beccaroo
06-11-08, 17:33
Hi everyone,
I'm having a lot of trouble at the moment dealing with anxiety. I used to be really laid back and it all started years ago now.
I used to chat on my mobile phone quite a lot when i was younger, then one night i saw a documentary about this woman who had a brain tumour and blamed it on mobile phone use. I completely freaked out and at the time i was getting headaches on the side of my head where i used my phone. I was shakey, couldn't sleep and just felt awful. That was a long time ago now so now i know that it was all anxiety realated symptoms.
I've since been able to put that to the back of my mind but i've been a bit of a hypochondriach evere since, worrying about all sorts of health issues.
Then last week i saw an article online saying that a new study in sweden suggested that people who use mobile phones under the age of 20 are up to 5 times more likely to get brain cancer in later life it has really panicked me.
I keep thinking that i'm really likely to get a tumour and that it's too late for me to do anything about it because the damage is done. Since i got scared i've been quite scared of phones and i was just starting to be 'normal' again when i saw this study.
I keep trying to tell myself that it's ok but every time i see someone on a phone it sets me off. I'm shaking now just typing this. I find eating really difficult now and i'm so scared that i'll never be able to get on with my life because this will always be worrying me. I am scared to watch the news incase they confirm that phones give you cancer.
I know some people who have really unhealthy lifestyles and have been smoking their whole lives and are still not panicked about lung cancer and in a strange way i'm quite jealous of their laid back attitude although i'm glad i'm not a smoker. That probably sounds quite silly.
Anyway, does anyone else have any worries like this and i'd be so grateful for any help at all because this is like a black cloud hanging over me stopping me from enjoying my life.
Thank you
becca xxxx
I'm having a lot of trouble at the moment dealing with anxiety. I used to be really laid back and it all started years ago now.
I used to chat on my mobile phone quite a lot when i was younger, then one night i saw a documentary about this woman who had a brain tumour and blamed it on mobile phone use. I completely freaked out and at the time i was getting headaches on the side of my head where i used my phone. I was shakey, couldn't sleep and just felt awful. That was a long time ago now so now i know that it was all anxiety realated symptoms.
I've since been able to put that to the back of my mind but i've been a bit of a hypochondriach evere since, worrying about all sorts of health issues.
Then last week i saw an article online saying that a new study in sweden suggested that people who use mobile phones under the age of 20 are up to 5 times more likely to get brain cancer in later life it has really panicked me.
I keep thinking that i'm really likely to get a tumour and that it's too late for me to do anything about it because the damage is done. Since i got scared i've been quite scared of phones and i was just starting to be 'normal' again when i saw this study.
I keep trying to tell myself that it's ok but every time i see someone on a phone it sets me off. I'm shaking now just typing this. I find eating really difficult now and i'm so scared that i'll never be able to get on with my life because this will always be worrying me. I am scared to watch the news incase they confirm that phones give you cancer.
I know some people who have really unhealthy lifestyles and have been smoking their whole lives and are still not panicked about lung cancer and in a strange way i'm quite jealous of their laid back attitude although i'm glad i'm not a smoker. That probably sounds quite silly.
Anyway, does anyone else have any worries like this and i'd be so grateful for any help at all because this is like a black cloud hanging over me stopping me from enjoying my life.
Thank you
becca xxxx