Epiphany

[rasticle]

I was just sitting here reading through a lot of the posts on this forum and I had an epiphany.

First let me say that I have suffered from Anxiety for 2 years now and have been to the ER twice for high blood pressure because of the attacks.  I am 26/m and I had to go to the ER for 170/115 BP, thats bad!  My anxiety started to get really bad after I went to the doc for a normal physical and the blood tests revieled that I had elevated liver enzymes, ALT and AST.  When these are elevated the doctors start to worry about liver disease, let me say that it scared the **** out of me.  After about 1 1/2 years of testing, including a liver biopsy my liver looks fine according to all the tests.  I have been to all sorts of doctors trying to diagnose my own disease including: Cardiologist, Endrocrinologist, Gastroenterologist, Pysciatrist, and a Pyscologist.  Anxiety is a pain in the ass!!

Anyways, back to what I was starting to say, before that rant, was that if you look through the posts you can see just how bad anxiety really is.  A lot of the posts are about being scared of a brain tumor, heart attack, heart diease, or some other rare disease.  Granted these dieases do affect a lot of people and there is no certain way to say if you have these or not without going to a doctor.  But I just want everyone to know that you are not alone in your worries.  Trust me I am finally starting to have control over my Anxiety, but I still lie awake at nights waiting for my heart attack.  Just remember, in more cases than not, its just anxiety!

Thanks,
Shawn

[holliexox]

aww thanks : ) that was nice of you. but you seem to know that its usually just anixety, if so they i think you should put your OWN ADVICE to use and SLEEPP AT NIGHT dont sit up and wait for a heart attack. but what you went threw with the blood test and seeing alll thoese doctors def seems very stressful & nerv racking. but dont worry about yourself. im the same way tho, i worry about everything, every pain or whatver i think the WORST. but i think you and i and everyone shoudl TRY and just live there life & nto worry whats gunna happen cause if we live our lives on whats going to happen then were going to miss out on what IS HAPPENING and the present. so dont worry & enjoy life, its short. good luck & best wishes to you.

[1805RAD]

YEAH THAT'S ME I SIT AROUND WAITING FOR A HEART ATTACK,THEN I'LL SIT AROUND AND WAIT FOR A STROKE TO HIT ME,THEN I START TO WONDER IF I HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR,OR HEART PROBLEMS,OR LIVER OR KIDNEY CANCER.THEN YOU HAVE THE BLOOD CLOT THOUGHTS,YOU NAME IT , I THINK I HAVE IT.OF COURSE THEN YOU HAVE ALLL OF THE OTHER EVERYDAY PROBLEMS LIKE WAITING FOR A NUCLEAR WAR,OR AN ASTROID TO HIT EARTH OR A PLANE TO COME CRASHING INTO YOUR HOUSE.ANYWAY THATS MY DAILY THOUGHTS.I'M SO GLAD I FOUND THIS SITE IT HELPS ME ALOT BY READING EVERYBODY ELSES THOUGHTS AND PROBLEMS TO RELIZE WE ARE ALL THE SAME.