Hypochondriac
I would like some suggestions, I have been getting a lot better with my anxiety disorder as far as driving and feeling calmer, but the one thing I struggle with is my hypochondriatic thoughts. Everytime I hear of someone being sick or dying, I think I have it. I recently was diagnosed with carpel tunnel and I cannot tell you how many days I went thinking they were going to tell me I had MS. Please any suggestions or experiences on how you got over this or are dealing with it will help. Thanks
Take Care of yourself, because no one else will.
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I do the same thing. Everytime I hear about someone having some illness or disease, I worry about catching it and look up symptoms and cures immediately. I have a hard time watching doctor shows on tv because I always think I am that 1 out of 10,000,000 who will get that rare disease/disorder.
Not really sure how to overcome it though. The best thing I do is look it up and educate myself about stuff. The more you know about certain things, the more you might realize it may never ever happen to you. It's also good to realize that some things in life are out of your control, and try accepting that.
Hope you find some way to overcome this.
Not really sure how to overcome it though. The best thing I do is look it up and educate myself about stuff. The more you know about certain things, the more you might realize it may never ever happen to you. It's also good to realize that some things in life are out of your control, and try accepting that.
Hope you find some way to overcome this.
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Hello Sugarmama,
I think you are my twin. I work with my hands and have suffered some numbness/tingly and it was the carpal tunnel thing--but I thought MS...and thought, "but what if I get it??!!??" It is frustrating to feel this way, but the tapes are helping me. i'm on session three, and am really working to change my negative thoughts into positive ones. it takes practice. don't give up changing your life. when i'm in my eighties (because one day I will be) i don't want to look back on my life and regret wasting so much time wondering "what if"? thinking that sometimes helps me deal.
good luck..and what are you doing about your carpal tunnel?
Reine
I think you are my twin. I work with my hands and have suffered some numbness/tingly and it was the carpal tunnel thing--but I thought MS...and thought, "but what if I get it??!!??" It is frustrating to feel this way, but the tapes are helping me. i'm on session three, and am really working to change my negative thoughts into positive ones. it takes practice. don't give up changing your life. when i'm in my eighties (because one day I will be) i don't want to look back on my life and regret wasting so much time wondering "what if"? thinking that sometimes helps me deal.
good luck..and what are you doing about your carpal tunnel?
Reine
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Hey Reinebow,
Right now for my carpel tunnel I am wearing hand splints which seem to be helping and I am also taking ibprofin( I have bilateral tunnel which means its on both hands, probably from typing so much and sometimes I fall asleep on my wrist when I am naping on the couch. The doctor says no big deal lots of people get it and it will get better on its own, well I am trying to belive thats true but its not easy. I just started session 3 also and I am going to need to listen to the lesson several times a day. I am the one who has the negative thoughts every 2 and 1/2 minutes. But this program along with therapy has helped alot. I recently started driving again, I drop the kids off at school and pick them up on my own which I have not done in about a year, so I am trying to stay positive with thinking about the progress that I have made so far.
Right now for my carpel tunnel I am wearing hand splints which seem to be helping and I am also taking ibprofin( I have bilateral tunnel which means its on both hands, probably from typing so much and sometimes I fall asleep on my wrist when I am naping on the couch. The doctor says no big deal lots of people get it and it will get better on its own, well I am trying to belive thats true but its not easy. I just started session 3 also and I am going to need to listen to the lesson several times a day. I am the one who has the negative thoughts every 2 and 1/2 minutes. But this program along with therapy has helped alot. I recently started driving again, I drop the kids off at school and pick them up on my own which I have not done in about a year, so I am trying to stay positive with thinking about the progress that I have made so far.
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sugar
You sound alot like me....I have done this in the past to myself so many times. My gram recently was diagnosed with bone cancer, and I dont believe that treatment is something that will cure her. Of course not long after hearing this my bones were hurting me....then I realized that although my gram has this disease she didnt spend the 78 years of her life worrying about getting it....she lived her life and she made it all this time basically major illness free. What was I doing to myself? Why?
Even now that she has this she doesnt spend her time talking about it or worrying and if you ask her she would say why? Will it change things? I would much rather spend my time visiting with you and doing what I can while I can. Wow. From that moment on I vowed not to let the scary thoughts overrule my mind. No longer would I sit there and worry about being sick......because I am not and I am very gratefull for that.
What would our lives be like if we spent even half the time we do worrying about illness living our lives? What then? When I think about it, it can give me goosebumps.
You have carpel tunnel so what, you wont die from that and you can still function. There are so many people that pray for one more day to do what they want because of illness or death dont waste another precious moment on this worry.
I know that my gram has inspired me even though she is a very simple person with not too much education she has lived a good life. A life with severe hardships and she has done it day by day. She was taken from her family at the age of 9! 9! can you even imagine and put to work in a concentration camp. Never to see some of her family memebers ever again. She came to America with two babies a suitcase and 10 bucks and she made her way. Life wasnt easy but she didnt worry obsessively she just continued to persevere......we should all sit back and take notice of what real struggle and challange is and toughen up and be strong.
