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    Brain tumor or anxiety

    Hi I'm new to this site but I seek some reassurance and wonder if anyone else has the following symptoms
    Its obviously worth mentioning I have health anxiety
    I keep getting the following
    Tension headaches daily for around 3 weeks everyday
    Temples hurt
    Head pains
    My right eye is watering
    Struggling to think of what words I'm suppose to say
    Forgetting things I normally would know like people's names and it takes me a few minutes to realise
    Confusion
    Disoriatarion
    Nausea that comes and goes
    Struggling gauges where things are like I'm tripping on things
    Can't concentrate
    Teeth hurt
    Can't eat anything and looking weight because it I think but I think it's because of cancer
    I've been to the doctors 3 times and a and e twice to be told they think it's my anxiety and stress

    I'm so scared everyday
    Please help

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    Re: Brain tumor or anxiety

    Brain tumor or anxiety?

    Most of what you're saying are anxiety symptoms. That and the fact you're posting on an anxiety forum and you've been cleared medically would mean anxiety.

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    Re: Brain tumor or anxiety

    It just never goes away and I'm 100% convinced I have a tumor and I can't get my head straight and back into reality I always feel like I'm not there
    This must me common but I've suffered with anxiety for years but I'm seeking reassurance
    When you say most are anxiety related what isnt

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    Re: Brain tumor or anxiety

    Quote Originally Posted by Booplit View Post
    When you say most are anxiety related what isnt
    Watery eyes could be allergies. I'm only saying that not every symptom is on the list I linked but there is a post here with a HUGE list of anxiety related symptoms and every one you posted is on it.

    Back pain, stiffness, tension, pressure, soreness, spasms, immobility in the back or back muscles
    Blanching (looking pale, loss of color in the face or skin)
    Blushing, turning red, flushed face, flushed skin, blushing, red face or skin
    Body aches, parts of or your entire body feels sore and achy, feels like your body and muscles are bruised
    Body jolts, body zaps, electric jolt feeling in body, intense body tremor or “body shake”
    Body temperature increase or decrease, change in body temperature
    Burning skin, itchy, “crawly,” prickly or other skin sensations, skin sensitivity, numbness on the skin
    Burning skin sensation on the face, neck, ears, scalp, or shoulders
    Buzzing sensation in the feet, toes, hands, fingers, arms, legs
    Chest pain, chest tightness
    Choking
    Chronic Fatigue, exhaustion, super tired, worn out
    Clumsiness, feeling clumsy, co-ordination problems with the limbs or body
    Cold chills, feeling cold
    Craving sugar, sweets, chocolate, usual craving for sugar and sweets
    Difficulty speaking, moving mouth, talking, co-ordination problems with the mouth or tongue
    Dizziness, feeling lightheaded
    Dizzy, feeling dizzy
    Electric shock feeling, body zaps
    Excess of energy, you feel you can’t relax
    Falling sensation, feel like your are falling or dropping even though you aren't
    Feel like you are going to pass out or faint
    Feeling cold or chilled
    Feel wrong, different, foreign, odd, or strange
    Flu-like symptoms, general malaise, feel ill, like you are coming down with a flu
    Flushed face, red face, flushed skin
    Frequent urination
    Head Zaps
    Heart palpitations, racing heart
    Hyperactivity, excess energy, nervous energy
    Increased or decreased sex drive
    Infection - increased infections, persistent infection
    Mouth or throat clicking or grating sound/noise when you move your mouth or jaw, such as when talking
    Muscles that vibrate, jitter, tremor, or shake when used
    Muscle twitching
    Nausea
    Nausea vomiting
    Neck, back, shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
    Night sweats, waking up in a sweat, profusely sweating at night
    No energy, feeling lethargic, tired
    Numbness
    Numbness tingling, numbness and tingling
    Numbness and tingling, and other skin sensations on hands, feet, face, head, or any other places on the body
    Persistent muscle tension, stiffness
    Pounding heart, heart feels like it is beating too hard
    Pulsing or throbbing muscles. Pulsing or throbbing sensation.
    Rib or rib cage tightness, pressure, or feeling like a tight band around the rib cage
    Sexual Dysfunction, sexual uninterest
    Shooting pains, stabbing pains, and odd pressures in the neck, head, or face
    Shooting pains in the face
    Shooting pains in the scalp or head
    Skipped heart beats
    Sore or tight scalp or back of the neck
    Startle easily
    Sweating, uncontrollable profuse sweating
    The floor feels like it is moving either down or up for no reason
    Tightness in the ribs or rib cage area, may also feel like a tight band around the ribs or rib cage area.
    Tingling sensations, anywhere on the body, including the hands, feet, legs, arms, head, mouth, chest, groin area
    Throat or mouth clicking or grating sound/noise when you move your mouth or jaw, such as when talking
    TMJ
    Trembling, shaking, tremors
    Twitching
    Unsteadiness, dizziness, feeling dizzy or lightheaded
    Urgency to urinate, frequent urination, sudden urge to go to the washroom (similar to urinary tract or prostate infection symptoms)
    Warm spells
    Weak - feel weak, weakness, low energy, light, soft, like you may faint
    Weak legs, arms, or muscles
    Weight loss, weight gain
    Chest (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with the chest area):

