rated_r90
04-05-12, 20:26
Hi, kind of a long story but here I go...I'm a 21 y/o female currently suffering from health anxiety. I got chicken pox for the 1st time in February followed by a chest infection. The lymph nodes behind my ears were swollen for a little longer than I liked and I have been worrying about lymphoma ever since. I was also coughing and struggling to take a deep breath due to the chest infection.
My anxiety has made me lose sleep and my skin became really itchy (I have eczema which always gets worse during stressful times). My lymph nodes have now gone down, my cough is nearly gone, I can breath just fine again and my skin is much better but I still can't stop worrying! It is really getting me down now. I have my final exams at Uni this month and can't concentrate on them for my anxiety. I have also been worrying about a pain underneath my jaw. It hurts no matter what I do, just a quick stabbing pain for a few seconds, but I become especially anxious after drinking alcohol (which I rarely do), as I know pain in lymph nodes after consuming alcohol is a symptom of lymphoma. I probably wouldn't notice any pain if I wasn't thinking about it all the time, but every twinge feels magnified because of my anxiety. I am also tending to prod my jaw all the time, which I'm sure doesn't help the pain.
I regularly exercise and am feeling fine otherwise, but can't stop my anxiety.
Any advice? Thanks in advance!
My anxiety has made me lose sleep and my skin became really itchy (I have eczema which always gets worse during stressful times). My lymph nodes have now gone down, my cough is nearly gone, I can breath just fine again and my skin is much better but I still can't stop worrying! It is really getting me down now. I have my final exams at Uni this month and can't concentrate on them for my anxiety. I have also been worrying about a pain underneath my jaw. It hurts no matter what I do, just a quick stabbing pain for a few seconds, but I become especially anxious after drinking alcohol (which I rarely do), as I know pain in lymph nodes after consuming alcohol is a symptom of lymphoma. I probably wouldn't notice any pain if I wasn't thinking about it all the time, but every twinge feels magnified because of my anxiety. I am also tending to prod my jaw all the time, which I'm sure doesn't help the pain.
I regularly exercise and am feeling fine otherwise, but can't stop my anxiety.
Any advice? Thanks in advance!