Hi Everyone,
I began suffering with health anxiety in January and I managed to deal with it and it got alot better but over the last week it has started up again but even worse than before. I feel like Something bad will happen to me. I've been to the doctors and a&e countless times and it's got to the stage where I daren't go anymore as they think I'm wasting their time.
Everyone just keeps telling me it's the anxiety but I convince myself something very bad will happen. I've never had this before in my life and can't understand why it's started. My mum and husband have been very supportive but even they are getting cross with me and making out I'm wasting doctors time.
I won't go out in public places or stay in the house on my own as I fear I may pass out. And I dread going to work.
I constantly feel ill and fed up and that I'm some kind of nutter.
What can I do??? Is their anyone in the same position??
Thank you for reading
Hi Laura,
you sound really anxious and stressed. Have you seen a psychologist. They can be very helpful. You are not a nutter, you are just anxious. It feels awful, but it won't hurt you. There are lots of therapists who specialize in this area and they can give you tools to cope. CBT - cognitive behaviour therapy is very popular.
best,
linda
I'm in the same boat as you. You aren't alone. It will get better in time. The doctors keep telling me everything is fine but I'm still constantly anxious. I feel like a burden to those around me. You aren't alone. Mine started around January too even though I've had slight health anxiety all my life. (I'm 21 years old) January right after my birthday was BAD and it stayed bad for awhile but it's slowly getting better. Try talking to someone and just excepting that you are having anxiety. Trying to ignore or suppress it makes it worse. If you need to cry, cry. If you need to yell, yell. But after, try to relax.
Good luck friend I hope you feel better soon.
I feel the exact same had it for years I've had ecg liver function test thyroid checked every test you can amigine and they have found nothing I wake up feeling ill everyday sore legs sore head pains in my chest dizziness muscles twitching and lump on my throat and chest and feel as if I could just curl up and die it's a horrible feeling I feel as if I've went totally crazy you just have to fight threw it it will get better I have 3 small kids and tend to just keep myself busy with them and that takes my mind off it its also get propanonol and sertraline from my gp but doesn't seem to be doing much good you are not alone in feeling like this a go to gp and A&E nearly every week as I convince myself there is something else wrong and everything they find nothing try and find something to relax and take your mind off it
Please do not be offended but did you have any alcohol at the timeof your birthday?
Hi laura
You are not alone so many people feel the way you do. I also have had mild HA all my life but since August it got loads worse. This past week I feel much better but it has been a long journey and I'm sure I will still have blips.
Can I ask do you google search illness, I did and it made it a whole lot worse so my main piece of advice is to try to stop doing that and also reading 'real life' stories about people who are going through or have gone through illness.
With anxiety bodily sensations get multiplied and you are hypersensitive to anything and you can also sometimes think yourself feeling things like the other day someone said they felt a tingling in their face and when I was thinking about that I also thought I felt a brief tingly sensation in my face too...like I said I'm having a good week so had the strength to shake it off and it's not happened since!
It would help if you talked to a counsellor or your doc about getting help for anxiety this would be a great start for you!
Hi, Thank you for the replies. At least I know I'm not alone.
All I ever seem to do is google illnesses which I know is the worse thing I can do.
I then start to convince myself that I have those symptoms.
The doctor doesn't want to give me any medication for this as she thinks I'm strong enough to be able to deal with this in other ways. I have been using the Bach rescue remidies that do seem to work for abit and take the edge off.
It doesn't help that I'm waiting for an ultrasound as I get bad acid reflux in my stomach after I have eaten and the bottom of the left side of my ribs are swollen. This does not help
As I am constantly worrying and thinking the worse
Hopeful going to ring a therapist tomorrow and book in for some sessions with them to see if that helps.
Thanks everyone
Hi Laura
I just wanted to wish you luck in dealing with your anxiety and let you know that you aren't alone. My symptoms sound very similar to yours and it is very hard to accept that the physical feelings are actually associated with a mental health problem. I still don't think that I have totally accepted this yet, even after lots of medical checks over the past few years, it just feels so real!! The fear of the physical symptoms being something serious seems to make the symptoms worse bringing on more fear - it's a horrible vicious cycle. I would reccomed contacting a therapist who can do some CBT - this has helped me in the past. Lots of luck!!
Thank you so much for your help and advise. Hopefully this can be sorted soon.