angela,
Sorry it has taken me a couple days to get back to you again. I just read your story and your worries above. I will tell you that my stumbling block, my particular problem within the world of anxiety, is being a hypochondriac. That is what you are also decscribing about yourself. I totally understand you when you say that you feel like you can not get better with all these physical symptoms. I felt the same exact way when i was doing the program with the Stress coach. i would tell her ALL the time that if it weren't for the physical symptoms, i could work on my "skills" to rid myself of anxiety, simply because was the symptoms themselves that i was most anxious about. having said that, what i have learned is that the symptoms and your body are a distraction, yes, a distraction (subconsciously, to your real issues. You have to figure out what your real emotional issues are, and work of relieving the symptoms of anxiety (i.e. , Heart rate, BP, nervousness, tight muscles, etc....) at the same time. Once I admitted i had this condition , adn i was willing to work on my skills and admit that my physical symptoms were mostly a product of my feeling, i could move on and try to recover. Do you know about the Stress program at all? do you know what they focus on? But basically, all my life i have been a hypochondriac, and teh physical symptoms of this really manifested themselves over the past 5 years. but i am on teh side of recovery now, and i still need to use the skills as most people do. You seem fine to me, i see myself in you. I use to have horrible anxiety even just thinking of my doctor appoitments - when i was pregnant and after. You also need to tell your doctor taht you actually have anxiety disorder, so he can consider that when examining you.
Help with this anxiety!!!!!
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