I'm very nervous that have something very bad going on with my body and everyone thinks it is just anxiety. I'm a 15 year old girl and ever since last summer I have always been a little over the edge because one time I was flipping out and going into panic mode and my whole left side went numb. I thought I had a stroke or something worse like a tumor in my brain. I went to the doctor and she just did a little look over me and told me it was anexity. She took my blood to look to see if there were thyroid problems, but it came back clear. Now this summer I started to have racing heart and my head felt so weird and I couldn't sleep at all. My spine would hurt so bad and my groin would hurt to, making my limp sometimes. Everytime I eat my stomach becomes upset. I will get pain in all my legs and all throughout my body. Yesterday I was just walking around and my neck and back started to hurt. My whole left side of my shoulder and back were swollen. It hurts to move my neck or turn my head. I was feeling my neck and I found a lump that was like pea size that I could move around. I searched like crazy because I don't know what else to do at this point because I can feel something is wrong with me. I'm so scared that I have cancer or a tumor I have a doctor's appointment today and I'm scared that I'll find out bad news. I guess what I am asking is if anyone has ever had this happen..
sorry your feeling this way Jay, your Doing the right thing by getting checked out as not only will it put your mind at rest but it will hopefully show you there's nothing sinister going on, I suffer health anxiety so I know what it's like to imagine the worst but potentially all we are doing is making everything worse.. can your doctor not maby send you to someone like a councillior? Would you find maby talking with someone and learning ways to stop the cycle of anxiety helpful.. ive just started and sometimes it's nice to speak with someone other than family to get all my thoughts and feelings and emotions out.. i have went through so many symptoms also including aches and pains and all tests always come back clear.. stress and anxiety can do all sorts to the mind and body... hope you feel better soon but try not to cause yourself to much worry as am so sure it all is anxiety and the doctor will put your mind at rest at next visit...
Take care of your mind and body and it will take care of you I used to hear this a lot and never really took it serious, now I do because it's so important.. healthy eating and exercise sometimes can help improve symptoms
We carry emotions in the body so they can affect your body by manifesting in various symptoms when they flare up and put us in a stressful state of fight or flight. Are your fears rational? Are they helping you in any way? You must learn to stop focusing on all that 'might' be wrong and focus on what is actually right and true and good. Don't allow fear to control your life and make you feel sick. God did not give us a spirit of fear but of love, power and self control. Trust that you will be okay and tell yourself the truth not a frenzied out of control lie that you have a tumor or cancer, etc. Relax and let go of things beyond your control and do what you can to do things that lead to health and learn to enjoy and be thankful for your life.