Why hypercondria?

[xBettyBoopx]

Hi to everyone,
I haven't done much posting here yet[Sigh...]
I know this is a silly question but does anyone know why us anxiety sufferers always think that something is wrong, when ordinarily a 'normal' person would think nothing of the symptom - whatever it is.
I have a high level of anxiety at the moment, so much so that I can't go to bed and it;s 4.47am[Ugh]
I just felt the left side of my lip was numb and immediately thought 'STROKE', when now I know that its because I've had my hand there for ages through anxiety and made it go numb. Are you all fed up with the hypercondria too?[?]
I have read all the post about symptoms and have had every one of them ;) not funny really is it[?] I'm sick of being sick and tired, and fed up with this so called life. I get so tense that I sit in the same position for ages and then wonder why I've gone numb or got pins and needles[Duh!] Wish I could shrug my shoulders and say 'Oh well'! Does everyone with anxiety have hypercondria[?] And what exactly isit that we're afraid of[?] Loads questions, sorry[8D] I feel like my mind is gonna explode[Oops!]
Thanks for reading my post, and thanx in advance for your answers;)
Elspeth xxx

[prin]

Hi Elspeth
You are experiencing and thinking normal things anxiety sufferers do. That is the whole point of anxiety, each new symptoms makes us yet that little bit more anxious, it seems once we get a little comfortable ith one symptoms another one will come along to replace it..if this didnt happen we wouldnt have anxiety woohooooooooooooo *sigh* but anyway we do so...even though its normal to think that it may be a stroke or whatever it maybe, ( and yes, i have had my lips go numb along with every other part of my body and thought i was having a stroke, was going to die etc the list is endless ) lol its best to say to ourselves, "oh i know what this is, its anxiety, i know it wont hurt me, and i am going to let go and just accept how i feel" That is sooooooo much easier said than done, but once we realise that it is just anxiety and that it wont hurt us, that is where we are on our way to recovering. I try and think back, not to far, and not so much of my symptoms but try and think to myself, i have had these feelings for the last 5 years, am i still here? answer is yes, has it ever hurt me? answer is no...so what am i worried about? i say im worried about my symptoms, but then i say to myself, but i am focusing on my symptoms, the more i think about them the more exaggerated they will become right? answer is yes, so if you try and rationalise with it all and just let it all go it all starts to become a little less scary and then easier to deal with...hope all of that made sense, but you are not alone :o)
take care
prin

[cattttt]

I suppose what we are all afraid of is death, and all the horrible experiences that lead up to it...........perfectlly rational!!!!!What isn't so rational is our interpretation of the symptoms we feel, like prin says, you just have to keep telling yourself it's just anxiety and it can't hurt you.

[tt]

I am the same way. I have chronic shoulder pain that has effected me soo bad that I can't really do anything with my shoulders or it gives me pain there but also a migrain. I love to exercise on the treadmill but after a few days I feel great then all of the sudden I feel a little out winded and it stops me instantly and I am afraid of that symptom. I am afraid of dying as well as most, but mine seem to be because I know my children will be devistated. I also feel how my husband would feel. The worst part is me amagining a doctor telling me I am going to die and then my family suffering with me and knowing that your husband would re-marry or be with someone else. The worst is feeling for other people.
Thanks for listening to me as well.

TT:)

[nomorepanic]

Try this post - it is very true....

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/lounge/topic.asp?topic_id=5055

Also these...


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'what if this is it this time thoughts' (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4694)
CONSTANT CHECKING (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4795)
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Fear of tumour... (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4890)
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Holiday broke the vicious cycle (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5181)
health anxiety sucks!! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5723)
Reassurance Seeking - Is it Ok?? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6042)
lymphoma at 17? unlikely i know...but still... (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6584)
Having one right now (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6934)



Nicola

People will forget what you said
People will forget what you did
But people will never forget how you made them feel

[KOKO23CAT]

i came on my period this morning about a week since the last one i immediatley thought i had cervical cancer, only for a minute but i still thought it! i think so far this year i've had a 'brain tumour', 'parkinsons', 'cervical cancer', and appendicitis when in actual fact i've been dehydrated with tense muscles and a period with period cramps!
Don't worry, just remember its ridiculous!

''my life is full of catastrophies, most of which never happened''

[debbsi]

OMG, I read those posts about the constant positive and negative thoughts - I thought it was just me who thought like that. I bet my doctors surgery are sick of me I'm always there wether its for myself or my children - I worry about their health much more than mine. Ive lost count of the outpatient appoinments we've had. Just waiting for the all clear from the cardiologist and then I can take out the travel insurance for the holiday!

Deb

[radiofoos]

It feels like such a relief to see people who are suffering from the same thing. It just feels like I am losing total control sometimes. I sometimes feel like just giving up, you know. Its weird, I am so scared of death, yet I see it as a possible solution. I am just such a nervous and anxious person. EVERYTHING makes me stop and think, and in a negative way. I just keep thinking of how things may go wrong, especially with my health. I am always afraid I am about to die. I had an attack of the hives not too long ago, and that scared the heck out of me. My face, feet and hands were swollen. I thought my throat would swell in the night and I would die. Since then I have been feeling constantly itchy (3 months on). I check my self every hour for a rash, and the slightest redness worries me. Is it in my head? A part of me says no. Its crazy! I am afriad of stomach bugs, I have had like 5 of those, been sent to hospital for it once. I get chronic headaches, eye aches, colds
...I'm thinking, is there somethign wrong with me? I go to the docs for new stuff all the time, but they seem to brush me off. That makes me even more worried. I feel no one can save me. I just don't know. It seems like its in my head, but listen for the past year I have had: 2 somtahc bugs, 1 case of the flu, 7 colds, blocked ears, hives (allergy related-doc won't send me for tests to find cause), tooth ache, eye ache, chronic sore throat, post-nasal drip, IBS, fatigue.......... I am worried it is a thyroid problem or something, it just seems like one thing after the other. It seems there is no one day where I feel healthy!!!! I am 18, slim, normal height, good deit..... I just don't know. Does anyone else every feel like there is something wrong everyday? And does the evidence seem incredible? I am so confused.... :(
And does anyone ever check the net for the slightest symtpons? I do it every day.... I feel like a doctor....a bad one at that.
Thanks for reading!