WorryFiend
13-09-10, 21:02
So, posted about 3 weeks ago regarding going out on a Saturday night and having too many drinks and smoking (I don't smoke)...had myself conviced that I had given myself some horrible disease as I woke up with an aggravating cough.
So---have still had the cough, but pretty sure that it is allergy related as I have problems this time of year EVERY year. Have also had a stuffy nose, sinus pressure, etc....
Anyway--on Saturday night, I guess I decided that I would just let go---drank way too much, and even though I still had the cough, you guessed it, smoke a few cigs. Woke up yesterday feeling like I was probably going to die. Went to the Dr. this morning, (which I never do) and he said lungs sound clear, heart sounds good, throat irritated and, yep, I have a cough. Gave me an antibiotic just to be on the safe side and kill a bug if there is one in there.
So--why does my mind keep fearing the worst? I can't stop googling bronchitis, laryngitis, you name it. How do I stop this cycle? I know that I need to just quit drinking because that is the ONLY time that I smoke, and that is really the big issue. However, then I just sort of get lost in the moment and WHAM! right back where I started. Please somebody tell me what to do and reassure me that if the Dr. said my lungs, etc. are fine, then they REALLY ARE FINE!!
So---have still had the cough, but pretty sure that it is allergy related as I have problems this time of year EVERY year. Have also had a stuffy nose, sinus pressure, etc....
Anyway--on Saturday night, I guess I decided that I would just let go---drank way too much, and even though I still had the cough, you guessed it, smoke a few cigs. Woke up yesterday feeling like I was probably going to die. Went to the Dr. this morning, (which I never do) and he said lungs sound clear, heart sounds good, throat irritated and, yep, I have a cough. Gave me an antibiotic just to be on the safe side and kill a bug if there is one in there.
So--why does my mind keep fearing the worst? I can't stop googling bronchitis, laryngitis, you name it. How do I stop this cycle? I know that I need to just quit drinking because that is the ONLY time that I smoke, and that is really the big issue. However, then I just sort of get lost in the moment and WHAM! right back where I started. Please somebody tell me what to do and reassure me that if the Dr. said my lungs, etc. are fine, then they REALLY ARE FINE!!