I suffer my severe health anxiety, for the past 5 years I can’t remember the last time my mind was at ease because I thought I was healthy. Once I get reassurance from one illness which I thought I had (which I didn’t) a few days later I’m worrying about another illness after googling. Just over the few weeks, I’ve diagnosed my self with skin cancer, ovarian cysts, apendiscitis and now MS - the MS scare started after I started to feel tingling sensations all over my body, muscle spasms and shooting pains. I felt these symptoms back in 2017 and had an MRI which was clear however I feel there is a possibility it may be a different story this time. I’m always in the doctors, so much that I feel embarrassed and wanting to change doctors because they are probably sick of me. Whenever the doctors take my heart rate it’s around 130 bpm - simply because I’m expecting the worst all the time whilst at the doctors. I can’t seem to find a relief from these symptoms, it’s controlling my life - has any one has these symptoms or felt like this before ?
ABSOLUTELY! When I was in my 20s, I suddenly developed several symptoms at one time. Weakness, numbness and tingling in my arms and legs, floaters in my eyes, tight chest, and several more. I thought for sure I had MS. my dad took me to a neurologist. All test came out normal. It was then that I realized all my symptoms were related to stress and anxiety built up over the years. My body just couldn’t take anymore so it came out it as symptoms.
please dont google symptoms. they don’t pertain to your individual situation. The more I would worry the worse
my symptoms.
I wasted years of my life with fear and worry and nothing bad ever happened. I’m afraid the same could happen to you, I can’t get back any of those years!
you are correct, fear is controlling your life. That’s why you feel so miserable . don’t give into it. Stay busy and active and do things for others to take your mind off yourself .
talk to a counselor to help u manage it.
i would bet anything that if you just let go of everything including your fear of disease, u would find that nothing bad will happen.
the day i let go of fear was the day i started to live! 