Worrychick
19-08-12, 20:20
I have suffered from worrying for years, mainly due to losing my mother from cancer at 47 I think. It seems to have got worse over the last few years as my children are growing up (now 17 & 18) and since a miscarriage 4 years ago. I used to worry about school trips, car trips, kids general health etc..exams, and everyday stuff; my anxiety symptoms were very situational. Now however, I seem to have anxiety symptoms when I am not even aware I am anxious (assume these are underlying anxieties). This is worse for me as I cannot always attribute my physical symptoms to the way I am currently feeling and therefore this causes a health anxiety. For example the last few months I have had eye aching and nausea and this can go on for weeks then it will stop for a while and then start up again. I've been to the optician who says my eyes are healthy and the Dr and had blood tests and all seems okay; and it has been put down to anxiety. However, it seems to have started again recently and because I am not consciously feeling anxious about something I then worry it is something more - cancer, brain tumour, underlying illness. My son leaves home soon for Uni and my work is very stressful at times and I wonder if this is the underlying cause. Does anyone else feel this way and how do you cope with it and reasurre yourself it is not something serious. Feeling sick is really getting me down although my eyes have been fine today! Also, on holiday last week, I seem to be okay; which is the only thing that is reassurring me it is underlying stress. Thank you.