anxiety getting bad again

ellkay · Post by **ellkay** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:18 am

I have been pretty good with my anxiety. but recently I had a trigger. We live in a new home (for 2 years now) and I had the radon level tested and it was really high. my original fear has always been of having a heart attack (still is) but now I worry about lung cancer.

THis morning there was an article about symptoms of heart attacks for women. I have EVERY SINGLE symptom. About a year ago I saw a cardiologist and had a ton of tests and it all checked out. I am 31, I eat relatively well and exersize because I am health conscience. I am once again scared to death. I am so fearful of something being wrong.

I feel like I am becoming obsessive. I don't want my anxiety to kill me.....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 2:44 am

I do relate with you. Everytime I have a pain in chest are arm I think heart attack. I no I need to think positive because we are not going to die until our time and we are going to worry ourselves to death before it is our time. Oh yes I look on internet and check symptons and I think I got it. My doctor told me to stop.I guess you and I just have got to worry about something. I hat these feelings. Sometimes I think I am going crazy.I am on 4 session of this program I am trying to think positive but I still have bad days. God Bless you.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 4:34 am

I can relate to this one!! STOP GOOGLING! That has been my biggest issue. Sometimes having too much knowledge is not good!! I am sorry that your anxiety has come back. I am sure you are not having a heart attack--anxiety can produce symptoms that mimic so many things!! You will be okay!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:22 am

I know - I need to stop googling. I didn't mean to, it was on the msn homepage so I looked at it. but it really freaked me out that before I read that I had the symptoms. normally I get the symptoms after I read something. I just wonder if I should be checked again. my doctors roll there eyes when I call - I am sure. I don't mean to be a hypochondriac....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 5:40 am

It is very hard because the media loves to push scary medical issues in our face. People like us are unfortunately hypersensitive to it. If you have already been checked and your symptoms are the same as before, reassure yourself that you are okay!!! Just keep with the positive talk. I have a little mantra that I use sometimes, "I am strong there is nothing wrong." We will all be okay....

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 6:40 am

Ellkay, those of us afflicted with health related anxiety have it bad because everything on tv, newspaper, internet is bad news about...health and disease. I like you, have had every symptom for every disease. It is soooo scary!!! Breathe, relax, and focus away from this to a hobby or an interest you may have. Stress and anxiety does weird things to our bodies and because of this we become super sensitive to every little ache and pain and automatically go to the extreme! Practice your breathing and your mantra..."I'm ok. It's just anxiety" Easier said than done but we have no choice other than to keep working hard. You'll get through this...oh and turn the tv news off and stay off webmd or whatever other internet source is out there.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Sep 02, 2009 8:22 am

Peace of mind is what we all need. Think of it this way. Nobody makes out of here alive. It is a waste to worry about how we are going to die. I watched my grand daughter at 16 die of brain cancer. It was horrible on us but she had perfect peace in her heart. Before she went into the coma I told her that I loved and God did to. She mumbled forever and ever? and i said yes. After all was over and we mounrned and it really was a couple of years, her mother my daughter said "it is what it is" we have to go on. Try to take one day at a time and make the best of it. Tomorrow will take care of itself. Love you all!!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:44 am

Fellow hypochondriac here. My trigger is fall...every year around September my anxiety starts to ramp up...then I'll have some body thing, I start symptom surfing, and boom! I start losing sleep, obsessing over the symptom, making appointments, discounting any information to the contrary, and eventually on to panic attacks if I'm not careful. Last year, the symptom was twitching and I was sure I had ALS - finally went to a neurologist, nope, just Benign twitching. This year, it's a scarred lymph node I've had in my neck for years (severe ear infections as a child) - now I'm sure it's larger than usual - cancer. Blood work came back normal...next week I have an appointment with an ENT. I'm going to start the program again (Oct. 2007 orig.), get some hopefully reassuring results at the DR., and then spend the winter wondering why I do this every year to myself. It's nice to know I'm not alone with this though. Good luck all!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Sep 04, 2009 3:35 am

gee - sounds all so very familiar. thank you for replying to me it does make me feel better to know that i am not alone with this "disorder". I can so relate to you. please feel free to pm me anytime.