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Hi.
I'm a 23 year old male, new here I'm sorry this is a big message. But I hope someone can read it.
I'm sure I have hypochondria, and perhaps some form of depression. I would say it's between mild-moderate. I don't feel it as severe as some of the things I have been reading about. But, it has been crazy for me.
I was wondering if someone could help me out with identifying if this is all in my mind (which my parents are telling me) and that's the vibe i'm starting to feel from my doctor too :/ I've had to go to the doctors about 8 times for this long issue. I don't think I've ever been to the doctors 8 times in the space of the last 5 years! I eat incredibly healthy, work out, and lead a pretty stress-free life.
It all start a few months ago, in June. I had just finished my 3 year university degree. It had been a stressful last month with the exams.
In order of occurance:
Starting in my hands - wrists, fingers started feeling weird over the space of a week. Very lightly becoming sore, or hard to move. Definitely not normal. Can sense a change. And, as a college student pianist, this alarmed me. I went to the doctor who diagnosed this as hypermobility syndrome, but I disagreed. I figured I must have hurt them working out.
I got over it. Until, it started happening in my legs. And then I started getting muscle fatigue on many part of my body. I noticed that I could no longer do my normal work outs, and it started hurting to walk up a staircase. I journey I make many times a day. :/ I have not worked out since. (Getting to 4 months on)
This stuff ended up ruining my 1 week holiday in Dubai, and I bugged my family about it. Hadn't been on holiday in years. I figured I will get over it and just rest when I get back home.
After a week or so I started feeling hot. It felt like something was attacking my immune system. It was hard to accept because I am never unwell, or at least never admit it.
The biggy - I started googling HIV. A few symptoms matched up. And read more about it. From that evening I couldn't eat. Nausea, anxiety, feeling sweaty, prickly, heating up. Muscle/joint pain. My skin started going red (rash? matched up again.) Vision started going blurry. My faeces starting softening, watery, but not diarrohea (lasted 2 weeks total) the next morning I was convinced I had HIV. Especially now that my urine was starting to burn. But I started thinking how - (i'm a virgin) - I thought back to high school - I was 15 and had been pricked by a pin in the *** by some girl who was joking around. She was a known menace/bully, I had thought she had done something very cruel to me. I have always thought back to that day... but this time I thought, what if she gave me "bad blood"? I had symptoms of HIV, and read that symptoms start showing up years on. This was an incredibly scary time for me. My parents throughout this time telling me nothing was wrong. I had started doing things and having thought in "preparation" for death. Starting looking for alternative diagnoses - Graves disease, thyroid problems, etc.
The doctor I went to was lovely and gave me good advice. Not my usual doctor - but this new one said it was anxiety. She gave me forms for CBT, and to assure me - testing different things in my blood, and the HIV test. I found out about hyperchondria soon, which was actually kind of relieving(?) and gave me hope.
The muscle fatigue had stopped. But the rest of the problems went on for a couple of days until I got the HIV test. A long week passed, and I got the best news. Negative.
The majority of my symptoms have faded away. I feel much more normal and i'm getting back to normal routine.
However, I have started noticing nodes, and some occasional muscle soreness. I noticed underarm soreness which went away the next day. The doctor says I am fine. I went back the next week after noticing it more. He said it's okay, again. Probably fighting off something. I'm noticing a couple of node-like things which are kind of sore, on the side of my face, above my jaw. (I have TMJ, It could be that?)
Doctor prescribed anti-depressants. I have needed these for a while, I guess. Just haven't taken them. Scared of getting hooked.
I'm getting a lot lot better. Less anxiety. Not facing like 10 symptoms at a time. It's just the last 1 or 2 symptoms that i'm waiting to fade...
I'm trying to find an answer - why did/am I feeling real physical symptoms if nothing is actually majorly wrong? It's crazy. That HIV scare was hard to believe I believed it, now that I look back. (I'm always looking for the root of the problem.) I still feel hot even though my outer temperature seems to be fine when my parents check. And often have to take paracetomol because I "feel unwell" and tired.
I'm a 23 year old male, new here I'm sorry this is a big message. But I hope someone can read it.
I'm sure I have hypochondria, and perhaps some form of depression. I would say it's between mild-moderate. I don't feel it as severe as some of the things I have been reading about. But, it has been crazy for me.
