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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
anxiety
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
anxiety
by nozmeg, May 11, 2008 04:41PM
hi my names jane my oc says im suffering a health anxiety disorder i have the fear of aving a brain aneursym i had a mri/mra in oct 06no significant abnormalties found i freak out ifget pain in eye or headache ive beensent for anassesment with cpn dosent think its anxiety but will get a phychiatrist and psychologist to aceess me i wont except scan been clear doc wont let me see results incase i look them up to me that means they arnt clear cant coe wud you be able to shed some light on this jane(gb)
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., May 12, 2008 07:54PM
, May 12, 2008 07:54PM
To: nozmeg
I think the best thing for you to do is speak to the psychiatrist about your fears and sort out the facts re the last scan, and ask your psychiatrist to explain what it means. You will not be convinced by facts because your fear is not based in reality, but in a thought/fear structure in your mind, and that is what you have to work on with a therapist.