I can promise you I will make it a top priority that when my mind wants to revert to my old ways of thinking oh my gosh what is this? Im gonna say STOP IT!
No more will I waste one more minute worrying about something I can not control. If its meant to happen it will no matter how hard I fight it.
Good luck to you and if I can do this you can to...but you must commit yourself to this 100%
You can do it.
Dodger
You sound alot like me....I have done this in the past to myself so many times. My gram recently was diagnosed with bone cancer, and I dont believe that treatment is something that will cure her. Of course not long after hearing this my bones were hurting me....then I realized that although my gram has this disease she didnt spend the 78 years of her life worrying about getting it....she lived her life and she made it all this time basically major illness free. What was I doing to myself? Why?
Even now that she has this she doesnt spend her time talking about it or worrying and if you ask her she would say why? Will it change things? I would much rather spend my time visiting with you and doing what I can while I can. Wow. From that moment on I vowed not to let the scary thoughts overrule my mind. No longer would I sit there and worry about being sick......because I am not and I am very gratefull for that.
What would our lives be like if we spent even half the time we do worrying about illness living our lives? What then? When I think about it, it can give me goosebumps.
You have carpel tunnel so what, you wont die from that and you can still function. There are so many people that pray for one more day to do what they want because of illness or death dont waste another precious moment on this worry.
I know that my gram has inspired me even though she is a very simple person with not too much education she has lived a good life. A life with severe hardships and she has done it day by day. She was taken from her family at the age of 9! 9! can you even imagine and put to work in a concentration camp. Never to see some of her family memebers ever again. She came to America with two babies a suitcase and 10 bucks and she made her way. Life wasnt easy but she didnt worry obsessively she just continued to persevere......we should all sit back and take notice of what real struggle and challange is and toughen up and be strong.
I can promise you I will make it a top priority that when my mind wants to revert to my old ways of thinking oh my gosh what is this? Im gonna say STOP IT!
No more will I waste one more minute worrying about something I can not control. If its meant to happen it will no matter how hard I fight it.
Good luck to you and if I can do this you can to...but you must commit yourself to this 100%
You can do it.
Dodger
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I had restless leg syndrome since I was a kid. That was fun trying to explain that to doctors when everyone thought you were making it up. I felt vindicated when the commercials started up for it recently. Anywho...I was certain this was MS, despite my doctor's insistence it wasn't. Right now, I have to avoid medical shows on TLC and scary news articles. I'm hoping I can get past it eventually, but it's working for now. I don't worry about diseases so much now since I'm not making myself constantly read about them. I also keep repeating my mantra, "I'm OK. It's just my anxiety." Furthermore, my stupid restless leg syndrome has decreased almost to nothing now that I'm not nearly so anxious all the time. Wish I'd known that there was a correlation years ago!
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I am this way too. Not so much with diseases, but colds or stomache bugs etc.
My 3 year old son was throwing up with a stomache bug this weekend...and now my 5 year old daughter was up all night throwing up. I'm exhausted! And TERRIFIED I'm getting it. I have a headache and feel nauseous....but I feel this way a lot with my anxiety. I am terrified to throw up.
I keep trying to tell myself that I'll be okay and won't get it....and if I do it will pass and I'll make it through. I try telling myself that i may be wasting all this anxiety and worrying for nothing....maybe i'll never get it? I'm also afraid my husband will get it...and he's brutal when he's sick. He makes me so anxious bc he's so dramatic. Anyway, say a prayer we're done with this bug and if not I'll get through it.
My 3 year old son was throwing up with a stomache bug this weekend...and now my 5 year old daughter was up all night throwing up. I'm exhausted! And TERRIFIED I'm getting it. I have a headache and feel nauseous....but I feel this way a lot with my anxiety. I am terrified to throw up.
I keep trying to tell myself that I'll be okay and won't get it....and if I do it will pass and I'll make it through. I try telling myself that i may be wasting all this anxiety and worrying for nothing....maybe i'll never get it? I'm also afraid my husband will get it...and he's brutal when he's sick. He makes me so anxious bc he's so dramatic. Anyway, say a prayer we're done with this bug and if not I'll get through it.
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This is my biggest problem. This is why my world has turned upside down lately and I am really struggling from acute anxiety. I've gotten my body chemisty out of whack and I can't seem to straighten it out. I am just so body aware and always on the look out so that nothing can catch me off guard. It's a control issue.
There is a fantastic message board called the Health Anxiety Centre....I don't know the site right now b/c I'm at work. It is wonderful - there is an old site and a new site so you have to make sure you go to the new one. Everyone is so supportive there - it's a very "safe" site. No one will scare you. The motto is "We can't all be dying"
There is a fantastic message board called the Health Anxiety Centre....I don't know the site right now b/c I'm at work. It is wonderful - there is an old site and a new site so you have to make sure you go to the new one. Everyone is so supportive there - it's a very "safe" site. No one will scare you. The motto is "We can't all be dying"
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