cbear
19-04-10, 12:41
Hello everyone. My name is Claire and I am 26. Since my early teens I have suffered anxiety disorders. I have been diagnosed with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) but over the past year I have suffered with Health anxiety.
I 'diagnose' myself with different conditions daily, switching between different things such as cancers, arthritis, motor neuron disease, dental problems etc.
Some worries can come and go, others stay for weeks.
Lately I have been having muscles twitches and aches and pains. I went to my GP and she tested my reflexes and then said I am showing some signs of a motor neuron disease. I have been completely panicked by this. This was a GP I had never seen before.
I then went to see another GP in the practice (i often also find myself visiting the Gp many times a week for reassurance on illnesses) who said no its anxiety, I am a anxious person so my reflexes will be quick and mucles tremors normal in anxiety.
Myself now am worried constantly, I thin which one do i believe. I then worry all the time that any medical thing wrong with me is being passed off as anxiety and medical things are being missed.
My life is being completely overun with these Health anxiety's at the moment and is is becoming very upsetting.
Does anyone else suffer with these things, such a self diagnosis and trips to Gp and worry about things such as motor neuron or cancers?
Any advice would be great
Thank you
I 'diagnose' myself with different conditions daily, switching between different things such as cancers, arthritis, motor neuron disease, dental problems etc.
Some worries can come and go, others stay for weeks.
Lately I have been having muscles twitches and aches and pains. I went to my GP and she tested my reflexes and then said I am showing some signs of a motor neuron disease. I have been completely panicked by this. This was a GP I had never seen before.
I then went to see another GP in the practice (i often also find myself visiting the Gp many times a week for reassurance on illnesses) who said no its anxiety, I am a anxious person so my reflexes will be quick and mucles tremors normal in anxiety.
Myself now am worried constantly, I thin which one do i believe. I then worry all the time that any medical thing wrong with me is being passed off as anxiety and medical things are being missed.
My life is being completely overun with these Health anxiety's at the moment and is is becoming very upsetting.
Does anyone else suffer with these things, such a self diagnosis and trips to Gp and worry about things such as motor neuron or cancers?
Any advice would be great
Thank you