assurance seeking

[Vigilante]

I know assurance seeking is so wrong but I'll ask this anyway, If I had what I fear a BRAIN TUMOR which I have now been thinking since OCTOBER 2012....19 months would I be right in thinking I'd either be dead or it would be a benign tumor by now?

[Fishmanpa]

What's the rational and logical answer to that question? :)

Positive thoughts

[Vigilante]

What's the rational and logical answer to that question? :)

Positive thoughts

Since I'm neither rational of logical right now I don't know :blush:

My Brain tells me I would be correct in that assumption so yes?

[Phuzella]

Have you seen a doctor about your fears?

[Rainboww]

I know assurance seeking is so wrong but I'll ask this anyway, If I had what I fear a BRAIN TUMOR which I have now been thinking since OCTOBER 2012....19 months would I be right in thinking I'd either be dead or it would be a benign tumor by now?

I'm quite familiar to the feeling that I have a brain tumour. Do you have any symptoms that are making you jump to that conclusion? If so what are they?
I convinced myself I had a brain tumour just before Christmas. I started getting headaches in the back of my head - I was always getting them at the front but never at the back. Typed it into Google and BAM - I had a brain tumour. I also felt dizzy and both my arms felt numb for about a week, I was worried I was going to have a seizure. Turns out I had pulled a muscle in the back of my neck - and pain is sometimes located in the head as a result. The dizziness and numb arms was a result of the anxiety.
Please try not to worry.

[Vigilante]

My symptoms are actually many over the past 19 months,

Headaches on and off
dizziness
sweating

but the biggest symptom for me right now is that I have gone "cross eyed" although I already had a squint since childhood and also a cornea disease, waiting on appointment to see the various eye specialists again now.

just got to the idea that surly if I did have one for 19 months I wouldn't be sat here now typing about it....

[Rainboww]

My symptoms are actually many over the past 19 months,

Headaches on and off
dizziness
sweating

but the biggest symptom for me right now is that I have gone "cross eyed" although I already had a squint since childhood and also a cornea disease, waiting on appointment to see the various eye specialists again now.

just got to the idea that surly if I did have one for 19 months I wouldn't be sat here now typing about it....

Im no doctor but if you had a metastatic brain tumour I'm pretty sure that in 19 months you would at least be having seizures by now, or most likely dead.
Headaches can be a sign of many things - including dehydration and stress.
Dizziness - a sign of anxiety
Sweating - again anxiety

It's quite a coincidence - I also have had a squint since childhood. I don't know much about cornea disease, however I do know that my squint worsens when i'm tired, stressed or trying to look at myself in the mirror!
So if you've been so anxious and it effects your sleep - this may be a contributing factor. You need to weigh up the likelihood of the causes of your symptoms and keep them in perspective.
- Oh and no more Googling!
xx