Beckybecks
16-09-22, 11:31
I'm so anxious I can hardly function anymore. My problem is health anxiety. But it seems that no sooner have I stopped panicking about one symptom than another one appears.
I had a month of anxiety aggravated ibs and now another 'problem ' has replaced that.
I have one sore nipple. I'm beyond panic about it. I've been on forums, googled, etc. Which just makes it all worse. There is no redness, no swelling, no lumps. I'm past menopause so I don't think it can be hormonal. But this has now taken over my life completely with the worry of what's wrong.
I vaguely remember that my dog pawed me to wake me up last week and I felt a sharp pain so her claw must have caught my nipple. But there's no mark and the pain only came on a few days later.
I know I should go to a doctor but I'm terrified of further tests. Plus its very expensive (I'm in South Africa ) and most of my doctor visits have been a waste of money because it's always down to anxiety. So I told myself I'd wait a week. But this is so hard, I'm burning up with anxiety, can't eat or really function very well.
I had a month of anxiety aggravated ibs and now another 'problem ' has replaced that.
I have one sore nipple. I'm beyond panic about it. I've been on forums, googled, etc. Which just makes it all worse. There is no redness, no swelling, no lumps. I'm past menopause so I don't think it can be hormonal. But this has now taken over my life completely with the worry of what's wrong.
I vaguely remember that my dog pawed me to wake me up last week and I felt a sharp pain so her claw must have caught my nipple. But there's no mark and the pain only came on a few days later.
I know I should go to a doctor but I'm terrified of further tests. Plus its very expensive (I'm in South Africa ) and most of my doctor visits have been a waste of money because it's always down to anxiety. So I told myself I'd wait a week. But this is so hard, I'm burning up with anxiety, can't eat or really function very well.