iamstrong
22-12-12, 21:00
Hi everyone
Thank you if you find the time to read this.
I feel stupid that I even have anxiety as I know I don't really have any good reason to be anxious as I have a very stable home, good relationship, beautiful children. I know there are people in much worse situations who have reasons to be upset, worried...so it makes me feel bad that I feel this way.
To cut my story short - I have suffered with health anxiety my whole life. I can remember when I was 6 I went to a museum with my grandma and saw paintings of people with their head chopped off and after that for a very long time I thought my head was loose and going to fall off. That is my earliest memory of this annoying anxiety and I have had many more since then.
I am currently in a very very anxious stage. I had some tests done to check my vitamins and minerals and also a health profile check and I had a couple of deficiencies, but it was an over active enzyme that scared the life out of me as that particular one was linked with als. (The worst form of motor neuron disease). My nutritionist basically said that yes you might have this faulty gene but just enjoy life and everyone gets something when they are older (I am 28!) and you just have to accept it. Needless to say, I went in major panic mode thinking I am going to get this awful disease and then there is a 50% chance of passing it on to your children. (I have 2 young boys).
I was thankfully reassured by the head of the lab (who knows what he is talking about) that my results didn't mean I was going to get that and 15-20% of everyone they see have a high reading of that particular enzyme. My nutritionist said it was rare! Obviously not entirely sure of what she is talking about.
But still, I am suffering with panic symptoms. I have had on and off dry mouth, too much saliva, lips and tongue tingling and pins and needles in arms and legs and can't seem to just relax and realise that I am causing it myself.
Well done if you got this far.
Just wanted to introduce myself and get this out of my system as my husband and mother are not being very sympathetic. I had to just call a hotline as I really feel that I have no one who I can talk to that understands.
Thank you in advance for any replies.
Thank you if you find the time to read this.
I feel stupid that I even have anxiety as I know I don't really have any good reason to be anxious as I have a very stable home, good relationship, beautiful children. I know there are people in much worse situations who have reasons to be upset, worried...so it makes me feel bad that I feel this way.
To cut my story short - I have suffered with health anxiety my whole life. I can remember when I was 6 I went to a museum with my grandma and saw paintings of people with their head chopped off and after that for a very long time I thought my head was loose and going to fall off. That is my earliest memory of this annoying anxiety and I have had many more since then.
I am currently in a very very anxious stage. I had some tests done to check my vitamins and minerals and also a health profile check and I had a couple of deficiencies, but it was an over active enzyme that scared the life out of me as that particular one was linked with als. (The worst form of motor neuron disease). My nutritionist basically said that yes you might have this faulty gene but just enjoy life and everyone gets something when they are older (I am 28!) and you just have to accept it. Needless to say, I went in major panic mode thinking I am going to get this awful disease and then there is a 50% chance of passing it on to your children. (I have 2 young boys).
I was thankfully reassured by the head of the lab (who knows what he is talking about) that my results didn't mean I was going to get that and 15-20% of everyone they see have a high reading of that particular enzyme. My nutritionist said it was rare! Obviously not entirely sure of what she is talking about.
But still, I am suffering with panic symptoms. I have had on and off dry mouth, too much saliva, lips and tongue tingling and pins and needles in arms and legs and can't seem to just relax and realise that I am causing it myself.
Well done if you got this far.
Just wanted to introduce myself and get this out of my system as my husband and mother are not being very sympathetic. I had to just call a hotline as I really feel that I have no one who I can talk to that understands.
Thank you in advance for any replies.