StarChick
19-10-11, 18:49
A couple of weeks ago, I found a lump on my neck. I got a doctor's appointment for that morning, went along and the doctor didnt seem overly concerned, she just said it was probably a cyst and to keep an eye on it over the next couple of weeks as if it got bigger I was to go back to her. Thankfully, after much worrying, it went away after about a week. However, ever since then I have been really paranoid about every little ache I get in my neck and head, things which i probably wouldn't have noticed before if it hadn't have been for the lump. I think i am making myself ill with worry.
For the last 2 weeks, I have had a weird feeling in one side of my head. It isn't sore and I can't feel anything there (if I touch my head with my hand). It just feels different. It's hard to describe the feeling but sometimes it feels almost numb - though it isn;t if that makes sense? All I know, is that part of my head feels different to the rest of my head. Sometimes that feeling goes away and I'm left with something that feels like there is a small pea sized lump under my head / scalp - though if I touch my head there is nothing there. It's like I can just feel something inside my head. I know I must sound mad and believe me, I feel mad! I am driving myself crazy! The more I think about it, the more I can feel it and the more I worry about it, the more I can feel it.
I have put off going to the doctors again because I feel a bit silly since it's not actually sore and isn't causing me any discomfort - except the worry. I have been trying to look it up on the internet and I'm not really getting much except that things like this can sometimes be brought on my stress and anxiety.
Ever since I was wee, I have always been a big worrier. Worrying from things such as dying to other things like thinking I'm breathing funny or thinking that there is something really bad wrong with me if I'm ill / have hurt something etc. The feeling / worry usually passes quite quickly but I think this has been the longest I've stressed out about something and I just want it to go away.
I have decided to make a doctors appointment to talk about what I have just described as I really am going to end up making myself ill but I just wondered if anyone had any thoughts ./ advice on my situation? Have you ever experienced what i am feeling in my head and do you think it is linked to stress / anxiety?
Apart from these feelings, i feel fine. Have no others problems or pains in my body, I just feel how I usually feel.
I'd really appreciate some feedback just to stop me driving myself crazy!!
For the last 2 weeks, I have had a weird feeling in one side of my head. It isn't sore and I can't feel anything there (if I touch my head with my hand). It just feels different. It's hard to describe the feeling but sometimes it feels almost numb - though it isn;t if that makes sense? All I know, is that part of my head feels different to the rest of my head. Sometimes that feeling goes away and I'm left with something that feels like there is a small pea sized lump under my head / scalp - though if I touch my head there is nothing there. It's like I can just feel something inside my head. I know I must sound mad and believe me, I feel mad! I am driving myself crazy! The more I think about it, the more I can feel it and the more I worry about it, the more I can feel it.
I have put off going to the doctors again because I feel a bit silly since it's not actually sore and isn't causing me any discomfort - except the worry. I have been trying to look it up on the internet and I'm not really getting much except that things like this can sometimes be brought on my stress and anxiety.
Ever since I was wee, I have always been a big worrier. Worrying from things such as dying to other things like thinking I'm breathing funny or thinking that there is something really bad wrong with me if I'm ill / have hurt something etc. The feeling / worry usually passes quite quickly but I think this has been the longest I've stressed out about something and I just want it to go away.
I have decided to make a doctors appointment to talk about what I have just described as I really am going to end up making myself ill but I just wondered if anyone had any thoughts ./ advice on my situation? Have you ever experienced what i am feeling in my head and do you think it is linked to stress / anxiety?
Apart from these feelings, i feel fine. Have no others problems or pains in my body, I just feel how I usually feel.
I'd really appreciate some feedback just to stop me driving myself crazy!!