Health anxiety is high today, has been for the last couple of days, aches and pains all over, hyperventilating etc. Am trying breathing exercises but not helping too much at the moment - I know it's psychological, the more I think about it, the worse I feel. Sorry folks, just wanted to offload a bit 😞
Hi Karen..sounds like me today! Struggling to look after my granddaughter as every breath I try to take is a struggle and have sharp stabbing pains all over and in my back and chest. I feel ur pain
It's horrible isn't it Paula, let's try keep smiling and hope it passes soon 😊
Hey Karen you and I both. Mine has just started acting up again as of yesterday, but I got a 1.5 week break from hypochondria and anxiety. I was diagnosed with anxiety 4months ago after intense heart&chest pains sent me to the ER few days after Christmas. I couldn't stay asleep, grinder my teeth so hard my jaws n gums were sore. My left arm kept going dead n I kept hyperventilating.
After all that I started getting aches&pains all over, makes me worry constantly that I have at least 5dfrnt types of cancer. Diabetes,lupus, MS, ALS you name it. But sometimes I get a break from it all for like 2wks.
I notice when I sleep in my friend's big, comfy bed upstairs with lights off I feel normal. But when I sleep on my lumpy futon in my basement apt with a light on I feel weird aches.
So now I'm starting to tell myself I'm not dying n stop checking my body for signs of illnesses.
It is 😵 my life has been on hold for last 3 years with it being really bad. Had to give my job up as well. Had health anxiety most of my life but especially cardiophobia last 27 years after having my son. Nightmare. Starting NLP on Mon and she's confident she can help so I live in hope! Just try and breeeathe. I'm gonna look up the Buteyko technique when my hubby gets in lol
Do you have a therapist or a counsellor or someone who can help?
I agree, sometimes I just need to have a word with myself... and sometimes I can but then other times it seems too hard. 😟
I have a good friend who is a psychotherapist, she is a good listener but I usually try to handle it myself 😊
Yo! Where have you been? I trust that you've been doing well. I've been hanging in there and guess what? Anxiety, hypochondria,depression all gave me some time off! For almost two weeks I was normal again! Since yesterday I started feeling crappy again though, private message me.
That sounds interesting, gonna have a look myself. Stay strong 😘
that's good! How long have you been having the issues for?
Just sent you a PM!
Hot shower sometimes helps me
I've always suffered slightly with anxiety and I could manage it ok. Then my brother died suddenly a couple of years ago and it has just escalated since then, I'm ok for a while and then suddenly there it is again, this bout started about Xmas time and I seem to get it under control and then there it is again 😞
I'll give it a go, it's worth trying thank you 😊
Hi Nattalie I know where your coming from I have general anxiety disorder plus health anxiety started after my dad died I was only 27 had a 10 month old son and an older daughter but had this for about 5 months now wake up about 5 in morning then it starts like a fever then chills feeling of fear trembling loss of appetite during day weight loss I seem to better at night time and get my appetite back all blood test came back ok been on citalapram for 6 years but Dr going to change them talked to a therapist on telephone there's a 3 month waiting list but going to a group one nxt wk just want to get right again like your self
Sorry to hear that.
My anxiety this time around was triggerd by one of my best friends dying, so I get how hard this can be.
If you ever need anything, post on here or feel free to send me a PM.
You are not alone.
Good luck and all the best!
Thank you for your support 😊
All of you who deal with this every day are inspirational to me. You manage to get on with living your life and do what you can to get through each moment and I can then believe that I can do the same when i am overwhelmed with anxiety.
Please keep telling your stories, good or bad, so that we know there are others who know what we are going through and that there is hope for moments of relief.
Thanks for sharing your struggle and may you have a better day today than you did yesterday.
no problem, we're all here to help