DCJuggler
26-02-09, 16:59
Hi guys & Gals!
I suffer from rather extreme health anxiety, pretty much anything sets me off!
Just recently as apart of a project for work i ended up watching a documentry and there was a person suffering from MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity)...
I suffer from chronic migraines (it's there, all day, everyday) and as some of you may know, migraine sufferers have an increased sense of smell.
It never bothered me much up until that point...but after watching that documentry..oh god, what if i have that? i suddenly became more aware of smells around me...i forgot about it for a few days...but then i smelt something and of course it brought that memory back, so my worry got worse, sense of smell got stronger...
A few days ago i woke up with major anxiety (couldnt breathe, dizzy etc) and noticed i could smell pretty much -everything-...this set even more anxiety off and over the last few days my sense of smell has just got even stronger, i went to my doctors about this (didnt mention the documentry/ms), just that i suffer from anxiety and i'm getting a very strong sense of smell, he thinks that it is just the anxiety as it heightens all the senses, pretty much to caveman days...as if i was hunting or something...but the thing is, i sometimes feel semi-relaxed, not completely...but not overly anxious, but the sense of smell is still really strong??? and pretty much any smell can set me off into another panic attack.
Could this really all be from the anxiety? am i going insane? i need help!
I suffer from rather extreme health anxiety, pretty much anything sets me off!
Just recently as apart of a project for work i ended up watching a documentry and there was a person suffering from MCS (Multiple Chemical Sensitivity)...
I suffer from chronic migraines (it's there, all day, everyday) and as some of you may know, migraine sufferers have an increased sense of smell.
It never bothered me much up until that point...but after watching that documentry..oh god, what if i have that? i suddenly became more aware of smells around me...i forgot about it for a few days...but then i smelt something and of course it brought that memory back, so my worry got worse, sense of smell got stronger...
A few days ago i woke up with major anxiety (couldnt breathe, dizzy etc) and noticed i could smell pretty much -everything-...this set even more anxiety off and over the last few days my sense of smell has just got even stronger, i went to my doctors about this (didnt mention the documentry/ms), just that i suffer from anxiety and i'm getting a very strong sense of smell, he thinks that it is just the anxiety as it heightens all the senses, pretty much to caveman days...as if i was hunting or something...but the thing is, i sometimes feel semi-relaxed, not completely...but not overly anxious, but the sense of smell is still really strong??? and pretty much any smell can set me off into another panic attack.
Could this really all be from the anxiety? am i going insane? i need help!