ....Does anyone else feel this way from anxiety or is it my fear of dyeing?
Hello,
I'm really sorry about your niece. I can't say for definite but I know that if I see or hear of someone's serious illness I instantly "feel" those symptoms or am convinced that I am going to have the same illness. Maybe your health anxiety is a knock on effect from the sadder times. Accepting that you are certainly not going to die an that all the tests have been done Is the first step in feeling better. Hope this helps.
Holly
Hey Cindy, really sorry to hear about your niece
Anxiety can be really hard to deal with, I have a problem with anxiety to do with my health and when I get so worked up I start feeling symptoms similar to the thing I think I have... I went through a phase of thinking I had cancer and to me I felt I had all of the symptoms but it was just my anxiety and it was all in my head.
Of course if you lost your niece to that I could see why it would make you worry, if the tests came up clear then I'm sure your fine, maybe talk to your doctor to get some meds to help with the anxiety?
Take care xx
Thank you holly and Jake, I have never had these feelings before and they are very scary. I am trying every minute to tell my body that it's just my mind playing tricks on me .but we all know the mind is very powerful. Thank you both for your help.
Just don't end up googling symptoms or googling anything because you will get yourself so worried and upset, hope you feel better soon xx
The mind is powerful, especially under times of stress. Try and relax, take some time for yourself and do things that you enjoy. Even something small like going for a walk can clear your head and make you feel slightly better as well as breathing exercises and listening to music . Dealing with anxiety will get easier and hopefully the more you understand it and with support from others you can overcome it or keep it under control. Good luck !
Jake, once i felt the feelings for the first time i googled what i was feeling and your right it did make it worse . now my mind id my worst enemy.was sound Asleep to be awakened by coughing ,leg ,arm and abdomen pain . cant forget the burning sensation.
Yeah really try your hardest not to google symptoms, I found it made my mind replicate the symptoms and made me convinced I was dying of cancer because of what I was reading.
I had to stop as I was getting really bad and making my anxiety worse.
Just take deep breaths and think this is just the anxiety and nothing else x
Hi Cindy,
sorry for your loss....❤️
yes, a, I have had something like that with anxiety but mine is more buring in feet and hands but sometimes legs as well. It feels like an actual burn on the bottom of my feet. Weird huh?
i happens off and on depends on my stress level....but I've noticed last few years hasn't popped up....
Thank you Rose, It was so bad I was in the Er again! I'm beginning to think i may need a bed of my own in there. Now I have the burning feeling in my arms also its driving me completely crazy with this. Even tho the doctor's have done a test for blood clots I dnt believe them . I believe I have them throughout my body and i dnt know how to shake this feeling. ...
Ah, you're fine. Remember you are going through some grief with the loss and anxiety creeps in...but it also goes away too. I have had anxiety forever and only had three times that I actually needed treatment.
be good to yourself.....please try and find some rest and relax time....
Dear CindyG, fist of all how special are you looking after the children and bringing them up with your own.
you will also be upset over your loss and when someone so near has died it makes us think of our own mortality hence worrying about health.
i would think you have so much on your mind and a great deal of responsibility.
maybe seeing a counsellor or contCting your local MIND organsiation might help.
i also worry about health a great deal and I know it is stress related.
I hope everything goes well for you.
Hi Jake I agree when you google anything to do with health it makes you worse as you think it is something serious.
being a stressful nature when I am feeling bad I use the rescue remedy treatments and they do help calm me down. But anxiety is awful and I know worry is detrimental to health so a vicious circle.
Thank you Cheze22 ,some time i just want to give up and throw in the towel. I tell myself i can't do it, it's making me sick physically and mentally. Then i tell myself I've never quit why would i start now.but this stupid anxiety and thoughts of having clots in my body are talking over my life
Dear CindyG, just remember that anxiety is very real unlike physical symptoms such as a cut on the leg or infection of the body, anxiety is not always visable and not always taken as seriously as other conditions.
my advice is to take all the help on offer such as professional voluntary agencies and support from friends. You have been through so much and coping with so much, take the right advice and allow your body to heal.
Thank you Cheze22, I feel like this disease has completely taken over . Every day I wake up fine then the mind starts telling me that my legs are hurting, then comes my arms and my chest. I have been to three different er's around 10 times and they do all the same test and im still convinced i have blood clots no matter what they say. My family and my job are starting to suffer and im At the end of my rope ready to have a nervous break down. They increased my thyroid medicine thinking that is the problem and put me on prozack and larazapam. ....could someone please help me before I fall apart anymore