ANY ONE HAVE HYPOCHONDRIA/ANXIETY OVER FEAR OF BRAIN TUMOR

[sdnj06]

hi guys i wrote above also but i am now asking or looking for another person who has anxiety or hypochondria over a brain tumor. i go to a phcyciatrist tomm but im trying to see what kind of fears others went through. and see if they were just like me swearing i had a brain tumor despite no real syptoms just my mind telling me...

any stories or thoughts are appreciated

thanks

[rainbowcarnage]

I never had hypo problems until my mom died when I was 15. But ever since then...man, I must be driving my doctor insane. I hadn't seen him for a while, and then I had the flu and got over it. After that I had a migraine headache for the first time in my life (that lasted for like two weeks) and swore up and down I had a tumor. I still have these little twinges in my head and feel a little nauseous (especially on the bus/subway) but otherwise I feel okay. Back when it started up I had this weird feeling of not being connected to my body..I don't really know how to describe that.  I'm still buggin' especially when every time I turn on the TV somebody's talking about brain cancer. It's scaring the bejeebus outta me!
But I dunno, I guess it's vaugely comforting to know "hey other people who are freaking out like you are going through the exact same thing!"

[dmrazb]

i am so glad to have found this website!

even as i type here, i am constantly obsessing over my health.  ever since i was fourteen or fifteen, when my sister's best friend was diagnosed with hodgkin's lymphoma.  i was convinced for six or seven months i had it -- i experienced pains in my neck and under my armpits, where i knew there were lymphnodes.  those went away after awhile because i eventually figured i'd have been having other symptoms.

also, i've always had irregular periods and when it came down to visiting the OB/GYN, for a few months beforehand i was convinced i had ovarian cancer.  results came back with a clean bill of health.  this put my worries to ease.

however, a few months ago my brother's best friend shot himself.  i was okay for a couple months but lately, i have been experiencing dizzy spells, which has me downright convinced i have a brain tumor.  i've also been dealing with an awful lot of anxiety -- to the point where i feel like my mind and body are completely disconnected.

i feel so alone!  i feel like, because i'm convinced i have a brain tumor, i've been experiencing these strange dizzy spells.  i don't have headaches, or nausea, or really any other symptoms but i still can't shake this feeling.  i've been doing some self-reflecting lately though and it seems i experience these "physical symptoms" right after something traumatic happens.  which gives me the idea that this all just the stress from what occurred manifesting itself as physical pain.  i've always been a "deal with your own problems" advocate so it's difficult admitting to my mother i need to see a therapist.  i don't want to feel this way anymore!  it's good to hear other people are enduring the same thing though.  so this gives me hope.

[gizmoxx]

Me too! mines heart problems! i know there is nothing wrong with my heart as i have had tests, but im still convinced im ill! so, has any one ever got over these feelings? or will i have to live with them forever?

[Abby78]

Yes Im Only 16 And Yet Convinced I Have A Brain Tumor , I Have No Symptoms Really Apart From Bad Memory Sometimes . Yet Im To Scared To Go To The Doctor Cause I Think I Have It And Will Die

[laydeechaz]

Ohhh yesss i do! Today i woke up with a pain in the top of my head so i was worried! But i just kept saying to myself i'm fine, i was also worried before i went to bed last night cos i was thinking about things so i woke up with a headache anyway which made me feels worse. My doctor always tells me the majority of people who suffer from the physical symptoms of anxiety will at one point get the headaches and head sensations, theres a variety that you can experience, you just have to not think about it and tell yourself your fine.
My head sensations have calmed down because i've calmed down, i used to have a feeling like something was crawling under my head like in my skull, weird flutters, itchy scalp, pain in random places on my head, everything really.
It's horrible i know =/
x

[MCR2008]

Yes! I worry all the time that I have something wrong with me, escpecially a brain tumor. I have weird symptoms. I get dizzy, lightheaded, forgetfulness, disorientation, headaches, blurry vision..you name it. I have told my doctor all this and he seems to think it's related to anxiety. I have not had an MRI or anything done because he doesn't feel that it is anything serious. I don't believe it's anxiety and I'm convinced there is something seriously wrong with me. I know anxiety can cause do alot of strange things but I think I would feel better knowing that I don't have a brain tumor or something else. I've also experienced the shooting pains in my head and also noticed that I got these when really stressed or tired. I also have muscle twitching, numbness, tingling in my hands and legs. I have a dr appt tomorrow and feel that he is going to tell me the same thing. Your not alone.