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 think they just don't like seeing us like this they want us happy... Happy whats happy (LOL)

[Topher7]

I know. I was great yesterday and really was thinking about other illnesses..lol..so the head vice didn't exist. All of a sudden before bed I read that blurb on here and while trying to exist the vice was on the sides of my head and righr between my nose and I felt lightheaded like I was walking on a boat. I could feel the tingle come over me. I just need to really get over this.

[Topher7]

bip, I know but I can sense the frustration too, especially since she has seen me not act this way.

inthis, here is a good read up on hypochondria. It really is amazing how most people here probably fit these symptoms and ideas exactly compared to the diseases we are looking up.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hypochondria/DS00841

[bip]

The last post I read did he mean he convinced his self having a brain tumor but he doesn't!!!

[Topher7]

confused..where?

[mithras]

Yeah, I feel with you guys. Mine is starting to take control of me. I can barley go through 5 minutes without thinking of my "terminal illness," I gets me down all the time, I cant eat right, sleep right ect. Its driving me insane!! Part of me is saying its anxiety, but sometimes my mind even tricks me into thinking that my symptoms of hypochondra are acutally an illness of some kind. Its messing with me! has anyone tried meditation? Does that seem to help? Any ideas, suggestions for coping with daily struggles? Hope you are all having a better day than I am!