My hypochondria and "what if?" thinking are making me miserable. On Monday night around 6:30 I got hit in the head twice at the gym. The second time gave me a nosebleed. I didn't pass out, feel dizzy, vomit, or have dilated pupils(I know all the symptoms
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). I just took care of the bloody nose and went home. The next morning at work I felt nauseus and really weird and anxious. I had off Wed. but I noticed a slight headache. Of course I went online and looked up all the sypmtoms of head trauma and concussions. This morning I woke up with anxiety that was through the roof. I honestly didn't think I'd make it to work, but I remembered something I read in the program, "The other side of fear is freedom" so I made myself go in. I felt really spacey and weird all day, my eyes felt a little glassy at times, and had an on and off again slight headache, but I did everything I needed to do.
I talked to a nurse, an emt, and I called my doctor. They all said I probably suffered a mild concussion and not to worry about it. They said the headaches would go away in a day or so. My doctor said I would only need a trip to the ER if my headache became really severe or I started having vision problems. I told him about the glassy eyes and he didn't think it was a big deal.
The problem with anxiety, as you all know, is how to diffrentiate between symptoms of anxiety and another ailment. I don't know if the weird feelings I had Tues morning were anxiety or concussion symptoms. I have been obsessing about this the last few days, and even after talking to my doctor, I still am. I keep thinking I'll always have this weird feeling, or that my headache is going to get a lot worse. Anyone have experience with this?