Okay so I'm a 16 year old male 17 in February and I'm really scared. I started out by having headaches then I started throwing up and being nauseous all day and not eating any food only drinking lots of water so then I start worrying and thinking the of the worst case (brain tumor) so then I look up the symptoms and got really scared so I told my mom I wanted to go to the doctor. So I did and he said it was just anxiety and I strait asked him if it was anything serious and he said no. But for whatever reason that wasn't comfort for me. Since then I haven't eaten much and I've lost 10lbs. I've had no appetite throughout the day until I force myself to eat something then I just feel sick. I'm constantly worrying about myself dying because I don't want to leave my mom, dad, and my 2 little brothers behind because I love them. My greatest fear is having a brain tumor and I keep dwelling on it. I have slight headaches when I wake up in the morning that just worsen throughout the day and I get emotional thru the day because the though never leaves my head. The only way I can actually calm myself down is when I take a shower and somehow get my mind off of it. I keep telling my mom how I feel everyday and she gets sick of it and it brings her down... BUT IM SCARED. I want to be how I used to again.. happy eating a lot and doing good in school. But this just has recently brought me down and I need help/advice on what I should do. PS: none of my family has had any history of cancer or illnesses. I really hope there's nothing wrong with me
Hi Dylan!
Migraines are a very common type of headache in people with anxiety. I was diagnosed with chronic anxiety. They will make you throw up, nausea, blurred vision, flashing lights, etc. You can look up the symptoms but don't Google too much.
I am 16 as well, 17 in March lol. I was obsessed with my heart. I relate to you because i stressed out my mom as well with my "health problems". She had to miss work, & was frustrated because i was never satisfied with the doctors diagnosis for nothing being wrong. She fell & had a torn meniscus from work & was trying to recover herself. She could barely walk & had to get up to take me to the er & doctors so much.
Anyways, I believe if you had a serious brain tumor, you would show more defined signs of it. Like seizures, loss of consciousness, extreme coordination loss, inability to do simple daily things, frequent throwing up, especially every morning. But if you aren't having that you should calm down.
I understand your fear but stressing about it will cause more stress. & More stress will lead to real health problems. Please don't stress about stress because it will cause even MORE stress lol. It's a vicious cycle. But you have to live life freely regardless of what you think you have or have.
With there being no family history of illnesses & your age, your risk is extremely low. The odds are in your favor that your healthy. You'll be okay ❤
Chronic migraines*
Yes but wouldn't these headaches go away with rest?
And what do you mean by siezures? I always though siezures are shaking uncontrollably, muscles tightning up and you can't really Do anything. But I also read that a siezures can be just like day dreaming.. which I do a lot I can snap out of I think anytime I want but choose not to...
Everyone is different. They have meds for migraines like Excedrin because people can't sleep they're so debilitating. & Yea Seizures are uncontrollable movements. Stop believing everything in Google. A seizure is not like daydreaming. They are caused by serious neurological problems like brain tumors, epilepsy. I was staying that if you had a serious brain condition, you would've been having seizures.
Okay and in the mornings i would 100% be throwing up? Because in the mornings getting ready for school I just feel a nervous feeling in my stomach. Kind of like being over excited and almost feeling like imma throw up but never do.