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Health Anxiety anyone ? could do with some support right now

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choclab · 13/04/2010 17:09

Hi I suffer with health anx anyone want to listen to me ?
anyone suffer with this to ?

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podgegl20 · 13/04/2010 17:14

Hello, I'm a fellow sufferer, I'll listen.

maybebaby23 · 13/04/2010 17:34

another fellow sufferer, i'll listen

Polgara2 · 13/04/2010 17:40

Ooh me too (unfortunately)
In fact I thought mine was improving but since last night when dd1 had the stomach bug from hell it would appear that it isn't

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choclab · 13/04/2010 20:32

hi , and thanks for reply's , i had to help a friend out .

still very anxious anyone there ?

what do you all do to help your HA ?

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YommyMommy · 13/04/2010 20:50

i'm here choclab,

Have you been suffering with HA the past 4 years?? What have you done in the past to keep it under control??

I find distraction is the best method for me! As soon as I feel it creeping up I try to find something to do - anything. Computer, tv, read something, talk to my children about sily things. If i'm out and about i talk to people round about me! lol!

x x x

maybebaby23 · 13/04/2010 20:51

I try to remind myself of all the other health problems i have obsessed over and it turned out i didn't have any such thing wrong with me in the end..i also talk to DH about my worry and get him to reassure me over and over again about a million times and eventually it passes. Until the next episode

WorzselMummage · 13/04/2010 20:51

Me too. I'm all ears

WorzselMummage · 13/04/2010 20:56

When I am having a moment I self refer myself to this list. I get a lot of physical symptions with my anxiety and the list really helps me to believe that that is what it is.

what are you worrying about ?

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choclab · 13/04/2010 21:06

hello all and thank you ..

my HA started 4 years ago when diagnosed with IBS after scary tests ...

since then its just been one thing after another really , breasts , mouth , back, bowels , girly bits , and at moment its moles ..

i went last oct for top to toe scanning all fine , went back early this year as some sun damage on face looked scary got myself in aright state all was fine , now i was posting on another thread about moles , and noticed a message from someone saying they had to get one removed from private place .. and this sent me off again , i remembered i have one inbetween my bum (dont laugh) been there for years but i didnt have it checked last year as to be honest i forget its there as you cant really see it , so now looking at it its quite big and iv got myself in a state thinking i missed it and it will be SC ...

its fairly round , light brownish , and a hair growing from it ( sounds awful i know sorry )

its not sore /red/multi coloured / itchy or anything but is bigger than a pencil end ...

i have rung my dermatologist who im now seeing this friday and has time to remove if it needs to be ..

so now im in a real panic , thinking the worst ....

thanks for listening

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WorzselMummage · 13/04/2010 21:10

I've got moles on my bits too

Have you had any councilling ?

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choclab · 13/04/2010 21:15

no worzel im not , did try some but didnt help or i wasnt with the right one im not sure ,iv also tried hypnosis , a little CBT bought a book to try and plough through it , makes good reading ut little time to put into practice ..alone
doctor wants me to go on AD got some here but to scared to try ....worried again of poss side effects ..

for me its truly one thing after another , i go round in circles all the time , i feel very down and can hardly smile ..
i cry very easily at the moment to ....part of anxiety i guess .

im mole mad i tell you ... im so worried about it .

do you suffer with HA to ?

looked at your link thank you , i can tick alot of thoses boxes for sure ..

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maybebaby23 · 13/04/2010 21:25

I feel like i go round in circles too, one thing after another. I lost the plot a couple of years ago when i noticed my hair was thinning. I convinced myself i was going to be bald. I spent hours in front of the mirror checking it over and over again. DH got really annoyed and dug out some old photos to prove to me that my hair has always been quite thin...and once i saw the photos i believed DH. I felt so scared that i was going mad or something. I know how you feel about your moles Its exhausting.

WorzselMummage · 13/04/2010 21:27

I do on and off. I have always been a hyperchondriac but my trigger to HA was a pretty disasterous pregnancy/traumatic premature birth and long NICU stay with my DS. Your trigger was obviously your IBS diagnoses.

I spent all of last year worrying about having MS. I was convinced I did and had all the symptoms, the pins and needles etc. It got better with some councilling but i still relapse when I get stressed and this year I have been worrying about my heart and have had some panic attacks but it's not been as bad as last year. 4 years is a long time for you to be dealing with HA, I'm not surprised yo are feeling so down, it sounds awful.

does it get worse and then better ? have you got any triggers ?

My Dr prescribed me Sertraline but I never had the guts to take them.

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choclab · 13/04/2010 21:29

hi yes im so tired now spent most of the day in tears ...feeling out of control ...with worry and anxiety .

what ever happened to the happy me ....

i have a lovely home , DH and blessed with 2 fantastic kids , i love being a mummy , so why am i so down....feel really guilty to about feeling this way to ...

how are you now maybe ? if you get ill and such like ?

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choclab · 13/04/2010 21:36

worzel sorry you had a bad time with your births , must have been a night mare for you ..
Panic attacks i get to , mainly in shopping mails and always in tescos ... had bad one on sunday .. was looking at lable on jsr then looked round , came over all hot , clamy wizzy feeling ,as if i was looking in on myself if that makes sense .. really had to breath through it , managed to grab a few more bits an pay , was relieved when i was back in my car ....

mine does usuall get better then worse yes , but lately been bad as iv seen , read different things sets me off self checking again !!!

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kildare34 · 13/04/2010 21:42

Hi Choclab - I am back! Make the appointment for your GP. You need to discuss with him how you are feeling. Stop feeling guilty, you've nothing to be guilty for.

WorzselMummage · 13/04/2010 21:43

Maybe you ought to try the anti d's ? it sounds as if you have nothing to lose

I am ok, if one of my kids is ill it aggrivates my anxiety and i have to be carefull about not getting on to a path of negative thought. The councilling I had did help, maybe you ought to go and ask your DR for another referal ?

I really feel for you. Anxiety really zaps all of the pleasure out of your life. You shouldn't feel guilty. Its not as if your feeling like shit all the time because it is fun !

distraction does help though. it sounds bizarre but i used to read harry potte to try and tke my mind off it.

WorzselMummage · 13/04/2010 21:46

You need to ban Dr Google and any trashy gossip mags. Hide general health on here too seriously! they will only make things 100 times worse.

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choclab · 13/04/2010 21:47

Thanks to you both , for listening its a big help ..x
im tearful and tired right now so going to go and cuddle my DC who really should be asleep ...but hay last days of there hols ... and they are great at cuddles ..

hope will be bit calmer tomorrow ..

night all and thanks again x

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WorzselMummage · 13/04/2010 21:50

have a restful night Choclab

EmilyStrange · 13/04/2010 21:53

Hi how do you hide General Health? I seem to only be able to hide a thread and not a whole topic and General health always sends me in a tizz.

I was recommended very highly the book Over coming: An Introduction to Coping with Health Anxiety by Brenda Hogan and Charles Young. I was told it is excellent and it is very short. I actually haven't read it yet as I feel anxious just reading about health anxiety. How pathetic and bad am I? But I am going to read it this week.

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choclab · 14/04/2010 07:45

morning , slept ok woke a few times , had nice cuddles with DC ..... then this morning feeling tired and anxious still , will try to keep busy take my mind off Friday , keep thinking about it

what if this .... what if that

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choclab · 14/04/2010 12:33

any one there ?

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choclab · 14/04/2010 12:49

cant stop crying again .. so worried

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rainbow35 · 14/04/2010 17:09

I used to suffer from this badly a few years ago. I was in a bad relationship at the time which didn't help.

I hate going to the doctors about things so used to google everything thats wrong with me. And would end up thinking i had cancer or some other serious disease, but wouldn't go to the doctor so would keep on worrying about it. I used to get bad panic attacks as well and anxiety.

But i've got better over the years, and try not to google everything now.

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