cerridwen
13-10-14, 08:57
Hello all
I haven't posted for a while, I suppose I have been ok. In fact, my anxiety has been expressing itself as a set of physical illnesses; acid reflux, IBS etc. for a couple of years now and I haven't really been obsessing about my health much. The thing is, my Mum died in June of breast cancer and since then I have had a massive surge in health anxiety. OMG!!! I have read a lot of the posts on this HA board and what I see is lots of people looking for reassurance that they don't have something seriously wrong with them. I am desperately trying hard not to seek reassurance, as I don't have any symptoms of cancer but am very much on alert again about my health since Mum's death. I feel trapped in my own brain.
Has anyone else experienced a surge in HA after a death of someone close? I feel like I am going mad sometimes. It would just be good to hear the experiences of someone else because I feel pretty isolated with it and scared, if I am honest. So scared, I can't watch anything on TV remotely to do with health and I have a routine check up coming up at my GP surgery and I have decided not to go. Some advice would be great.
Thank you
Cerridwen:-)
I haven't posted for a while, I suppose I have been ok. In fact, my anxiety has been expressing itself as a set of physical illnesses; acid reflux, IBS etc. for a couple of years now and I haven't really been obsessing about my health much. The thing is, my Mum died in June of breast cancer and since then I have had a massive surge in health anxiety. OMG!!! I have read a lot of the posts on this HA board and what I see is lots of people looking for reassurance that they don't have something seriously wrong with them. I am desperately trying hard not to seek reassurance, as I don't have any symptoms of cancer but am very much on alert again about my health since Mum's death. I feel trapped in my own brain.
Has anyone else experienced a surge in HA after a death of someone close? I feel like I am going mad sometimes. It would just be good to hear the experiences of someone else because I feel pretty isolated with it and scared, if I am honest. So scared, I can't watch anything on TV remotely to do with health and I have a routine check up coming up at my GP surgery and I have decided not to go. Some advice would be great.
Thank you
Cerridwen:-)