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[ssharm]

Hi, i wanted to know if brain tumors are heriditary. My father died of it and he had a lot of anxiety his whole life and he died at 45. I am so scared that i am going to get it too because i have a lot of anxiety my whole life..i have had trouble sleeping since i was 5 and now im 19. I am scared that i waited too long without recieving treatment. When i try to go to sleep at night i have like a million thoughts running through my head, for years i have probably just had a good night sleep once every 2 weeks. I wanted to know is this bad for my brain?
Should I take meds?

I went to a psychiatrist who basically said i was fine and he didn't want me to go on meds so young. He said not sleeping isn't a big deal. I was kind of angry, he didn't even listen to me.

[jjadqews]

You are suffering from fear and thats making you anxious. My father died of re- occurring brain tumors. He had 4 surgeries and several rounds of chemo and radiation. he made it 14 years with these things until he died. The truth is if it is hereditary it doesn't mean you will get it. Live your life. Life is enjoyed and lived in moments so be thankful for the moments you have. If you need to get checked out, by all means do it but after you find out your ok deal with your fear issues. If you are dying of a tumor you can still only go for the ride and live whatever life you have left. My father was paralyzed with fear with his first tumor. After surgery he was given all sorts of scary statistics but still lived 13 more years.
I don't know what you believe but sometimes you have to trust God with your life. I promise he won't leave you sorry you did. to answer your question, it depends on the type of tumor. Statistically speaking. Most tumors aren't but cancer is, supposedly. God loves you be strong and live your life. You miss all the scenery of a beautiful drive if your paranoid about missing a gas station.

[ssharm]

Thanks so much for your help. Actually my anxiety wasn't that bad, it was just the sleeping and i also had breathing problems,  until this summer. It wasn't just the tumor, i convinced myself i had cancer, stds, and like so many other diseases. I still kinda feel like something is really wrong with me, it ***** to feel this way but i think once i am in school it might get better.

Well the hospital is putting me in this anxiety group to talk to other people, i hope that helps. But i think i am going to change psychiatrists as well because sometimes it gets so bad and i wish i had medication to help me.

[Heather3418]

My birth mother died of a brain tumor.  I am told that it is NOT hereditary.  I am at no more risk of developing a brain tumor than anyone else.  Cancer of course is seen among families, but if a tumor starts in the brain and confined to the brain, it is not hereditary.  Rest easy.

I would keep seeing a therapist, so you have someone to share your thoughts with.  This will help to assure you that you are not alone.  I really believe if you are suffering from severe anxiety that you are not too young to receive medication in combination with talk therapy.  With therapy, you may indeed turn out to be one of the lucky ones, by catchiing all of this anxiety early and get proper treatment to unravel the mystery.  It can be overcome with work.

Best Wishes,
Heather

[scaredjo]

hiya im answering u cause u sound stressed! cause to be truthful i haven got a clue if brain cancer is hereditory although i wouldn think it was at all. i had a stage with my anxiety convinced i had a tumour, i had headaches, dizziness, blared vision, every symptom. it sounds like you have been checked over by your doc/hospital, maybe you could do with something to relax you before bed time? anxiety wouldn give you cancer it just gives you a rough life. a lot of people with anxiety are convinced they have tumours read through some posts,
lack of sleep isn bad for your brain in a cancer way but it is bad for your anxiety.
sorry about your father, i hope you find some way to relax

[ssharm]

Hello is anyone there? I am really scared..I spent my WHOLE summer thinking that I have cancer or that i am getting it soon. I have gone to the hospital about 20 times when i got a headache and i event felt dizzy for like a week because i convinced myself i had a tumor. They don't even want to see me at the hospital anymore.