Anyone else having to give themselves the psychosomatic talk down on a regular basis?
The various symptoms appear so wide reaching that my day starts like this:
Wake up - throat very dry - is it a bit sore? Or have I just slept with my mouth on and the central heating on and the air is dry?
Fit of sneezing - dust? hayfever? DP burning strong incense?
Cough - is it a dry cough ? Is three times in an hour persistent? (I'm a smoker - desperately trying to give up but - stress - and trying not to drink too much....)
Dicky tummy - well, had IBS since I was 25 so that's very hit and miss.....
Sudden increases in temperature - well I'm technically out the other side of the menopause but am still having hot flashes including sudden sweats......
Aches and pains in back, shoulders, legs and hips - well, my DP is a bed hogger so I often wake up scrunched onto my edge of the bed with my neck at some insane angle, I'm packing a few extra pounds and haven't done as much walking as I have done regularly for a shameful amount of time, I do have arthritis in my feet and fallen arches, and even when relaxing have found my shoulders up round my ears - teeth clenching unconsciously has made my jaw ache and occasional episodes of dehydration have left me with a headache.
Obviously I feel otherwise okay and do not have actual symptoms and am not experiencing all of these things all the time (yet, touch wood, and I'm sure I'll know all about it if I do, and if I even suspect it I will self isolate appropriately) but I finally fully understand the concept of the worried well........