What a weird thing health anxiety is
I have never suffered from any form of anxiety up untill this year and im 31 now,it all started at the start of the year when my eye condition started to progress and for some unknown STUPID reason i googled eye cancer just what was i thinking!!!!for 2 weeks solid i googled everyday eye cancer symptoms and was in the mirror checking them on a constant basis convinced i had it CONVINCED there was no other thing it could be right? Untill i finally saw my eye surgeon who told me i 100% didnt have it,PHEW.Then a week later i had a urine test done for a pre operation assesment and boom there was a slight trace of blood in it so what do i do?i google youd think id of learned my lesson but nope...convinced i had kidney or bladder cancer CONVINCED there was nothing else it could be right? Repeated 6 urine samples(clear)and about 20 doctors visits later i didnt have any of them cancers PHEW survived again...then my stomache started making all sorts of sounds and i had a hard stomache and constipation for a few weeks now this was deffo colon cancer it couldnt be anytthing else right??? After 10 more doctors appointments and days and weeks of googling turns out i didnt have colon cancer?survived cancer again,id become a complete nervous wreck!!!stopped leaving the house stopped going out with friends stopped doing all the things i loved to do put a few stone in weight on and spent most of my time in doctors surgeries and on my phone googling infact im that clued up now on all these diseases i think I could be a doctor😂...some of the things i used to do and still do that people probably can relate to are id come back from the doctors slightly relieved then within an hour i would start to worry i had forgot to tell the doctor about a particular symptom so i would panic they had miss diagnosed me and the worry would start again,i would notice every single twitch pain or sound in my body and think it was a symptom,the hours and hours of googling i have done is frightening really......at this minute i have ms or brain tumour because my body is constantly jerking vibrating and shaking lets be honest its probs all the stress and anxiety i have been going through all these months about HEALTH ANXIETY....i feel for anybody with health anxiety and going through the same thing i wouldnt wish it on my worst enemy.i started cbt after the new year and im really looking forward to it and hopefully kicking this health anxietys arse!!!
Re: What a weird thing health anxiety is
Re: What a weird thing health anxiety is
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Blonde123
Good luck with the CBT x
Thankyou
Really starting to worry now/brain tumour
ive posted on here quite a few times now about my symptoms mainly vibrating in the head and legs and the stress ive been under this year with health anxiety and my medical condition (eyes) ive seen numerous docs which point it all to stress and anxiety but this brain tumour one i cant seem to kick ive been havin vibration feelings for 2 months but latley my head feels like its on a roundabout!!! I stand in the shower and it feels like my legs are really weak and i feel so dizzy i feel like im going to fall,when i go on walks it feels like the ground is moving and latley when i have been lying down i can feel a thudding sound in my ear like a pulse and my body shakes with it especially my vision,when im lying down head on pillow looking at my phone i can hear the throbbing and my phone screen appears to gently move side to side is this normal with stress and anxiety?ive had other anxiety symptoms which have gone but if this is actually an anxiety and stress symptom and not a neuro illness im really struggling to kick it,i have cbt starting in jan i just worry that this is more serious that anxiety.can anyone relate to this thankyou. Oh and ive mentioned before in my left hand between thumb and finger i can constantly see the skin twitching.
Re: Does stress and anxiety have a big effect on the nervous system
Had very similar symptoms stemming from stress that started in June (finally starting to get better and my symptoms are reducing/disappearing)
Had an eyelid twitch for 5 months along with jerks/twitches everywhere else in my body. I started taking Magnesium and B-Complex (B12) as per doctor and things improved. I'd ask your doctor about it. B12 is good for the nervous system.
Best wishes
Re: Brain shakes and vibrating????
Sorry for the late reply I've been really busy. I went to the doctor she said it was magnesium deficiency and anxiety. The vibrations, numbness burning sensation went away, but i still twitch a few times a day. Depends on my anxiety haha.
Re: Finally after 2 months
The fact that it's non-urgent referral speaks volumes!
Positive thoughts
Re: Finally after 2 months
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Fishmanpa
The fact that it's non-urgent referral speaks volumes!
Positive thoughts
I hope your right fishmanpa
Re: Brain shakes and vibrating????
I do get that as well.. Especially when trying to fall asleep or in the middle of the night. It feels like my head is vibrating.