whatisitnow
26-05-06, 13:17
Hi
Hopefully this wont bore you by the end, its long lol
I have suffered with health anxiety for 12 years now since my father in law died. Im 35.
Back in November i started noticing a sensation in my right arm pit, not pain, just like there was a lump there but there wasnt. I got in a right state about it & was sure i had breast cancer. I eventually plucked up the courage to check for lumps in the breast & there wasnt any, then i decided it was in my mind & seemed to forget about the armpit thing & life went on as normal. I gave up smoking a couple of months ago, started eating healthy & did lots of exercise, felt brilliant! because i want to lose a stone in weight. 2 weeks ago my scales told me i havent even lost a pound! I was mortified, cried on and off all that day, i have worked so hard! within days of losing faith in dieting my arm pit anxiety came back, i was sat on the sofa lent forward talking to someone and simply had my hand on my arm, thought i felt a lump in my top arm, after feeling it again there was no lump, must have been the angle my arm was at on my knee. But since then the sensation is back & im always aware of it, but i wake up in the morning and notice its not there, but comes back within about 10 minutes (the same as 6 months ago when i had it) I just feel like crying all the time and my chest feels heavy all the time. Surely after 6 months it cant be anything bad? Now im wondering if its been there the last 6 months but i just didnt notice.
Do you really think our minds are that clever that we can exagerate symptoms to a great extent?
I feel so screwed up right now. Im suppose to be going out tomorrow night, havent been out for months & i just dont feel like doing anything.
Hopefully this wont bore you by the end, its long lol
I have suffered with health anxiety for 12 years now since my father in law died. Im 35.
Back in November i started noticing a sensation in my right arm pit, not pain, just like there was a lump there but there wasnt. I got in a right state about it & was sure i had breast cancer. I eventually plucked up the courage to check for lumps in the breast & there wasnt any, then i decided it was in my mind & seemed to forget about the armpit thing & life went on as normal. I gave up smoking a couple of months ago, started eating healthy & did lots of exercise, felt brilliant! because i want to lose a stone in weight. 2 weeks ago my scales told me i havent even lost a pound! I was mortified, cried on and off all that day, i have worked so hard! within days of losing faith in dieting my arm pit anxiety came back, i was sat on the sofa lent forward talking to someone and simply had my hand on my arm, thought i felt a lump in my top arm, after feeling it again there was no lump, must have been the angle my arm was at on my knee. But since then the sensation is back & im always aware of it, but i wake up in the morning and notice its not there, but comes back within about 10 minutes (the same as 6 months ago when i had it) I just feel like crying all the time and my chest feels heavy all the time. Surely after 6 months it cant be anything bad? Now im wondering if its been there the last 6 months but i just didnt notice.
Do you really think our minds are that clever that we can exagerate symptoms to a great extent?
I feel so screwed up right now. Im suppose to be going out tomorrow night, havent been out for months & i just dont feel like doing anything.