Last Month Worst Sleep Ever!

[hhdeng]

I'm a 22 year old male.

Starting late Sept til today, I have say I have gone through a very hard serious of panic attack, stress, obsession, depression, anxiety.

The reason for this horrible horrible scare was worried about catching HIV, herpes and etc from an encounter that had happen Sept. I have taken numerous tests that proves that I'm fine. Due to my crazy obsession I continue to panic, keep looking at thread forums here and there. I have shun myself out from outside world. From work I go straight home to my room and stare in front of my laptop looking for info, info and more info. It's like as if I was preparing to finish my dissertation for my graduate school.

I'm so tense and uptight that ever creak or ache on my body I jump and fear of dying or sick. I have lost over 35 pounds from this. I have lost a whole lot of appetite. I'm eating less, less and less. I hear my stomach begging for food but the fear and drive of pursuing more information kept my mind away from my stomach and would go without eating anything for 5-7 hours straight no problem. My throat would be tight.  I be using the bathroom less to urinate even though I know I drank tons of water. My mouth/throat is dry. No matter how much water I drink I would be dry. My body aches. My eyes are strained and tired.

At night time I would have night sweats. It's not drenching wet where the sweat would seep from my shirt to my bed sheet. But Inside my mind I keep flashing back toward my memory about past threads I have read or information about the possible sickness and long term effects that may have on me. I would constantly be thinking of the worst in every scenario. My heart beat is beating by the thousands of miles and I can feel my throat be pulsing as if I was gonna drown or have a serious panic attack.

I first thought I was putting on too much blankets so I removed 1. Still it persist.

My doctor has told me to stop looking on the internet and listening/reading everyone's response. But here I am again right?

Can someone explain to me what is wrong with me? Have  I just gone nuts and have lost the sense of the world?
What is wrong with me? I feel like this is the lowest point in my entire life.

[Dr Santos]

Hi,
How are you? Try to be positive and have faith. You may want to address your stress and sleep problems first. Psychological issues like panic attacks, depression, obsession and anxiety can be treated with medications and therapy. Talk to your doctor about this and you may also benefit from a referral to a sleep specialist. Take care and do keep us posted.

[hhdeng]

Also to include, I always wake up from my sleep every 3-4 hours. I be lucky to get 5 hrs straight without waking up.