health anxiety

[hopeliss]

has anybody ever found a cure for health anxiety. it has plagued my life for 7 years and don't see an end to it. awful day today.
ps never been on mumsnet before. sorry if this is the wrong place to raise this.

back , thanks waswats x

Good girl yourself ;) Have you sunshine or just this horrible muggy cloud that I have? grrrrrrrr.

Yes, thanks WasWats. I know you're right and I think that's why I haven't been to the drs. I just panic at the thought of missing something because I put it down to health anxiety. Its a vicious circle isn't it?

Yes it is! I'll join again, too. Totally convinced I have liver cancer or bowel cancer, too, but am just anxious about my job really. It's rubbish! I'm shattered and really want to sleep, but head is full of ridiculous worst case scenarios.

its just awful isnt it ....i get hooked on something on the back of something iv read or watched on tv or over heard a conversation ...i tend to avoid any situations like that ie if someone starts saying something and its about health and a friend of theres or relative i walk away (politely) or make myself busy ..or change the subject ..
very rarely do i get a magazine and usually a soap one or other gossip one ..i scan the cover first though ....and i to get worse when my life is in slight chaos ....

feeling anxious agin today ...thinking about thursday and seeing consultant ......

im terrified i hace BC misdiagnosed as IBS read a thread on here ...
im so scared getting myself worked up ....got to wait till thursday to maybe get some answers or a plan for more tests ....

i now have a tender belly botton this morning , when i touch it ...most odd ...another thing to worry about .... anyone els had this before ?

t all to worry about, maybe your button from the shorts / trousers you wore yesterday was a little tight, but most possibly your mind has focused in on that area and has told you the tenderness is there.

My top tip for you today is to have a very very busy day. The mind can only think of one thing at a a time, even though we think we are thinking of a millions things that is impossible. So, if you stay really in the moment you won;t think about anything else other then what you are doing. When you are washing dishes today, only think of that. Think of how the water feels, how the bubbles smell, the noise the palates make when you stack them.

Anything really. Sit down and read a book if that would distract you. Or go out for a walk and listen to all the sounds around you, try to identify each and everyone.

You are fine I promise you x

Sorry missed out on the start of my post, it says it is nothing at all to worry about.

hemel07 - have you considered that you might have gallstones?

thanks waswats , its feeling a bit better now i have had this before so i should try to keep calm ....im just feeling so very anxious at moment obviously worried about thursdays appointment .....
i want answers quick ....feeling churned up constantly ...
off to laundrette now and tesco ...so will keep me busy ....
will post later hopefully feeling a bit calmer ...
hope your ok ?? x

I'm grand thanks, take care today and stay focused and busy!

good glad your doing well x

im back now , belly botton still hurting but trying not to focus on it ...

got fridge full of food and washing al done so thats good ....
just want all these anxiety not knowing whats wrong with me to end .....hope thursday will get some answers /reasurance

belly button not so bad today so far ....so thats a relief ....got to keep busy today .....still very anx about tomorrow and my bowels are showing my anxiety this morning ...

feeling a bit sick to ....

please can you hold my hand tomorrow ...going alone to appointment be good to know i have a virtual friend who understands my anxiety ...how foolish does that sound at 42 !!!
x

Course I can, consider your hand being held!

thank you , kept busy today ...and working tomorrow till my appoinment ....im so scared ...what might be said ....

My tummy button is sore and protrudes slightly due to a small umbilical hernia-thanks two dc!!

oh really haggisfish , what did they do ? i have heard of those ...seems a bit better tonight ....

ok leaving for work in a bit then straight off to appointment for 3pm .....
wont have chance to get on here till after ....
hand holding appreciated .. anxious , worried and scared ....

but least i may get some answers or way forward ....i hope ...

thanks for listening xx

Hope you got on ok. They won't do anything about my hernia as it's not on the nhs list any more!

Am checking in every hour or so to see if you are ok, let us know when you can. I also have a belly button hernia, we are some weird group lol.

Are you here yet? :)

yes im here hello so very sorry took me ages to get home after appointment , was an accident and i spent 2 hours at a snails pace getting home ...then had to collect children and home cooked tea ...

well , phew .....all went well , i was so nervous , but saw my gastroentologist and he was very help full and reassuring , went all through my symptoms and concerns and said i have severe IBS i took all my blood test results from doctors and he examined felt my tummy and bottom and was happy with it all and that i need no further tests , i explained how every day i dont have a "normal motion " but he really took time to explain the reasons why and not i get it ...all my anxiety is through my tummy , fight or flight reactions and adrenalin ...making my condition worse and of corse constant worry and anxiety plays a huge part ...
I do feel very relieved i must say ....

thank you so much for being there (virtually )

really going to consider theses ADs ...

Wohooo delighted for you!