Does anyone who suffers with anxiety have a massive fixation on MS? I have general anxiety about a lot/most things, but it's particularly bad with health: my own, my DH's and my parents (don't yet have dc!).
For at least 18 months now I'm convinced I've got / will soon get MS. I went to the doctor about it recently as ive had an eyelid twitch literally for about 7 weeks now (sounds a ridiculous reason to go to the doctors, I know) and told them about my MS worries, as I also seem to get a lot of random muscle twitches and pins and needles/weird tingling or vibrating sensations. The doctor did a couple of basic neurological tests on me, testing my eye movement and basic strength, and said nothing concerned her, but to come back if the eye twitch continues or gets worse.
Does anyone else have a similar anxious obsession? Any tips on coping? Sometimes I'm fine, but other times when my 'symptoms' seem bad, I literally convince myself I've got it and get a bit distressed. I've been to the doctor about my general anxiety before, but the solutions ie anti depressants or group therapy weren't something I wanted to pursue.
Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated x
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Lookingforadvice123 · 20/11/2014 17:35
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