ItchyOne
01-02-13, 23:34
Sorry for the long post...
It's been some time since I posted anything here. I've been anxiety free for about a year and the feeling was great! I could spend time with my family, do the things I like, and concentrate at work. I get minor illnesses and abnormalities now and then during the year but I amazed myself that I was able to shrug them off. But sadly over the past few weeks, my anxiety struck again. :( sigh...
It started when I had diarrhea along with a bad bout of viral infection for a few days about 3 weeks ago. It aggravated my hemorrhoids, and I started feeling the itch and occasional pain in my butt. When I started seeing blood again on the TP and on the stool, that's where the anxiety starts. But fortunately, it healed within days and my colon specialist took a look and assured me it is fine. I was ok for a while.
Few days later, I was getting remarks from family and friends that I look thinner. I weighed myself and noticed that I lost 3kg from 58kg to 55kg. I didn't like that. I tried so hard to gain those weight (I'm a male btw), and over the past year, I was able to gradually gain from 52kg to 58kg. At first, I attributed the weight loss to the diarrhea and the bad viral infection. But I became really conscious of my weight and started weighing myself daily. A few days passed and my weight dropped further to 54kg! Now I'm in a state of panic. The fact is, I was eating well, sleeping well, and have not been exercising. There's no reason why I should continue to lose weight.
I guess my body is adjusting to a new state of weight equilibrium since I am thin to begin with. My weight was stagnant at around 52-53kg for the longest time and only managed to climb to 58kg last year.
But I can't help feeling anxious. Last night I had insomnia just thinking about it. Physically I feel fine and healthy. No pain, no aches, no visible lumps, not feeling tired, nothing. Just the weight loss. I don't know what to do. Shall I see a GP now? Or just try to eat more and wait a few more days/weeks? Would doing my annual health check help (which is due btw)? Does anyone have any unintentional weight loss episodes you can share with me?
It's been some time since I posted anything here. I've been anxiety free for about a year and the feeling was great! I could spend time with my family, do the things I like, and concentrate at work. I get minor illnesses and abnormalities now and then during the year but I amazed myself that I was able to shrug them off. But sadly over the past few weeks, my anxiety struck again. :( sigh...
It started when I had diarrhea along with a bad bout of viral infection for a few days about 3 weeks ago. It aggravated my hemorrhoids, and I started feeling the itch and occasional pain in my butt. When I started seeing blood again on the TP and on the stool, that's where the anxiety starts. But fortunately, it healed within days and my colon specialist took a look and assured me it is fine. I was ok for a while.
Few days later, I was getting remarks from family and friends that I look thinner. I weighed myself and noticed that I lost 3kg from 58kg to 55kg. I didn't like that. I tried so hard to gain those weight (I'm a male btw), and over the past year, I was able to gradually gain from 52kg to 58kg. At first, I attributed the weight loss to the diarrhea and the bad viral infection. But I became really conscious of my weight and started weighing myself daily. A few days passed and my weight dropped further to 54kg! Now I'm in a state of panic. The fact is, I was eating well, sleeping well, and have not been exercising. There's no reason why I should continue to lose weight.
I guess my body is adjusting to a new state of weight equilibrium since I am thin to begin with. My weight was stagnant at around 52-53kg for the longest time and only managed to climb to 58kg last year.
But I can't help feeling anxious. Last night I had insomnia just thinking about it. Physically I feel fine and healthy. No pain, no aches, no visible lumps, not feeling tired, nothing. Just the weight loss. I don't know what to do. Shall I see a GP now? Or just try to eat more and wait a few more days/weeks? Would doing my annual health check help (which is due btw)? Does anyone have any unintentional weight loss episodes you can share with me?