Im a 17 year old girl Ive been stressing for a few days now thinking that I have herpes or an std because I have 2 cold sores on my lip. Yesterday while I was going home I started feeling a tightness/ tingling feeling at the top of my left cheek bone I searched it up and the first thing that showed up was a stroke or heart attack, I got panick attack after panick attack all day after reading that. Ive been to the ER before for an EKG It was normal & all blood tests came out fine I even had an ultrasound for my stomach It was fine and an chest Xray which was fine in May. Today ive been so worried I cant even concentrate in school im having anxiety and panick attacks because today I feel that tingling/ tight feeling near my chin/ cheek and it only gets worse when I start to panick. Im thinking im going to have a stroke or something and Im worried sick ! My face feels kind of itchy and I'll feel pain in my left ear, sap from a tree went inside my eye yesterday and 10 min later That weird feeling on my cheek started. Im telling my mom to take me to the ER but shes telling me to just calm down it isnt nothing. Im going for an doctors appoinment this Friday for my anxiety but im worried sick about that feeling in my cheek near my chin too which gets worse when im in panick mode. What is this ?? I dont know what to do I dont want to wait until my appoinment Friday to figure this out its only Wednesday. Ive been crying over this.
Stacey you need to get a grip. Trust me you will have panic attacks occasionally that will take away your enjoyment in life. I had health anxiety around the same age as you and I am 63 and still alive. Brace your youth let the fears go you are going to be ok. All you need is to see a doctor once a year for physical if it is all good then be thankful and put it to rest until the next check up. You will have flus colds and aches and pains trust me but you will live to see another day. Dont wake up at 63 like me and wish you could have all those anxiety days back because if I could I would look anxiety right in the face and say give me your best shot and let the feelings fears consume me like I do now. They get less and less when you do that trust me...live, love and most of all enjoy your life...please life is too short to live the way you are living.
You are so right!! I will be 63 this year and I wasted 20 years worrying. It's just not worth it! I wish the younger people would heed our advice so they don't waste their days on anxiety and worry. Life goes by so fast! 😉
Stacey,
you are young and your tests are great. Live your life!! You are healthy!
most every person carries the herpes virus in one form or another. If you've had chicken pox, you have a version of herpes. Cold sores are oral herpes virus. It's not dangerous and goes away even th ough the virus stays in the body. That doesn't mean you will get it anywhere else. Most people who have herpes don't even know it.. Stress can activate herpes.
Dont waste your life wi th worry because you cannot get those days back
Thank you !
Thank you !