denni
16-06-05, 11:07
hello.
dont know if this will work, as i have never been here before!
i have had a tremendous fear of neurological disease for almost 3 years now. at the time it all started i was in a mentally abusive relationship and i started getting these muscle twitches. the relationship has now ended, but everytime i get something wrong with me i am convinced its the start of some awful disease. my doctor has assured me there is nothing to worry about but i am not convinced. i have been under great stress lately as the ex keeps on taking me to court over our son, i am 7 months pregnant so cant take anything to relax and lately the panic is getting really bad, its all i focus on. i have tried anxiety management groups and counselling, but i now feel that my brain is incapable of being retrained, as this has been going on for so long. sound familiar to anyone? although the twitching comes and goes in spurts, my other symptoms are;
numbness
pins and needles
tingling
weakness
choking feeling
slowness like in slow motion
feeling that i am not here!
these feelings do not last, although they can bring on a nasty panic attack because i find the whole hyperventalation thing so scarey...where i then have to dash to the loo! when i have the attack, i can feel weird for days afterwards and totally exhausted and washed out. i am fed up of trotting back to the docs everytime, and think that i may need medication when i have given birth to get me through this stressful time in my life. i have ordered the book by Edmund Bourne (Anxiety and phobia workbook) does anyone know if its any good? so maybe i could try that instead.
have a really busy life as i try to keep so busy that i think as less as i can otherwise that can start the panic off. i seem to focus too much on the way my body funtions and moves, do i seem crazy?
am going to go now before any of you get bored! and if i go on too much it sometimes brings on an attack... would be a huge relief to find others like me...
dont know if this will work, as i have never been here before!
i have had a tremendous fear of neurological disease for almost 3 years now. at the time it all started i was in a mentally abusive relationship and i started getting these muscle twitches. the relationship has now ended, but everytime i get something wrong with me i am convinced its the start of some awful disease. my doctor has assured me there is nothing to worry about but i am not convinced. i have been under great stress lately as the ex keeps on taking me to court over our son, i am 7 months pregnant so cant take anything to relax and lately the panic is getting really bad, its all i focus on. i have tried anxiety management groups and counselling, but i now feel that my brain is incapable of being retrained, as this has been going on for so long. sound familiar to anyone? although the twitching comes and goes in spurts, my other symptoms are;
numbness
pins and needles
tingling
weakness
choking feeling
slowness like in slow motion
feeling that i am not here!
these feelings do not last, although they can bring on a nasty panic attack because i find the whole hyperventalation thing so scarey...where i then have to dash to the loo! when i have the attack, i can feel weird for days afterwards and totally exhausted and washed out. i am fed up of trotting back to the docs everytime, and think that i may need medication when i have given birth to get me through this stressful time in my life. i have ordered the book by Edmund Bourne (Anxiety and phobia workbook) does anyone know if its any good? so maybe i could try that instead.
have a really busy life as i try to keep so busy that i think as less as i can otherwise that can start the panic off. i seem to focus too much on the way my body funtions and moves, do i seem crazy?
am going to go now before any of you get bored! and if i go on too much it sometimes brings on an attack... would be a huge relief to find others like me...