I am still plodding along. Last week I kept my follow up call with my GP and explained my progress. She felt that if I had anything wrong with me, then the counselling I have been taking would not have effected my woozyness/head pressure in the slightest.
It has been much better and I had noticed huge changes. I was quite anxious leading up to my chat with my GP and noticed that I began to 'think about my health anxiety' again and so a few things came back. After my conversation with my GP had ended I did feel much better, but then I noticed old habits. I began to worry that I had put too much emphasis on the anxiety part and perhaps she would then be unable to make a proper diagnosis. I also noticed that without the prospect of a follow up consultation I began to feel nervous, like I was facing things alone.
It was very odd and I tried to take note of all the anxiety related thoughts.
Since then I have had a few symptoms return, but they are a bit more sporadic. I have also had ear ache on and off for a few days (it's not bad, but can be uncomfortable at times,) as well as a cough. The ear ache did raise my health anxiety again, but again I am acknowledging my anxious thoughts and spotting them.
The earache frightened me as during the summer I had read of tumours on the nerve inside the ear. I linked it to this - but I noticed myself doing so.
I am learning that anxiety stores information (or at least mine does,) and begins to make panicked connections between things.
I am extremely tired as I have a lot of person stresses right now and I don't want to allow myself to spiral.
If the ear ache persists I will go back to the doctors.
I have had a very bad and persistent cough (and congestion,) recently as well so I think this is more my issue.
I keep on..plodding away slowly and trying to spot my anxiety.
You need to try and see the doctor. Sick is not helping the stress and try to catch a nap even 20 minutes during the day. Helps me and I have been doing a all nigher on here tonight.
Adk your doc for a therapist that can help,channel the stress and panic into positive feed back. Holidays are always a bit more stressful. Take time to relax. Do something you enjoy take your mind to a better place.😊
Hi Nick I am yes. I actually managed to get rid of my ear ache but after some added stress that was out of my hands, it has returned. It seems centred around the hinge of my jaw (I do not know its formal name!) and vibrates into my ear...I bite down here when I am anxious and I have been doing so for a long, long time now. This makes my ear/jaw and even back tooth feel sore and ache.
When I relaxed it did actually go away. It feels like a hard bump below my ear. I'm not sure if this makes the sensation of woozyness worse or if the ear causes me anxiety - which causes the woozyness! I was okay until I sat down and began thinking about it..which has made other symptoms come on.
Thank you but I think it is just from clenching... I really do do it all the time. I have been clenching my jaw in a certain way since March so even I am not surprised that it is now sore. Thank you though
I am quite positive it is the way I am holding myself as it eases when I relax my jaw. It did go away entirely until I became stressed again and started clenching. I think my jaw is just tired of holding it so rigid.
Aww, Mopsy . A lot of us hold tension in certain places. Namely the neck and jaw, but also the lower back. It's annoying because whatever affects the neck also affects other things, like headaches, tension around the eyes, and often inner-ear problems. The same goes for the jaw. I'm glad that you're trying to relax and let this tension disperse a bit, but I'd highly recommend that you look into getting a massage appointment. I'm sure I've posted this before on this Forum, but getting regular massages is super useful for GAD, OCD, depression, and even bipolar disorder. I might be a little biased since I've done some training to be a massage therapist (before I started at Uni), but it is sooo helpful. And if you budget well, it's pretty affordable. It sounds like you could use a massage to work out the kinks in your neck and smooth away some tension in the face and jaw. Give it a try...I think you'll find it helpful. And if you can't find a massage center or spa, then ask the hubby! It's actually a nice way to bond and care for each other.
I hope you start to feel better soon my friend. Remember!! --one day at a time.