ren_squelch
06-10-19, 03:28
I'm posting this in the middle of the night, as I'm struggling a bit with what I think is a health anxiety flare up (I have a GAD diagnosis and intermittent history of HA).
I am a 32 year old male -and have been struggling for just over a month with a variety of vague but nevertheless worrisome symptoms. I have had what I think is called brain fog; basically I'm feeling a strange sensation of not being wholly present; feeling somewhat dizzy and 'spaced out' & diminished short-term memory. Added to this has been a feeling of head pressure or 'heaviness' and occasional bodily jerks / twitches. I'm trying really hard to rationalise this, and put it down to stress / health anxiety, but of course my mind keeps jumping to the worst and I can't shake off the feeling that there could be a more sinister reason for these symptoms. In particular, my default worry is brain tumours. I'm particularly confused by the symptoms as I don't really feel as if I'm going through an anxious period or have anything to worry about - the kind of thing that, in the past, has triggered my anxiety. I feel silly as deep down I know I'm being irrational, but I do go through phases of fear and I find it tricky to sustain reassurance (I chatted to my brother who's a doctor this evening who tried hard to reassure me that everything's fine and this is just anxiety) and I also have a GP appointment booked next week. Anyway, thoughts / feelings about these symptoms and whether anyone else has experienced them etc would be really helpful- as generally feeling a bit crappy at the moment :weep:
I am a 32 year old male -and have been struggling for just over a month with a variety of vague but nevertheless worrisome symptoms. I have had what I think is called brain fog; basically I'm feeling a strange sensation of not being wholly present; feeling somewhat dizzy and 'spaced out' & diminished short-term memory. Added to this has been a feeling of head pressure or 'heaviness' and occasional bodily jerks / twitches. I'm trying really hard to rationalise this, and put it down to stress / health anxiety, but of course my mind keeps jumping to the worst and I can't shake off the feeling that there could be a more sinister reason for these symptoms. In particular, my default worry is brain tumours. I'm particularly confused by the symptoms as I don't really feel as if I'm going through an anxious period or have anything to worry about - the kind of thing that, in the past, has triggered my anxiety. I feel silly as deep down I know I'm being irrational, but I do go through phases of fear and I find it tricky to sustain reassurance (I chatted to my brother who's a doctor this evening who tried hard to reassure me that everything's fine and this is just anxiety) and I also have a GP appointment booked next week. Anyway, thoughts / feelings about these symptoms and whether anyone else has experienced them etc would be really helpful- as generally feeling a bit crappy at the moment :weep: