RTBC123
14-11-21, 11:08
Hi, I am a health anxiety sufferer who has also had bouts of depression. Over the years I have managed to keep it mainly in check and had CBT for it last year.
Recently I have had a bad recurrance of HA as I have been having some stomach issues - belching mainly but in the last week also a churning/sick feeling in the stomach several days. Yesterday I had what I think may have been a panic attack when I really felt quite ill and had to sit down for a while as I was outside at the time.
Obviously my worries about my health that these issues have started revolve around my usual cancer fears, exacerbated by finding that eg stomach cancer can be a cause of such issues (thank you Dr Google !). Also of course I know that anxiety itself can cause stomach issues which is what I keep telling myself.
I have had some health problems such as Kidney Stones and had Testicular Cancer 4 years ago which was successfully cured fortunately. As part as treatment for these issues I have had several CT Scans, the last one was a CT Scan KBU last December which I hope would have found any abdominal issues.
I suppose I'm hoping to get some feedback from other people who have similar symptoms caused by anxiety and how they deal with them.
Recently I have had a bad recurrance of HA as I have been having some stomach issues - belching mainly but in the last week also a churning/sick feeling in the stomach several days. Yesterday I had what I think may have been a panic attack when I really felt quite ill and had to sit down for a while as I was outside at the time.
Obviously my worries about my health that these issues have started revolve around my usual cancer fears, exacerbated by finding that eg stomach cancer can be a cause of such issues (thank you Dr Google !). Also of course I know that anxiety itself can cause stomach issues which is what I keep telling myself.
I have had some health problems such as Kidney Stones and had Testicular Cancer 4 years ago which was successfully cured fortunately. As part as treatment for these issues I have had several CT Scans, the last one was a CT Scan KBU last December which I hope would have found any abdominal issues.
I suppose I'm hoping to get some feedback from other people who have similar symptoms caused by anxiety and how they deal with them.