…particularly if it involves my children. The slightest symptom that’s not easily explained and I’m immediately fearing the worst. So far this year, I have worried myself into a stupor about my children having things like leg pains, headaches, a spot on the scalp, tummy pain - I usually post on here about whatever it is for reassurance and feel physically sick until we get to see a doctor.
I also panic about symptoms I experience myself.
And the thing is, as much as I look back at all the times I’ve panicked and it’s turned out to be nothing and therefore is likely to be nothing to worry about on this occasion too, a ridiculous part of my brain tells me that if I relax and don’t worry, this will be the time that it turns out to be something bad. As though the worrying helps - stupid I know.
Tonight’s trigger is my DS has complained of pain in the side of his lower leg the past couple of days. It hasn’t stopped him running around, playing sport etc but he says it’s sore to touch. So I’m feeling sick with worry again that it’s something serious and so the whole process starts again. He’s had bouts of growing pains before but I don’t think his leg or legs have ever been sore to touch.
So what I want to ask is - seeing as it’s quite hard to see a GP, where can I go for help with this? I just want to be able to react rationally whenever I or someone else in my family is ill. It really is all consuming sometimes.
And yes, I’m going to do what I always do and ask can anyone please reassure me about his leg? Is it weird that it’s sore to touch with no obvious injury/cause?