What can I worry about today?

[ForOurFuture]

Over the last couple of weeks I have been worrying about moles and then lymph nodes, so much so that I had to come home early from my holiday. On monday I went to the doctors and she was brilliant. She felt my nodes and they were ok. Over the last couple of days my brain is really trying to find something else to worry over and it is driving me mad. I have even started worrying about a pimple on my bum! I am finding it very difficult to just accept that there really isn't anything to worry over and can't relax. I am so distracted it is doing my head in.

Just wondered if anyone else had this happen to them. It's as bad as having HA.

[jessieblue]

Last few weeks I have been exactly the same! My brain scans my body and lactches on to any, apparent, new feeling and boom. Ful blown panic over a new disease or symptom that takes over my life. Its really hard to cope with and very exhausting. Don't know what to do to stop it though. Any advice from anyone??

[Wee-Mee]

Ohhh I can get like this too. I am at my worst when in the bath..I scan my body and look at things..blemishes,compare my arms to each other,feel my boobs look at my nipples,anything weird?hmm I had a thing about having a tumour in my ankle a few months ago... honestly.. It feels strange to be calm that I sometimes freak that I am missing something and then have to start all over...advice?? Let me know!

I'm still trying to learn..the only advice I have given myself and it has certainly eased me greatly to some extent..is to NOT google. it sounds cliche really but honestly..I had a lump on my jawbone,wasn't visible but you could feel it ..my mum did..and I was freaking it was a tumour and I never ever went near google...and you know...it's disappeared..

My point being is obviously if I went on google looking up this,it would have sent me into full blown pani stations cos I know everything would have benn cancer,life threatning and then I would be losing a stone in a week not eating and actually making myself ill..and then would think the weightloss was due to this "disease" ! :hug:

It is hell but we CAN help ourselves a little..and if not..then thats what NMP are here for :D Hope you feel better petals xxx

[Trish]

I can soooooooo relate to this, especially today:huh: I have woken up to back pain, and pain now and again in every other part of my body, i'm also very tired and i'm wondering why that should be, because i've done very little:huh:

I think i know what my problem is....i have received my appt to go in to have my Galbladder out (30th June) and i'm worried about that even tho i know i'm only going in for the day! Also i am booked to see a lung specialist on 13th July as my gp thinks my asthma may have turned into COPD:blush: and wants it confirmed...i am really bricking this one and trying hard to put it from my mind...which we all know is difficult to do:blush:

I want to keep busy but my lower back pain won't let me:weep:

Trish x

[nomorepanic]

The recommended treatment for Health Anxiety is CBT so get on a waiting list for that from the doc.

[MandySlade]

I relate also. Sometimes I find myself "forgetting" what I'm worrying about, so my mind will run through a list until it goes "oh yeah! THAT'S what we were obsessing over today". You'd think that little fact alone would clue me in to how silly it is in the first place. I mean, if I have to TRY to remember it, why should I? *sigh*

[ForOurFuture]

Hey the great thing is that we can identify that it is part of the anxiety. Keeping busy is my way of copeing but it is difficult when you are in pain. If I try to drift through it I just muddle myself up and get distracted so easily. My partner gets really cross with me.

Good Luck with the Op Trish. Be brave - it will be fine and then you will start to feel better.

What am I worrying about today - still the pimple on my bum!!:shrug: