apluse
31-01-12, 01:00
Hi everyone, i've been suffering with health anxiety nearly a year now. My HA started when i got a boil and i convinced my myself i needed to have an operation. I started to panic and was feeling really stressed and was also stressing about uni. I saw my dr about the boil and he gave me antibiotics and it cleared up.
However this is where the nightmare began, i started to get sharp pains in my chest and couldn't take deep breaths, started getting panic attacks, completely lost my appetite, constantly checking my pulse and temperature. I saw numerous drs, had blood tests, ecg and examinations and they all said that im suffering from HA.
During the summer my dr referred me to CBT and initially i was supposed to have 6 sessions but the therapist cancelled on 3 occasions and couldn't complete it because i had to go back uni. Whilst i was doing CBT, i felt even worse and didn't have any faith in it.
Once back at Uni i felt slightly better for 2 weeks but it returned shortly afterwards. ATM im not feeling anxious but i still get the sensations and i dont understand why? i no longer checking my pulse or temperature but still get pains in my chest and lest arm, stomach pains and headaches almost everyday.
I've seen my dr about my headaches and he thinks its from clenching, i've had an eye test and its fine. Recently i discovered a movable lump in my neck and went to my gp and he couldn't feel anything abnormal. I dont understand why cant i have pains in my right arm and why am i in discomfort everyday, its really frustrating! How can someone according to doctors is healthy feel like this? I don't feel healthy in my body, i really don't know what to do anymore!
However this is where the nightmare began, i started to get sharp pains in my chest and couldn't take deep breaths, started getting panic attacks, completely lost my appetite, constantly checking my pulse and temperature. I saw numerous drs, had blood tests, ecg and examinations and they all said that im suffering from HA.
During the summer my dr referred me to CBT and initially i was supposed to have 6 sessions but the therapist cancelled on 3 occasions and couldn't complete it because i had to go back uni. Whilst i was doing CBT, i felt even worse and didn't have any faith in it.
Once back at Uni i felt slightly better for 2 weeks but it returned shortly afterwards. ATM im not feeling anxious but i still get the sensations and i dont understand why? i no longer checking my pulse or temperature but still get pains in my chest and lest arm, stomach pains and headaches almost everyday.
I've seen my dr about my headaches and he thinks its from clenching, i've had an eye test and its fine. Recently i discovered a movable lump in my neck and went to my gp and he couldn't feel anything abnormal. I dont understand why cant i have pains in my right arm and why am i in discomfort everyday, its really frustrating! How can someone according to doctors is healthy feel like this? I don't feel healthy in my body, i really don't know what to do anymore!