vicbanana
17-07-16, 02:55
Hi Everyone,
So before I explain my situation, I want make it clear that I have had health anxiety/hypochondria for a couple years now, all due to a shock I went through when I was only 19 years old and found a lump in my breast. Turns out it was just tissue. Later I thought I had HIV, which didn't make sense, but I obsessed about it (mostly because I had a boyfriend who played a trick on me). As you can see, I easily get affected. I would search about the symptoms several times a week, and would cry about it sometimes.
Last year I got pregnant with my fiancé and had felt a lot better, although a few months before I was on an antidepressant because of how I felt due to the healthy anxiety I had. Throughout my pregnancy I was relieved because due to all the blood work done I knew I was healthy and that was the only thing keeping me somewhat sane. Now after pregnancy I hope nothing would hit me, but knew it was inevitable. To my surprise, nothing did the first month, besides a couple crying spells because I was overtired and worried about my baby (who was fine). Now tables have turned. At first, I thought I had breast cancer, but I got over that fast because I realized that I'm breastfeeding so it much be various neighbourhoods of breast tissue. But now... now I feel even worse than ever before.
I now have:
-Weird tension like headaches
-Pains on the right side of my head above my head that make me cringe, they're kind of like ice pick kind, they always last about 3 seconds (had these since I was a kid, but had them maybe twice a year, now get one every 2 days)
-Have Brain Fog, feeling detached sometimes
- Sometimes I lose balance, although that may just be because I'm clumsy
-I am stumbling upon some words, but I think thats also common of me
Is this is all anxiety? Because I actually am hoping I'm going crazy. I am only 22 years old, and have a 4 month old. I don't want to feel this way any longer. Today I went to my family doctor and he only dismissed it as anxiety and that I should see a counsellor. I felt slightly better but later the tension headache came back to haunt me and I ended up going home from the mall early and crying. I just can't handle this anymore.
Does anyone out there have something similar or has experienced this?
So before I explain my situation, I want make it clear that I have had health anxiety/hypochondria for a couple years now, all due to a shock I went through when I was only 19 years old and found a lump in my breast. Turns out it was just tissue. Later I thought I had HIV, which didn't make sense, but I obsessed about it (mostly because I had a boyfriend who played a trick on me). As you can see, I easily get affected. I would search about the symptoms several times a week, and would cry about it sometimes.
Last year I got pregnant with my fiancé and had felt a lot better, although a few months before I was on an antidepressant because of how I felt due to the healthy anxiety I had. Throughout my pregnancy I was relieved because due to all the blood work done I knew I was healthy and that was the only thing keeping me somewhat sane. Now after pregnancy I hope nothing would hit me, but knew it was inevitable. To my surprise, nothing did the first month, besides a couple crying spells because I was overtired and worried about my baby (who was fine). Now tables have turned. At first, I thought I had breast cancer, but I got over that fast because I realized that I'm breastfeeding so it much be various neighbourhoods of breast tissue. But now... now I feel even worse than ever before.
I now have:
-Weird tension like headaches
-Pains on the right side of my head above my head that make me cringe, they're kind of like ice pick kind, they always last about 3 seconds (had these since I was a kid, but had them maybe twice a year, now get one every 2 days)
-Have Brain Fog, feeling detached sometimes
- Sometimes I lose balance, although that may just be because I'm clumsy
-I am stumbling upon some words, but I think thats also common of me
Is this is all anxiety? Because I actually am hoping I'm going crazy. I am only 22 years old, and have a 4 month old. I don't want to feel this way any longer. Today I went to my family doctor and he only dismissed it as anxiety and that I should see a counsellor. I felt slightly better but later the tension headache came back to haunt me and I ended up going home from the mall early and crying. I just can't handle this anymore.
Does anyone out there have something similar or has experienced this?