hye_appppa
18-04-18, 20:15
Hello, my name is Hye and I am 19 years old, female. I am going through one of the worst anxiety episodes in my life, which kickstarted a month ago which what was diagnosed as labyrinthitis (it began as an intense episode of dizziness and I spiralled from there).
Since then I have been frequenting GPs, AEs, 111 helpline and Dr. Google (awful habit, I know!) . Like many here I am/was convinced that I have every illnesses under the sun - cancers, heart disease/attack (went through a 5 days period where I was convinced I was going to die of heart attack and almost phoned the ambulance at some point), MS, Menieres (still convinced that I have this), HIV/AIDs, lupus, cfs - you name it, I probably went through a phrase of it at one point in the past month.
I have referred myself to therapy which I have received no response back and even tried medication for my anxiety after rushing to AE, only to be told to speak to my GP about mental health support. I managed a day before giving up because I suffered a very acute reaction from it and it intensified my health anxiety.
My current fixation is lymphoma, thanks to Dr. Google. I have had digestive issues for almost 2 weeks but brushed it off because I thought I knew the cause but I just found a small, movable lump by my jaw which is sent me into a googling frenzy. Swollen glands? check. Digestive issues? check. Weight loss? check. Dizziness? check. Night sweat and itching? Check. You get the deal. How can I not be convinced?
Sorry for the super long first post but after lurking for such a long time, I feel like this forum seems like such a supportive place so I've decided to join in. I will be seeing the GP again soon and hopefully they will take me seriously and refer me to an ENT specialist (I initially wanted to because of the long term dizziness but I guess I have all the more reasons to now). I have only had a blood test for the dizziness and it came out negative for anaemia and thyroid problems – this was a month ago. I haven't had any kind of specialist tests since because the doctors are probably sick of me.
tldr; young, anxious female convinced she has all sorts of diseases. Doctors and GPs doesn't even take me seriously anymore :weep:
thank you for sticking around! Nice to meet you all :)
Since then I have been frequenting GPs, AEs, 111 helpline and Dr. Google (awful habit, I know!) . Like many here I am/was convinced that I have every illnesses under the sun - cancers, heart disease/attack (went through a 5 days period where I was convinced I was going to die of heart attack and almost phoned the ambulance at some point), MS, Menieres (still convinced that I have this), HIV/AIDs, lupus, cfs - you name it, I probably went through a phrase of it at one point in the past month.
I have referred myself to therapy which I have received no response back and even tried medication for my anxiety after rushing to AE, only to be told to speak to my GP about mental health support. I managed a day before giving up because I suffered a very acute reaction from it and it intensified my health anxiety.
My current fixation is lymphoma, thanks to Dr. Google. I have had digestive issues for almost 2 weeks but brushed it off because I thought I knew the cause but I just found a small, movable lump by my jaw which is sent me into a googling frenzy. Swollen glands? check. Digestive issues? check. Weight loss? check. Dizziness? check. Night sweat and itching? Check. You get the deal. How can I not be convinced?
Sorry for the super long first post but after lurking for such a long time, I feel like this forum seems like such a supportive place so I've decided to join in. I will be seeing the GP again soon and hopefully they will take me seriously and refer me to an ENT specialist (I initially wanted to because of the long term dizziness but I guess I have all the more reasons to now). I have only had a blood test for the dizziness and it came out negative for anaemia and thyroid problems – this was a month ago. I haven't had any kind of specialist tests since because the doctors are probably sick of me.
tldr; young, anxious female convinced she has all sorts of diseases. Doctors and GPs doesn't even take me seriously anymore :weep:
thank you for sticking around! Nice to meet you all :)