Sollace
10-07-17, 19:10
Hello everybody.
I posted a few days ago about a twitching finger I had. Whilst the twitching has now completely stopped, I am in the throes of worry over whether I have some terrible neuro-muscular condition like MS or ALS.
What worries me currently is that the finger that was twitching definitely feels stiffer than my index finger on my right hand, and feels incapable of rapidly tapping as quickly as the right index finger (hardly the gold standard test, I know). Other concerns include occasional feelings of numbness or tingling, aching, a few short lived headaches and starting yesterday rather bad depersonalisation. I've had a few panic attacks where my neck has gone completely numb and ached a great deal as well which has contributed to the worry.
Clearly, I am afraid of the prospects of this being some terrible disease and have been under a great deal of stress. I can't help but constantly meticulously observe my manual dexterity when carrying glasses of drinks or picking something up. I'm so tired of being scared of this. I tried to stay away from this site yesterday to see if it made my obsession subside, but it seemed to only make it worse.
The depersonalisation is getting worse, and I am getting frantic with worry. Just over a week ago I thought I was completely healthy- and as soon as that twitch started I've been obsessing over all manner of these symptoms. I've been unable to get much sleep due to worrying about feeling like my left arm is wearing a shoulder length glove or that my speech is slurring.
I'm at a loss of what to do at this point. I'm sure others around here have worried about similar things, and I really would like to know if anything worked for you. I'd rather not go to the doctors as I have been there a great deal recently, but I feel like I am running out of other options.
I posted a few days ago about a twitching finger I had. Whilst the twitching has now completely stopped, I am in the throes of worry over whether I have some terrible neuro-muscular condition like MS or ALS.
What worries me currently is that the finger that was twitching definitely feels stiffer than my index finger on my right hand, and feels incapable of rapidly tapping as quickly as the right index finger (hardly the gold standard test, I know). Other concerns include occasional feelings of numbness or tingling, aching, a few short lived headaches and starting yesterday rather bad depersonalisation. I've had a few panic attacks where my neck has gone completely numb and ached a great deal as well which has contributed to the worry.
Clearly, I am afraid of the prospects of this being some terrible disease and have been under a great deal of stress. I can't help but constantly meticulously observe my manual dexterity when carrying glasses of drinks or picking something up. I'm so tired of being scared of this. I tried to stay away from this site yesterday to see if it made my obsession subside, but it seemed to only make it worse.
The depersonalisation is getting worse, and I am getting frantic with worry. Just over a week ago I thought I was completely healthy- and as soon as that twitch started I've been obsessing over all manner of these symptoms. I've been unable to get much sleep due to worrying about feeling like my left arm is wearing a shoulder length glove or that my speech is slurring.
I'm at a loss of what to do at this point. I'm sure others around here have worried about similar things, and I really would like to know if anything worked for you. I'd rather not go to the doctors as I have been there a great deal recently, but I feel like I am running out of other options.