virginblue4
15-01-15, 22:47
Hi everyone,
Have only just recently joined this forum, with my first post worrying about the potential brain tumour that I seem to have convinced myself that I have.:unsure:
I seem to always think the worse when something is wrong. Lately I've had a bad stomach which I'm sure is simply due to overindulging over Christmas, but I pondered over the fact that I may have colon cancer or pancreatic cancer. I even began worrying about my girlfriend (who I've been with since school which makes it 5 years) and how I didn't want to leave her alone should I pass away. All from a stomach ache!
I guess I've never really accepted that anxiety / health anxiety may really be affecting me. I always seem to see it as one of those "stop being silly" kind of things. Well now I realise it's real. My job is extremely stressful and Im pretty sure its what's causing a lot of these symptons. I've started to realise how stress / anxiety really is real now. I feel stupid for shrugging it off before.
I just can't / haven't yet accepted that this really is what I'm suffering from, I kinda feel a little bit stupid. I really sympathise for everyone else going through the same and apologise for always just dismissing it before.
Anyone have any tips for helping me accepting this is what I am suffering from?
Have only just recently joined this forum, with my first post worrying about the potential brain tumour that I seem to have convinced myself that I have.:unsure:
I seem to always think the worse when something is wrong. Lately I've had a bad stomach which I'm sure is simply due to overindulging over Christmas, but I pondered over the fact that I may have colon cancer or pancreatic cancer. I even began worrying about my girlfriend (who I've been with since school which makes it 5 years) and how I didn't want to leave her alone should I pass away. All from a stomach ache!
I guess I've never really accepted that anxiety / health anxiety may really be affecting me. I always seem to see it as one of those "stop being silly" kind of things. Well now I realise it's real. My job is extremely stressful and Im pretty sure its what's causing a lot of these symptons. I've started to realise how stress / anxiety really is real now. I feel stupid for shrugging it off before.
I just can't / haven't yet accepted that this really is what I'm suffering from, I kinda feel a little bit stupid. I really sympathise for everyone else going through the same and apologise for always just dismissing it before.
Anyone have any tips for helping me accepting this is what I am suffering from?