I was diagnosed with hypochondria 4 years ago with GAD.It started with a panic attack (that made my heart race and I fainted for a split second). Didn’t really take and meds for it. I was all normal for the past 3 years not until this april. I know the anxiety was back and it was a lot worse. I was having intrusive thoughts, thoughts that are really violent and scary. And i have these songs stuck in my head 24/7. I started to fear that this will be the moment that i will turn into a schizoprenic or psychotic. Of course my hypochondriac personality googled about the symptoms. And Bam!!! I was always checking if I was hallucinating. I would look at something and tell myself that what if it’s not a stick but a snake? ( I would imagine it being a snake, but I would not really see it as one through my eyes) i would panic with every little sound that I hear, thinking they’re not real. I also started to question. My surroundings and my family. What if I’m not really here. Or I am already crazy and I just don’t know it. I also worried about bipolarand psychosis. I confided with my psychiatrist and he dismissed the chances that I am going crazy. He said it was all anxiety and nothing else. But I don’t feel right. Other days I feel so normal that when I look back at my worries I find them outrageous. I am so lost right now. I hope someone can relate to what im saying.
Oh and I forgot, the 3 years that i was normal and not “going crazy” I was a big hypochonriac. I can’t remember a day that I was never dizzy. Went to every kinds of doctors to get tested. Now that I am currently obsessing about Schizoprenia all the dizziness went away.
Hi l would have to say you are still suffering hypochondria however instead of fearing a physical illness you fear mental illnesses so your psychiatrist is correct.l hope he has referred you to a psychologist.
Thank you for replying. No he did not refer me to one. I hope that’s only the case as I am very scared to develop schizoprenia.
Your not you need to ask to be referred to a therapist to help you overcome your hypochondria and over time you will learn to conquer your fears
Thank you so much. I feel a little better now. Are you dealing with the same thing too
Not hypochondria no.l have GAD so l don't think I suffer from any other illness.You just need therapy and help to tackle your anxiety and fears.