Hello. I'm a 19 year old female. I've been to the doctor twice and was diagnosed with a sinus infection although I have little symptoms. I still haven't gotten better. I've had a few days where I feel fine and then I just feel horrible right when I think I'm better. It's been about a month now and my anxiety has also gotten out of hand.
At this point I cannot tell if I'm genuinely ill or if it's my anxiety? I mostly just get intense migraines now. I just don't feel well. My last month of summer I've been in bed and I haven't been to work. I'm in a bad mood when I get my migraines and I just want to be left alone. I have really bad health anxiety and it's just getting worse. How can I tell if this is serious or if I'm causing my own symptoms due to my anxiety?
Hi sydnie sounds like your anxiety is causing migraine headaches and low mood.Go to your doctor and get treatment for your health anxiety.In the meantime try to find methods on YouTube try meditation and mindfulness techniques.Also dab lavender essential oils on your pillow.Try to keep your mind occupied and please stop googling symptoms.Get the therapy you need to get your anxiety under control.
Thank you for the reply. I see my therapist every other week. Still trying to get anxiety medication. I just don't know what doctor to go to. I'm young and I don't really know who to go to for anxiety. My therapist can't prescribe medicine.
Thank you for your other tips as well. Its hard not to Google when I get so freaked out but I am trying.
If anyone comes across this. I'm doing much better. It was truly health anxiety with a little bit of tmj. Joint pain caused headaches but my anxiety made it much worse. Just posting this for anyone who might be thinking the same thing I was. I tricked myself into thinking I was seriously ill. After I was told by a doctor it was tmj I haven't had a headache like that since then. All made up in my head and driven by anxiety.