I was wondering if someone could help me out with identifying if this is all in my mind (which my parents are telling me) and that's the vibe i'm starting to feel from my doctor too :/ I've had to go to the doctors about 8 times for this long issue. I don't think I've ever been to the doctors 8 times in the space of the last 5 years! I eat incredibly healthy, work out, and lead a pretty stress-free life.
It all start a few months ago, in June. I had just finished my 3 year university degree. It had been a stressful last month with the exams.
In order of occurance:
Starting in my hands - wrists, fingers started feeling weird over the space of a week. Very lightly becoming sore, or hard to move. Definitely not normal. Can sense a change. And, as a college student pianist, this alarmed me. I went to the doctor who diagnosed this as hypermobility syndrome, but I disagreed. I figured I must have hurt them working out.
I got over it. Until, it started happening in my legs. And then I started getting muscle fatigue on many part of my body. I noticed that I could no longer do my normal work outs, and it started hurting to walk up a staircase. I journey I make many times a day. :/ I have not worked out since. (Getting to 4 months on)
This stuff ended up ruining my 1 week holiday in Dubai, and I bugged my family about it. Hadn't been on holiday in years. I figured I will get over it and just rest when I get back home.
After a week or so I started feeling hot. It felt like something was attacking my immune system. It was hard to accept because I am never unwell, or at least never admit it.
The biggy - I started googling HIV. A few symptoms matched up. And read more about it. From that evening I couldn't eat. Nausea, anxiety, feeling sweaty, prickly, heating up. Muscle/joint pain. My skin started going red (rash? matched up again.) Vision started going blurry. My faeces starting softening, watery, but not diarrohea (lasted 2 weeks total) the next morning I was convinced I had HIV. Especially now that my urine was starting to burn. But I started thinking how - (i'm a virgin) - I thought back to high school - I was 15 and had been pricked by a pin in the *** by some girl who was joking around. She was a known menace/bully, I had thought she had done something very cruel to me. I have always thought back to that day... but this time I thought, what if she gave me "bad blood"? I had symptoms of HIV, and read that symptoms start showing up years on. This was an incredibly scary time for me. My parents throughout this time telling me nothing was wrong. I had started doing things and having thought in "preparation" for death. Starting looking for alternative diagnoses - Graves disease, thyroid problems, etc.
The doctor I went to was lovely and gave me good advice. Not my usual doctor - but this new one said it was anxiety. She gave me forms for CBT, and to assure me - testing different things in my blood, and the HIV test. I found out about hyperchondria soon, which was actually kind of relieving(?) and gave me hope.
The muscle fatigue had stopped. But the rest of the problems went on for a couple of days until I got the HIV test. A long week passed, and I got the best news. Negative.
The majority of my symptoms have faded away. I feel much more normal and i'm getting back to normal routine.
However, I have started noticing nodes, and some occasional muscle soreness. I noticed underarm soreness which went away the next day. The doctor says I am fine. I went back the next week after noticing it more. He said it's okay, again. Probably fighting off something. I'm noticing a couple of node-like things which are kind of sore, on the side of my face, above my jaw. (I have TMJ, It could be that?)
Doctor prescribed anti-depressants. I have needed these for a while, I guess. Just haven't taken them. Scared of getting hooked.
I'm getting a lot lot better. Less anxiety. Not facing like 10 symptoms at a time. It's just the last 1 or 2 symptoms that i'm waiting to fade...
I'm trying to find an answer - why did/am I feeling real physical symptoms if nothing is actually majorly wrong? It's crazy. That HIV scare was hard to believe I believed it, now that I look back. (I'm always looking for the root of the problem.) I still feel hot even though my outer temperature seems to be fine when my parents check. And often have to take paracetomol because I "feel unwell" and tired.
Welcome to the forum.
I would suggest that you also look into Pathogenic Mycoplasma and Lyme infections. These pathogens hide from the immune system and are very opportunistic. Times of stress make one very vulnerable to such invasive and elusive organisms.
Please check posts related to this in the Lyme and Fibromyalgia communities.
Any symptoms can manifest from the above mentioned infections as they are systemic infections, meaning they can attack any system of the body.
There's only a handful of LLMD or Mycoplasma specialists and dealing with any other type of Doctor is a waste of time to my opinion.
