AdamJLeigh
04-04-07, 16:09
Hey gang... in need of a little reassurance that I am not alone here... (LOL).
I am someone with a HA that does things a bit differently... I hear about terminal illnesses (something like HIV or Cancer, etc) and then I look them up. Once I know the symptom of that disease... I watch for them. For example, I am constantly taking my temp. because I know that a fever is the first sign of many things... or if I were to get diarrhea, I can't just chalk that up to a stomach bug... I am certain it is a symptom of something serious because I read it...
Does anyone else operate this way? If so, has anyone discovered a method of help that has worked? I am sick of searching and re-searching on a daily basis because of normal, everyday, anxiety-induced symptoms... (see, I really KNOW that my symptoms are nothing to worry about... but I explain it like this... My heart understands... but I can't get my head to listen!)
Thanks everyone,
Adam
I am someone with a HA that does things a bit differently... I hear about terminal illnesses (something like HIV or Cancer, etc) and then I look them up. Once I know the symptom of that disease... I watch for them. For example, I am constantly taking my temp. because I know that a fever is the first sign of many things... or if I were to get diarrhea, I can't just chalk that up to a stomach bug... I am certain it is a symptom of something serious because I read it...
Does anyone else operate this way? If so, has anyone discovered a method of help that has worked? I am sick of searching and re-searching on a daily basis because of normal, everyday, anxiety-induced symptoms... (see, I really KNOW that my symptoms are nothing to worry about... but I explain it like this... My heart understands... but I can't get my head to listen!)
Thanks everyone,
Adam