    Chest tremors, trembling in the chest, chest feels like it is vibrating
    Chest pain or discomfort
    Concern about the heart
    Feel like you have to force yourself to breath
    Find it hard to breath, feeling smothered, shortness of breath
    Frequent yawning to try and catch your breath
    Heart Palpitations – beating hard or too fast, rapid heartbeat
    Heart - Irregular heart rhythms, flutters or ‘skipped’ beats, tickle in the chest that makes you cough
    Pounding heart, heart feels like it is beating too hard
    Rib or rib cage tightness, pressure, or feeling like a tight band around the rib cage
    Emotions (see mood) (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with emotions, mood, and feelings)

    Fears (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with fear):

    A heightened fear of what people think of you
    Afraid of being trapped in a place with no exits
    Constant feeling of being overwhelmed.
    Fear of being in public
    Fear of dying
    Fear of losing control
    Fear of impending doom
    Fear of making mistakes or making a fool of yourself to others
    Fear of passing out
    Fear that you are losing your mind
    Fears about irrational things, objects, circumstances, or situations
    Fears of going crazy, of dying, of impending doom, of normal things, unusual feelings and emotions, unusually frightening thoughts or feelings
    Heightened self awareness, or self-consciousness
    Need to find nearest washrooms before you can feel comfortable
    Need to seat near exits
    Head (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with the head):

    Burning, itchy, tight scalp
    Dizziness
    Dizzy
    Dizziness or light-headedness
    Frequent headaches, migraine headaches
    Feeling like there is a tight band around your head, pressure, tightness
    Head, neck or shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
    Head zaps, head tremors
    Giddiness
    Numbness
    Numbness tingling, numbness and tingling
    Shooting pains, stabbing pains, and odd pressures in the neck, head, or face
    Shooting pains in the face
    Shooting pains in the scalp or head
    When you close your eyes you feel like are beginning to, or will, float upwards
    Sore jaw that feels like a tooth ache
    TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint) - clenching of the jaw or grinding of the teeth
    Hearing/Ear(s) (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with hearing):

    Feel like there is something stuck in your ear, that your ear canal it plugged or blocked, that there is a pebble in your ear that you can't get out
    Low rumbling sounds
    Reduced hearing, frequent or intermittent reduced hearing or deafness in one or both ears
    Ringing in the ears, noises in the ears, noises in the head
    Pulsing in the ears, throbbing sound in the ear(s)
    Tickle or itch in your ear that you can't seem to get at
    Mind (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with the mind and thinking):

    Afraid of everything
    Altered state of reality, consciousness, or universe feeling
    Deja Vu, a feeling like you've done or experienced something before
    Depersonalization
    Derealization
    Desensitization
    Difficulty concentrating, short-term memory loss
    Difficulty thinking, speaking, forming thoughts, following conversations
    Disorientation
    Fear of going crazy
    Fear of losing control
    Fear of impending doom
    Feelings of unreality
    Frequent feeling of being overwhelmed, or that there is just too much to handle or do
    Having difficulty concentrating
    Nightmares, bad dreams
    Obsession about sensations or getting better
    Repetitive thinking or incessant ‘mind chatter’
    Short-term learning impairment, have a hard time learning new information
    Short-term memory impairment, can't remember what I did a few days, hours, or moments ago
    Spaced out feelings, feeling spaced out
    "Stuck" thoughts; thoughts, mental images, concepts, songs, or melodies that "stick" in your mind and replay over and over again.
    Trapped in your mind feeling
    Underlying anxiety, apprehension, or fear
    You often feel you are carrying the world on your shoulders
    Mood / Emotions (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with mood, emotions, and feelings):

