Gad and health anxiety

Mental health
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Hi all need some help. I have gad and health anxiety badly I always fear the worse and anxiety throws all sort of symptoms my way!

I was diagnosed last year with pi ibs and had a few good months but due to recent stress I could feel the anxiety tummy aches in the morning creeping back so started to panic.

On Christmas Eve I got a slight twinge in my right ovary and since then it has been a downhill roll I have convinced myself I have ovarian cancer and started to have all the symptoms. The urination is getting to me the worst I am going once every half hour all day and then nothing at night I went shopping with my sister and managed to hold it for 5 hours and the same on a 5 hour car trip just going once. It seems as soon as I know I can use the toilet I can’t leave it it’s like my bladder twinges and I know if I go I will feel better and then I start to need to go again and the cycle goes on. I wake up in the morning dreading my first wee knowing the cycle will start again. Does anyone else suffer badly with their bladder when worried about it is it really in my head or should I be pushing my dr (something I really don’t want to do massive fear of drs) please someone help. Thanks 

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I also have GAD, Health Anxiety, and IBS, when my anxiety is out of control I have to go to the bathroom all the time.  It's a natural response to being anxious (fight or flight).  Basically your body is emptying itself out preparing you to either run or fight.  

When my anxiety breaks I also wake up and the first thing I have to do is relieve myself.  Every morning it happens.

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Thank you sounds like we have the same lol this has been going on for about 2 weeks though driving me batty xx

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Driving me crazy too, it will pass, we just have to stay strong.

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My bladder is getting worse, I just need to stand up and I need to go to the toilet. In my case it is all to do with getting old.

You need to put your mind to rest with this, it can be nasty make an appointment with your GP

BOB

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Thanks all I gave in I saw the dr and he gave me some antibiotics I think just to get rid of me. I know deep down they won’t work I think I will have a chat with him next week about some meds just to take the edge off. No shame in that is there?