Saffycat
12-01-10, 13:11
Hi everyone,
Just introducing myself. I'm a 36 yr old married mum of 3 boys. I suffer from anxiety - i would say mainly health anxiety. My GP say i have depression although i don't feel what i would think to be 'depressed' however i understand it can manifest itself as anxiety.
I can pinpoint when the health anxiety 'seed' was planted. Although i have always been quite a nervous & anxious person anyway. In 1999 my sis-in-law had a major heart attack at the age of 34 (so...it was omg thats so young, that could be me!). Then when i was 9 mths pregnant in 2003 my closest cousin collapsed & died of a brain haemorrage at age 45 (again oh no..it could be me)
The tip of the iceberg was in 2007 when at 22 weeks pregnant i found out the baby had died...after ppl telling me not 2 worry when i couldn't feel him moving, so...there was my proof!! These terible things DO happen to me!
I was prescribed ad's end of 2007..took one then in the night had one huge PA after another..so that was the end of that!..not good for someone with health anxiety!
Anyway, i will be back on..i have 2 go back 2 work now! (I work PT at school)..sorry to go on..theres SO much more, but look forward to having a chat sometime.
:winks:
Just introducing myself. I'm a 36 yr old married mum of 3 boys. I suffer from anxiety - i would say mainly health anxiety. My GP say i have depression although i don't feel what i would think to be 'depressed' however i understand it can manifest itself as anxiety.
I can pinpoint when the health anxiety 'seed' was planted. Although i have always been quite a nervous & anxious person anyway. In 1999 my sis-in-law had a major heart attack at the age of 34 (so...it was omg thats so young, that could be me!). Then when i was 9 mths pregnant in 2003 my closest cousin collapsed & died of a brain haemorrage at age 45 (again oh no..it could be me)
The tip of the iceberg was in 2007 when at 22 weeks pregnant i found out the baby had died...after ppl telling me not 2 worry when i couldn't feel him moving, so...there was my proof!! These terible things DO happen to me!
I was prescribed ad's end of 2007..took one then in the night had one huge PA after another..so that was the end of that!..not good for someone with health anxiety!
Anyway, i will be back on..i have 2 go back 2 work now! (I work PT at school)..sorry to go on..theres SO much more, but look forward to having a chat sometime.
:winks: