Hypochondria and anxiety logic.

[Jon10]

Hi everyone, i hope you all are having a good day.

I had an appointment with my doctor last night and he offered me some very logical and constructive advice. I told him of my Hypochondrasis wih anxiety and how i know i have a life threatening illness. He said that symptoms such as dizziness, flushing, on/off chest pains, headaches, neasua, palpitations etc are insignificant in terms of termonal illness`. He said that doctors are trained to look out for the following... Lumps/swellings, Skin abnormalities i.e legions/bruising, bleeding into the skin, and bowell abnormalities, and severe long lasting persistant chronic pain is one specific location.

This chat really helped me as it made me look at my symptoms and realise that in actual fact they are all very minor and nothing to worry about. I have already noticed a difference in the way i feel.

I hope others can take the same from this logic.

Thanks

Jon

[bip]

I agree...(LOL)

[Topher7]

I know...lol. I have pressure today but I'm ignoring it.

[bip]

It will go away. I have a headache but I know it's not a brain tumor just cause my anxiety.....(LOL)

[Topher7]

I know. I don't know why I insist on driving myself nuts about it?Seriously, I know alot of people on here have the same problem and throw out tumor like people just get them but I'm honestly just seeing the symptoms when I freak now or catch myself obsessing. Its like I want to run to the emergency room just to have it looked at. I used to think abotu dumb stuff so much my family jokingly gave me this wheel..it is hilarious. Under the ehadache one it says you obsess about tumor when it is probably stress. Some are hilarious

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[bip]

True... I drive my husband crazy more than I drive myself crazy (lol)  He has to listen to me when I think Im having a heart attack.   I wouldn't even know what to do without this forum I read alot post here and I say to myself  WOW Im going through the same thing... Tell one thing this forum makes my anxiety so much better... I don't even bother telling my husband anything cause I think he gets upset when Im thinking something is wrong with me......

[Topher7]

Same with me. My wife has been very frustrated. She thinks I'm nuts for even thinking tumor, etc. It all makes sense when I look at symptoms of hypochodria or anxiety but I freak about it. I really have no clue why this past week caused all of this.