Eloise80
16-12-14, 23:14
Hello
I've just joined this site having been a lurker for a while, and now finally mustered up the courage to post. I've suffered from panic attacks and health related anxiety for 15 years. Recently it's been quite bad I think due to a stressful job and looking after 2 young children. I have recently been worrying myself silly about a feeling of a lump in my throat. Rationally I know its very likely to be caused by anxiety, but there's a constant nagging thought in my head that it's something serious - cancer is top of the worry list. I haven't discussed my anxiety with my gp for about 12 years, but thinking it's about time I went and got some help getting things back under control. Hope that access to help is a bit easier to come by than it was 12 years ago!
I've just joined this site having been a lurker for a while, and now finally mustered up the courage to post. I've suffered from panic attacks and health related anxiety for 15 years. Recently it's been quite bad I think due to a stressful job and looking after 2 young children. I have recently been worrying myself silly about a feeling of a lump in my throat. Rationally I know its very likely to be caused by anxiety, but there's a constant nagging thought in my head that it's something serious - cancer is top of the worry list. I haven't discussed my anxiety with my gp for about 12 years, but thinking it's about time I went and got some help getting things back under control. Hope that access to help is a bit easier to come by than it was 12 years ago!