Can anyone relate?

[mommaof1]

Hello, feel like when I post it's mainly about anxiety but I just really want to know peoples story's if they can relate, I struggle a lot with health anxiety and I'm a worrier I know the doctors is the best place to go but I am already on medication which I think I need something stronger and will be contacting them soon. Just want to know if anyone can relate, is it genially our mind making things up? Just seems so strange how it all works n something someone else things is so small is big to us. I'm in a strange place at the moment like I'm all over the place with anxiety, and good things are happening but I seem to think like something is going to go wrong? It's like I can't accept good things in my life and planning ahead is strange as I always think like what if something happens I don't know. Has anyone had this before?

Can anyone relate to this?

I can relate in being confused as to whether my mind is making things up.

I suffer from severe health anxiety and I will be certain of a diagnosis but others won't agree. It makes me question myself as I see clear symptoms. At the moment, this has turned to depression as I have no hope or worry about 'what if?'. I'm almost certain of my fate.

I'm the exact same, it's difficult to be happy and I hate planning for things, because like you am like "what if" it's not nice to know your going through it but someone relating does make you feel like your not alone, hope your ok x

I'm definitely not ok at the moment. My health anxiety is eating me up, but hopefully one day soon I will be.

I'm using methods of distraction to cope at the moment but it's very challenging to escape thoughts in your head.

I want to try hypnotherapy.

Anxiety isn't an illness or a disorder - it's an emotion. Like fear and anger it can be unpleasant and debilitating, but it is important - without it you wouldn't be able to function.

Anxiety is your mind's way of telling you something is important and needs your attention. If you don't listen to it, it will go from whispering to shouting and, at that point, it will set off the fight or flight response in your body - shallow breathing, sweating, rapid heartbeat, etc. The mind jumps on that as proof that there really is something terribly wrong and you need to deal with it NOW.

The roots of anxiety are often found in childhood but it can also be triggered by feeling helpless or out of control. Illness, financial insecurity, loss, uncertainty are all likely to cause anxiety.

This video is a useful guide to health anxiety;

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