Catalyst
01-05-10, 14:56
Over the last month I've started getting more twitches, tingles and 'tremors' than usual. All in different places. One day, my right eye went ballistic twitching to the point where the top lid was closing completely and re-opening in slow motion. I've noticed what feels like a vibration or buzzing sensation in my left foot, pelvic area and right hand. They all come and go. I've also had tingling in my leg and face a couple of times and quite a few sudden 'jerking' movements of various limbs. Sometimes it feels like my whole body is 'buzzing' inside.
So, now I'm scared I must have some nerve disorder. Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinsons, vCJD (I know a girl who died of that one) or MS! They're all worrying me. I'm trying to tell myself it's anxiety and that I'm just really tuned into every little thing my body does, but the doubts are creeping in again. :unsure:
Another thing - I've never actually told my doctor that I have health anxiety (I'm sure my records speak for themselves though). It just worries me that if I admit it to them, then I'm less likely to be taken seriously when I go to them about my 'symptoms'. Kind of a boy-who-cried-wolf thing. What if one day I have something serious and they just dismiss it as anxiety, because that's my thing?!
So, now I'm scared I must have some nerve disorder. Motor Neurone Disease, Parkinsons, vCJD (I know a girl who died of that one) or MS! They're all worrying me. I'm trying to tell myself it's anxiety and that I'm just really tuned into every little thing my body does, but the doubts are creeping in again. :unsure:
Another thing - I've never actually told my doctor that I have health anxiety (I'm sure my records speak for themselves though). It just worries me that if I admit it to them, then I'm less likely to be taken seriously when I go to them about my 'symptoms'. Kind of a boy-who-cried-wolf thing. What if one day I have something serious and they just dismiss it as anxiety, because that's my thing?!