Hi all,
I've posted in here a couple of times not so long ago. I thought I had my anxiety under control after 11 weeks of taking fluoxetine....
But couple of weeks ago I found a lump in my throat (actually inside near my tonsil)
I've been to see a private doctor about it and she's refered me to see a consultant.
Other than this I've had so many other symptoms - I feel deaf in both my ears, I'm extremely tired ALL the time no matter how much sleep I have, I get chest pains, my stomach is bloated, I feel weak and the list goes on!
Does anyone else experience this? I'm so adamant that I have cancer and it's spreading slowly all over my body!
The doctor did say that it is very likely to be reacuring viral infections and that it's very unlikely to be cancer because of my age (23).
I know anxiety can cause alsorts of symptoms and also make you believe you have serious illnesses. Does any one else worry the same as me?
If your doctors have ruled out any serious condition you should rest assured that you are OK. You are letting your fears get the better of you and this will cause your physical reactions which probably are
unrelated to any real medical condition. Do go back to your doctors or try another one just to rule out any real illness.
Sometimes the imagined illness and dangers can be worse than the real ones. When I was younger
than you I was scared of catching some fatal disease. I also feared I would die in a fire. I got over these phobias. Many years later I was diagnosed with cancer, was treated and five years later I'm
cancer free. Also when I was in my late twenties I actually was caught in a hotel fire, but got out and
suffered no harm. Neither of these potentially fatal events scared me nearly as much as the imagined
ones. It seems that when one is actually confronted with the "real thing" something kicks in to get you
through it. If you believe in God prayer will help. I wish you peace and good health.
I think if you read the other posts on this website you will realise that many other people suffer the same kind of health anxiety that you do. I have thought I have had many, many illnessess with symptoms to match and totally convincing. However, when I have got checked out, it turns out I am right as rain (except for the anxiety). It is all in the mind, but very difficult to convince oneself of this at the time. When the mind is drenched in adrenaline it does this, and everyone's the same.
Get checked out by a doctor to reassure yourself, educate yourself about anxiety and how it works, and then determine to ignore these thoughts. Your mind is looking for something (anything) to account for your body being in an anxiety state and will go through every possibility. The truth is that there is nothing wrong with you and you will be ok. You are in an anxiety state and this is one of the things that happens when you are in one. Nobody has died from an anxiety state (it just feels like that). It also causes all kind of worrying weirdness in your body, but it is a perfectly natural process that the body goes into when it feels it is under threat. The alarm bell has gone off by mistake. There is no threat. You are totally normal and not losing your mind (despite what your mind tells you!). You are experiencing an anxiety state and that is all. If you don't dwell on it or give it attention it will slowly calm down, the body and mind will realise that it is not under threat and the anxiety state will stop. The solution is easy, but difficult to do, and you will probably need to practise many times before it will subside. be patient and be extra kind to yourself. It is a very unpleasant and uncomfortable experience but it will pass if you leave it alone. Rest, get some exercise and keep mentally occupied. Hang on in there.
Hello im same
I always think i have cancer lately i found a hard ball feeling in back of my neck when i move my head right it moves right etc went docs 2 docs said was my spine. Now i get sharp pain across my left side of head and pain in ear dont get all time when do it lasts couple seconds now ive found fluidy feeling stuff on each side near my hip and a small lympth node in my left side of neck now im really scared i have cancer as dunno why my node would pop up or this fluid stuff anyone else can help ? Xx
Worrying about your health is not a bad thing, it shows you care, I remember every cyst lump or chest pain resulted in me going the doctors, I don't mean to sound rude here but i had a lump in the testicilar area and I went the doctors and pulled my pants right down in front of him before even greeting him, he was so shocked he even started stuttering lol I only did this because I was so anxious and nervous, turned out I had a sweat lump or something. I consider myself a normal person, but when it comes to health, I don't mess about lol.
