If you are reading this then you are scared. And you have every right to be scared because Health Anxiety is terrifying.
Physical problems are easy to over come because you can see them, but being trapped inside your mind is a wholeeee different kettle of fish. But believe me when I say you are okay. You are going to be fine. And in a years time from now you’ll have forgotten what you were even worrying about in the first place.
To battle your own mind is a challange, but by working with yourself you can beat it because you and your mind work as a single unison and you can help each other out, a little bit like eating healthy food to help your body!
I am not a doctor and I too suffer horribly from anxiety, you are NOT alone. I have concluded that the stress anxiety causes can completely disable your body, from sleep tremors and shaking, to manifesting twitches and pains. It is clear our minds are more powerful than we can conceive which is why doctors cannot convince us that we are okay because we simply do not believe it.
But now is the time to believe, that we are going to be okay! It has surprised me immensely just how many symptoms can be fabricated to be true by the mind, but maybe we can use the negative power and turn it positive? Bring our mind on side and allow the stress hormones to drain and allow the happy hormones to flow!
We all came here for reassurance and this is my reassurance to you that you are a powerful being and you can talk your mind out of the troubles, you can change your way of thinking. You just need to give yourself time. I truly believe that after a few weeks of de-stressing a lot of the physical feelings will go. I have been mediating using YouTube videos twice a day, listening to audio books before bed on YouTube, diverting my attention when I start to panic by laughing at myself and what I am worried about! For example I was worried about Ms and MND at the same time along with heart failure… when I look at it I laugh and think… who is really that unlucky! and whilst i am healthy and active I can confirm it’s not me.
My partner said something the other day that helped me “If you knew you were going to get a really bad illness in 4 weeks time, would you worry about it every day until you had it, or would you enjoy every minute you had until you had it hypothetically?” and it made me think… I don’t know when and even if I will get ill one day, but do I really want to spend my days worrying about it? Or do I want to enjoy being me right this second and enjoy life for the beautiful thing it is?
You are so brave and in time things will get better, please practice diversion techniques or try Hynotherapy. Avoid caffeine at ALL costs and keep your sugar intake down whilst you battle it. You are loved and if you need someone then reach out and tell them, because people love you and want you to be happy and so do I 