g40polo
21-11-14, 09:13
Good Morning Everyone,
Hope you are all well?
Anyway, after viewing this site/forum a number of times over the years, I finally took the plunge and joined.
I have always been a 'worrier' even as a child, but my anxiety has escalated over the last 5 years, worrying about my health more than ever.
To put it into context, I am a 30 year old ex professional Rugby player, who had to retire when I was 24 due to shoulder injuries.
This is when my problems started really, watching TV and someone mentions HIV, and I would Google it, convince myself I had the symptoms of HIV, and that was that.
Trips to the doctors, tests etc, all came back negative.
All good for a while, then, I would have a headache, what if I had a brain tumour, and the cycle repeats itself.
Now I am in an almost constant state of worry, and anxiety.
Certain situations seem to make it worse, and I have had panic attacks when Shopping, or in meetings.
When I am calm, I say to myself, " stop being so ridiculous, theres nothing wrong" but then, wham, out of the blue, another Panic attack.
I dont really know what I am hoping to gain from this post, but if anyone has any comments, id appreciate your views.
Thanks
Hope you are all well?
Anyway, after viewing this site/forum a number of times over the years, I finally took the plunge and joined.
I have always been a 'worrier' even as a child, but my anxiety has escalated over the last 5 years, worrying about my health more than ever.
To put it into context, I am a 30 year old ex professional Rugby player, who had to retire when I was 24 due to shoulder injuries.
This is when my problems started really, watching TV and someone mentions HIV, and I would Google it, convince myself I had the symptoms of HIV, and that was that.
Trips to the doctors, tests etc, all came back negative.
All good for a while, then, I would have a headache, what if I had a brain tumour, and the cycle repeats itself.
Now I am in an almost constant state of worry, and anxiety.
Certain situations seem to make it worse, and I have had panic attacks when Shopping, or in meetings.
When I am calm, I say to myself, " stop being so ridiculous, theres nothing wrong" but then, wham, out of the blue, another Panic attack.
I dont really know what I am hoping to gain from this post, but if anyone has any comments, id appreciate your views.
Thanks