Glad to hear there are people who are suffering the same way. I have been suffering from this for the past 4 year but never knew this is a Anxiety and it is called as Health Anxiety. It all started 4 years back when I was having high Acid Reflux which caused me uneasiness in chest. I started reading symptoms in google and then it all started. I thought it is Heart Problem as it looks similar.. then I was having stomach pain so I thought I having Ulcer or Stomach cancer... then one day I saw red color in my stool.. it was due to eating Water Melon but I thought I was having Colon Cancer and then I started having a small pain upper stomach... for me it was Liver cancer... in the mean time I was constantly having slight chest pain and shortness of breath... as I was never knew it is an Anxiety and my GP was taking me seriously I was really worried.
I was started asking everyother person for reassurance and they were making fun of me.. I read so many symptoms that if anybody says that they have a something wrong I would ask them symtoms and give them suggestion of they have some serious illness. It reached peak when I had my first Panic attack 1 year ago.. I was given Amitone 10mg(Amitriptyline Hydrochloride) which is a tryclic Anti Depressent... At first I felt so good which I felt first time after so many years.... then GP missed to tell me that this tablet has to be continued so I just took on pill and stopped and I got the Bunch of Side effects from Chest Pain, Stomach Gas, Head Ache, Loss of Sex... so many... and when this side effect were gone I again got Panic attack and I took one more pill and I felt better but stopped again and those side effect came back...
So I started reading the ways to stops the Side Effect of this Pill and searcing google for side effects then I there I found one article on health Anxiety....
So I understood what I actually suffering from.
Few months back I started going for Gym again..( I stopped Gym in fear that while lifting weight If I get heart attack then I might get big injury) and felt a little better and then I started running and feeling better.... But Most of the anxeity symptoms were there so I started Pranayam(Breathing Exercise) and felt much better. I dedicated 90min just for breating excercise... and 30 min for Running... due to Time constraint I am not going to Gym still I am feeling better.
Right now I only have slight chest pain but my habbit of checking symptoms in google for minor changes in body is still there and I believe it is never going to Improve as this is the Habbit... Pill just make chemical changes but there is a Limit for medication to work.
I read it somewhere the only way to cure this is Hypnosis... Because this symtoms checking is something which is in our unconscious Mind. Till the time that Mind is cleared every medication, Excercise and Breath technique is worth less. I am planning to visit a good Hypnotist and I am searching for it...
I believe you can have a thought on that.. there is no point in taking medication and damaging our body further as forcing body for sending specific chemical is not good in longer run...I wish you all the best..
I get paranoid when I get anxiety which is all the time that I have cancer or a tumor or even dieing chest pains dizzyness can't breathe my eye sight goes a little its very scary and your not alone I'm 24 and have had my first panic attack at 14 its hard for me and I know its hard for u I go to the drs all the time cuz I think something is wrong I feel like people r sick of me because they see me all the time the hospital the drs I know its scary but u don't have cancer and if u do then I do cuz I have the same symptoms that u have hope u feel better
Hi Charlotte,
I myself suffer from anxiety although I have never had it formally said by a Doctor, everytime I find a lump, bump or, spot on my body I am pretty sure it is Cancer or another serious illness.
For example I have just found a lump on my toung recently, It could be over one hundred different things including inflamed taste buds but I was very quick to look up Mouth Cancer.
Thinking the worst can rule your life, it's good to care but get checked out and trust your health care professionals.
Good luck with your anxiety!
Thank you for confirming what at lot Of us feel.
I have the same " health anxiety" as they call it every single bump pain whatever i feel i diagnose my self with terminal cancer. So far i have diagnosed myself with ovarian cancer..bone cancer.and.lymphoma. (i laugh as i just wrote that but it takes over and i become so in my head with crazy thoughts)...im terrified to go to the dr..this all started when my sister was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. About 15 yrs ago.. .im out of my mind seriously i cry n make everyone around me crazy ...its so bad my five yr old worries about me which is unacceptable. ..this fear takes over my life it sucks..its nice to see ppl that have the same health anxiety as me bc i thought inwas the only one that obsessed over this...anyway i wish you all well.
