emily.watson17
19-11-12, 14:29
Hi,
Im hoping I can find someone here who is suffering from the same symptoms as me. I have always suffered from some what I would call more minor symptoms of anxiety.... I would get worked up in exams to the point I would sleep and would throw up prior to this and also stuff like wanting to sit on an aisle seat and hating standing up in front of a crowd etc. These things I could always deal with and have never had too much of a major impact on my life.
In 2008 I was diagnosed with a Hiatus Hernia and prior to this had extreme health anxiety as I was unsure of the cause of my pain/reflux etc. When this was then diagnosed my anxiety seemed to subside and I was able to live a 'normal' life. However, in April of this year I got a new job working at the hospital. In my first week I got norovirus of the ward, and was violently sick for days. This caused a whole range of issues that have never really resolved and is the major cause of my health anxieties. Due to my hernia I now get really bad intense pain/ache through from my chest to my back, sometimes this will even radiate down my arm, and I also now am experiencing facial numbness. I have ongoing thoughts that the GPS are missing something and have just gone back for another ECG to test my heart which aslways come back tachycardic because I Panic when they are doing it that there is something wrong. My mind always races and I am unable to get rid of negative thoughts associated with my health. Has anyone got any tips to help me as this is taking over my life?!?!?!?
Im hoping I can find someone here who is suffering from the same symptoms as me. I have always suffered from some what I would call more minor symptoms of anxiety.... I would get worked up in exams to the point I would sleep and would throw up prior to this and also stuff like wanting to sit on an aisle seat and hating standing up in front of a crowd etc. These things I could always deal with and have never had too much of a major impact on my life.
In 2008 I was diagnosed with a Hiatus Hernia and prior to this had extreme health anxiety as I was unsure of the cause of my pain/reflux etc. When this was then diagnosed my anxiety seemed to subside and I was able to live a 'normal' life. However, in April of this year I got a new job working at the hospital. In my first week I got norovirus of the ward, and was violently sick for days. This caused a whole range of issues that have never really resolved and is the major cause of my health anxieties. Due to my hernia I now get really bad intense pain/ache through from my chest to my back, sometimes this will even radiate down my arm, and I also now am experiencing facial numbness. I have ongoing thoughts that the GPS are missing something and have just gone back for another ECG to test my heart which aslways come back tachycardic because I Panic when they are doing it that there is something wrong. My mind always races and I am unable to get rid of negative thoughts associated with my health. Has anyone got any tips to help me as this is taking over my life?!?!?!?