Please do careful research and at the same time do whatever it takes
to strengthen the immune system. A strong immune system is the only thing that can kill these pathogens, as the prescribed antibiotic regiment
has only bacteriostatic action.
CBT as mentioned in the previous reply is great for some people.
Personally,I find that it takes too long to bring the desired results.
Much more effective is Hypnotherapy and Energy Psychology
where results can be experienced in as little as 2 sessions.
My recommendation is if you opt for a drug-free approach, to seek out a reputable Hypnotherapist or Energy Psychotherapist and book a 4-5 session bundle after the initial consultation.
This will ensure results.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Blessings,
Nikodicreat
I would suggest that you also look into Pathogenic Mycoplasma and Lyme infections. These pathogens hide from the immune system and are very opportunistic. Times of stress make one very vulnerable to such invasive and elusive organisms.
Please check posts related to this in the Lyme and Fibromyalgia communities.
Any symptoms can manifest from the above mentioned infections as they are systemic infections, meaning they can attack any system of the body.
There's only a handful of LLMD or Mycoplasma specialists and dealing with any other type of Doctor is a waste of time to my opinion.
Please do careful research and at the same time do whatever it takes
to strengthen the immune system. A strong immune system is the only thing that can kill these pathogens, as the prescribed antibiotic regiment
has only bacteriostatic action.
CBT as mentioned in the previous reply is great for some people.
Personally,I find that it takes too long to bring the desired results.
Much more effective is Hypnotherapy and Energy Psychology
where results can be experienced in as little as 2 sessions.
My recommendation is if you opt for a drug-free approach, to seek out a reputable Hypnotherapist or Energy Psychotherapist and book a 4-5 session bundle after the initial consultation.
This will ensure results.
If you have any questions, let me know.
Blessings,
Nikodicreat
Anxiety or a panic disorder is hard to diagnose sometimes. It's sort of an anti-diagnosis. When there's nothing wrong but you absolutely feel it anyhow, anxiety starts becoming more probable.
Unfortunately, your symptoms absolutely can be coming from anxiety, and lots of people underappreciate the severity and reality of pain and discomfort brought by anxiety... until they end up in the hospital with chest pains only to discover that their heart is fine.
Anxiety is very real, and CBT with or without medication can be very effective, but it has to be practiced, and professional guidance in learning which treatments work for you and which don't takes practice and experimentation. Being a hypochondriac is a difficult manifestation of anxiety- it can lead to cyclical symptoms that feed back on your particular weakness for self-diagnosis.
It sounds like you're on the right path. Medication takes time to work, and it can put you mind on a plane where you'll be receptive to treatment. If the option exists, I would absolutely suggest speaking to a mental health professional, as anxiety has to come from somewhere, and CBT can be used to face your fears and problems, but it's a LOT easier with guided help.
As for your symptoms, when you realize and accept that they're awful, but coming from your brain, and not from your body, you'll likely find them getting easier to deal with, and CBT employs management techniques that will help diminish and hopefully eliminate the phantom pains.
This forum has helped me a lot over the past year. Share your thoughts and experiences here, and as you learn to treat your problems, your experience can help others, too!
Unfortunately, your symptoms absolutely can be coming from anxiety, and lots of people underappreciate the severity and reality of pain and discomfort brought by anxiety... until they end up in the hospital with chest pains only to discover that their heart is fine.
Anxiety is very real, and CBT with or without medication can be very effective, but it has to be practiced, and professional guidance in learning which treatments work for you and which don't takes practice and experimentation. Being a hypochondriac is a difficult manifestation of anxiety- it can lead to cyclical symptoms that feed back on your particular weakness for self-diagnosis.
It sounds like you're on the right path. Medication takes time to work, and it can put you mind on a plane where you'll be receptive to treatment. If the option exists, I would absolutely suggest speaking to a mental health professional, as anxiety has to come from somewhere, and CBT can be used to face your fears and problems, but it's a LOT easier with guided help.
As for your symptoms, when you realize and accept that they're awful, but coming from your brain, and not from your body, you'll likely find them getting easier to deal with, and CBT employs management techniques that will help diminish and hopefully eliminate the phantom pains.
This forum has helped me a lot over the past year. Share your thoughts and experiences here, and as you learn to treat your problems, your experience can help others, too!
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