    Always feeling angry and lack of patience
    Depersonalization
    Depression
    Dramatic mood swings (emotional flipping)
    Emotionally blunted, flat, or numb
    Emotional "flipping" (dramatic mood swings)
    Emotions feel wrong
    Everything is scary, frightening
    Feeling down in the dumps
    Feeling like things are unreal or dreamlike
    Frequently being on edge or 'grouchy'
    Feel like crying for no apparent reason
    Have no feelings about things you used to
    Not feeling like yourself, detached from loved ones, emotionally numb
    Underlying anxiety, apprehension, or fear
    You feel like you are under pressure all the time
    Mouth/Stomach (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with the mouth and stomach):

    A ‘tinny’, ‘metallic’ or ‘ammonia’, or unusual smell or taste
    Aerophagia (swallowing too much air, stomach distention, belching)
    Burning mouth, feeling like the inside of your mouth is burning, or tingling, or like pins and needles, or all of these together or at different times
    Burning tongue, feeling like your tongue is burning, or tingling, or like pins and needles, or all of these, or all of these together or at different times
    Choking
    Constant craving for sugar or sweets
    Constipation
    Diarrhea
    Difficulty swallowing
    Difficulty talking, pronouncing certain letters or sounds, mouth feels like it isn't moving right, slurred speech
    Dry mouth
    Feeling like you can’t swallow properly or that something will get caught in your throat
    Feeling like your tongue is swollen
    IBS
    Lack of appetite or taste
    Lump in the throat, tight throat, something stuck in your throat
    Mouth muscles twitching/jumping
    Mouth or throat clicking or grating sound/noise when you move your mouth or jaw, such as when talking
    Nausea
    Nausea vomiting
    Nausea or abdominal stress
    Numbness
    Numbness tingling, numbness and tingling
    Stomach upset, gas, belching, bloating
    Teeth grinding
    The thought of eating makes you nauseous
    Tight throat, lump in throat
    Throat or mouth clicking or grating sound/noise when you move your mouth or jaw, such as when talking
    TMJ
    Tongue symptoms - Tingly, “stretched,” numb, frozen, itchy, “crawly,” burning, twitching, “jumpy,” aching, sore, or swollen tongue (when it isn’t).
    Urgency to urinate, frequent urination, sudden urge to go to the washroom
    Vomiting
    Skin (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with the skin):

    Burning skin sensations, skin sensitivity
    Numbness
    Numbness tingling, numbness and tingling
    Skin problems, infections, rashes
    Sleep (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with sleep):

    Difficulty falling or staying asleep
    Frequent bad, bizarre, or crazy dreams
    Hearing sounds in your head that jolt you awake
    Insomnia, or waking up ill in the middle of the night
    Jolting awake
    Waking up in a panic attack
    You feel worse in the mornings
    Sight (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with sight):

    Distorted, foggy, or blurred vision
    Dry, watery or itchy eyes
    Eye tricks, seeing things our of the corner of your eye that isn’t there, stars, flashes
    Eyes sensitive to light
    Spots in the vision
    Flashing lights when eyes are closed
    Your depth perception feels wrong
    Touch (anxiety symptoms commonly associated with touch):

    Burning skin sensations, skin sensitivity
    Feeling cold or chilled
    Numbness
    Numbness tingling, numbness and tingling
    Pain
    Tingling, pins and needles feelings
    Other anxiety symptoms are described as:
    Being like a hypochondriac, muscle twinges, worry all the time, tingles, gagging, tightness in the chest, tongue twitches, shaky, breath lump, heart beat problems, head tingles, itchy tingling in arms and legs, and so many more.

    ~whew~

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    Re: Brain tumor or anxiety

    Why not get help for the anxiety and see if things improve?
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    Re: Brain tumor or anxiety

    Thankyou so much for your help with this
    Its helped more than you will ever know

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    Re: Brain tumor or anxiety

    I know this is an old post but it’s seriously like I could’ve written it. I hope you feel better.

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