UI'm going through the same thing noW
I googLe too much and it drives me crazy
Right now I'm sure on wednesday they are gonna tell me I have pancreatic cancer
I have all the symptoms except I'm not jaundice I had a ct scan with contrast done and the radiologist came out and asked me if my doctor has ordered blood tests.... Weird why would he ask me that
I'm so scared I'm only 42 with 2 kids I'm terrorfiedi do suffer with anxiety but this is a different sort it's becoming all consuming I'm looking at clinical trials and everything I feel like I'm losing it
I have the exactly what you have lump by lymph node ear aches lump in throat chest tighten, pain in back sholders, breasts hurt head aches I had a ultra sound back in october they didnt find anything. I hate having these feels cause it takes over my daily living and I have another dr app this Friday but im wondering if you found anything more out. And the fluid like bumps on lower back ive bad those too. I have two kids and I just kept telling my self that my body just changed from having kids.
Its so hard not to think you (meaning anyone) they say every symptom can be cancer and its so hard to find if you dont look hard enough and you hear of mis diagnosis all the time and I know im not helping be positive right now but I get sp scared and I have been driving my friends crazy talking about it but I am one who has to talk about it to feel better. But sry back to my question did anything come of this? I have looked up hodgkins and some of they symptoms match and one lady had to finally tell her dr she wanted a biopsy before they found it
Hi guys I no this chat was a long time ago but it's the only chat on here that I can found that relates to me I must Google my symptoms everyday but only because I have had symptoms that I have never heard anyone else with anxiety say they have had these so they are constant back pain sharp/ache for about a week I have had back pain before but not constant for this long stomach pain ache/burning or winded feeling bone pain in the knees fingers hands hips toes sometimes a feeling of feeling just sick Generally unwell sudden dizziness vision problems and shoulder pain hope your all ok now though but would like to hear of anyone that got any of these please comment I'm terrified
Hi im new to this I'm 23 and ever since I've had my 3 children my health anxiety is out of control it is ruining my life the constant worry I can't cope with it at the moment I am convinced I have cervical cancer because I was bleeding and I have an aching leg and back I'm not sure if its my anxiety doinh that to me as I read on Google the symptoms yes I constantly search up cancer on Google! I've been to the doctor who is sending me for swabs for sti on Monday but I am convinced I am going to die of cervical cancer at the age of 23 the thought of leaving my kids makes me feel sick to my stomach! Charlotte96197 all of your symptoms sounds like its the anxiey as I get the esact same when mine gets really bad I've been told by the doctor that it is the anxiety even the bad eyesight how are you getting on now? I'm so glad I'm not the only person like this it is the worse thing ever stupid cancer phobia!! X
I am exactly the same, email me if you like.
Did u ever find anything seriously wrong with u as these symptoms I have daily
You are not alone.
Today I went to my GP after having extreme upper back pain, neck pain, chest pain and the feeling of a lump my throat's left side for almost a month. He palpated my neck checking for swollen lymph nodes and found a mass in my neck. I freaked out! Once I googled what was found I was immediately sent to Hodgkin's lymphoma websites. Now I can't get the idea that I have cancer out of my head! Not having immediate answers can take a toll on my anxiety. Getting a blood test and neck ultrasound tomorrow.
Hi, I have been having the same symptoms you have described (I think I have anxiety, but never diognosed) but mine is the right side.... Are you left handed or right?
any way I have had lots of blood tests and finally an ultrasound on my neck last week after finding a lump on the right side of my neck..... I have had the results and it has shown a small cyst on my thyroid 1.2 cm and the doctor has reassured me that this is nothing to worry about and quite common (I am 25) And puts all the other symptoms down to anxiety and tension! Today I feel great about it and symptoms don't feel half as bad, sometimes not noticing until I start thinking about it! I should Also say my mother had non-Hogkinson lymphoma and is doing great! She did not have any of the symptoms we describe!
I hope ole this gives you a little peace of mind, for now at least and I wish you well.
What symptoms did you have when you thought you had ovarian cancer? Because that is causing my anxiety to be through the roof right now. I have bloating, frequent urination, lower back pain, pain during sex, and my periods went from being the same day every month to coming on random days a month.
I had a mental break down thinking about it last night, I'm so scared.
Hey Bethany,I'm where you're at right now. Been so terrified! Keep thinking I have ovarian cancer,cervical cancer,colon cancer! My symptoms are extremely painful bloating,a really dull achy feeling deep in my pelvic region,it just doesn't feel right. My period was 10 days long then the following period was 10 days late so of course I went into serious panic mode!