thefears
05-05-09, 08:53
Hi all,
I have started reading this website again after starting to suffer from anxiety again. It's worse this time. Last time it was full blown, terrifying attacks whilst sitting watching TV on my sofa. It took me some time to find out what it was and thanks to this site I was able to put a name to this terrifying ordeal.
Well, it went away. But now it is back with a vengeance and with a different face. After a somewhat stressful year, plagued by ill-health and a feeling of failure, the attacks are back. This time, it kicks off when i'm in public, when i'm alone and feel a failure or when I start worrying about my health.
My biggest problem at present is health anxiety. In six months, i've had so many dieases, most of them cancer. I didn't even realise this was a common problem until coming back to this site, and it makes me fill up with tears seeing i'm not the only one whose life is dominated by these stupid fears.
I need to beat this, and i've joined the site to share my experience, what i've learned myself which may reassure others and to hopefully cure myself once and for all.
I have started reading this website again after starting to suffer from anxiety again. It's worse this time. Last time it was full blown, terrifying attacks whilst sitting watching TV on my sofa. It took me some time to find out what it was and thanks to this site I was able to put a name to this terrifying ordeal.
Well, it went away. But now it is back with a vengeance and with a different face. After a somewhat stressful year, plagued by ill-health and a feeling of failure, the attacks are back. This time, it kicks off when i'm in public, when i'm alone and feel a failure or when I start worrying about my health.
My biggest problem at present is health anxiety. In six months, i've had so many dieases, most of them cancer. I didn't even realise this was a common problem until coming back to this site, and it makes me fill up with tears seeing i'm not the only one whose life is dominated by these stupid fears.
I need to beat this, and i've joined the site to share my experience, what i've learned myself which may reassure others and to hopefully cure myself once and for all.