just wondering if anyone out there has beat health anxiety and if so what with and how long did it take. im suffering really bad, struggling to see any light at the end of the tunnel, and just feel like giving up as im that convinced im dying anyway. i dont want to live like this and i dont want my xhildren to have me as a mum while im like this, i cant see any way out. i just feel defeated
i try to avoid my primary h.a. triggers such as poor sleep, over stimulation ( 3 or more things going on in one day) not eating a good diet, i. e. skipping meals, changing my daily schedule and my big one…open mouthed breathing leading to hyperventilating.
Secondary triggers are reading or hearing of others with severe health problems and traveling ( too much change/stimulation.)
When I can manage all the above…i can go for awhile without having a health crisis.
hi Suzanne,
i have health anxiety as well. i was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease last year and starting early this year i started getting panic attacks and really bad anxiety coupled with bad depression. i am like u convinced there is something wrong with me even though they have run numerous tests and everything comes back fine. i have also list my appetite because if the anxiety. As part if my illness i have to do routine bloodwork every 4 to 6 weeks which stresses me out every time because I’m expecting something bad to come out…and i know thats my problem i just keep thinking bad things r gonna happen. i also have 2 kids and dont want to live this way. i have started to take antidepressants and they have helped with the depression and a bit with the anxiety. i am also doing therapy and starting a anxiety and depression program tomorrow with the hospital. so i think there is hope but i also think it takes time. i totally understand where u are and how u are feeling and u dont know how many times i have told mom and husband how i don’t want to live this way because it is hell. But i am trying to hang in there but I’m not gonna lie its hard.
Hi Suzanne,
do you have a lot of stress in your life? how long have you felt this way?
first off suzzane and i cant stress this enough YOU CAN BEAT THIS NEVER GIVE UP . i too have suffered from anxiety and health issues etc. i have found that you will never be rid of anxiety but what you can do is learn how to manage things in a way that keeps you in control.
Its not like anyone of us just wakes up with anxiety one day it happens over time we slowly start worrying about things and than worrying more and more before you know it you are worrying about everything and feel like you cant control it.
That is the key though we didnt get this way over nite so it takes time to get back to feeling like our old selves again. i cant recommend enough seeing a qualified therapist and seeing them weekly and then biweekly and then after a while maybe once a month so you always have someone to talk to. Also try to start a breathing exercise with deep breathing and do it as many times a day as you can. takes about 10 min to do it right and do it even when you dont have anxiety to keep that good feeling going it is possible to heal the mind but dont just sit there waiting for some magical cure be sick and tired of being sick and tired and get up and make it your job to get better.
you can do it