AdamJLeigh
18-11-10, 19:22
Hey everyone...
I haven't been in the boards for quite sometime - and in all honesty, I have been doing very well with my health anxiety. However, things reared their ugly heads this past week... and I need some help/advice.
One month ago I contracted the stomach flu... I haven't been that ill since I was a child. I ran a low fever, vomiting, and general "blah" feeling for 24 hours or so.
Well, all got better... and then, earlier this week, I developed a cold - sore throat, cough, etc. No fever, just a cold...
You would think these two things would be minor in the whole scheme of things... but I am worried like crazy. I worry about all things "immune system" related and all I can think is that my immune system is failing because of HIV or something like it... I find myself unable to function and just waiting on each new "symptom" to appear. I worry about anything and everything terminal... and frankly I always look for the worst possible scenerio... so my "symptom serching" returns and I wait and wait for the next "new" symptom to appear.
I have lived with a HA my entire life... however recently, my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world. My focus has been elsewhere and I began to think these thoughts were going to stay away... and then this happened.
Do any of you get colds/sick frequently? If so, how do you simply say "people get colds!" and move on?
Thanks for your help,
Adam
PS - I know these may seem very "minor" in comparison to other concerns... but they don't feel minor when in the mind of someone with HA. Thanks for any help you can provide.
I haven't been in the boards for quite sometime - and in all honesty, I have been doing very well with my health anxiety. However, things reared their ugly heads this past week... and I need some help/advice.
One month ago I contracted the stomach flu... I haven't been that ill since I was a child. I ran a low fever, vomiting, and general "blah" feeling for 24 hours or so.
Well, all got better... and then, earlier this week, I developed a cold - sore throat, cough, etc. No fever, just a cold...
You would think these two things would be minor in the whole scheme of things... but I am worried like crazy. I worry about all things "immune system" related and all I can think is that my immune system is failing because of HIV or something like it... I find myself unable to function and just waiting on each new "symptom" to appear. I worry about anything and everything terminal... and frankly I always look for the worst possible scenerio... so my "symptom serching" returns and I wait and wait for the next "new" symptom to appear.
I have lived with a HA my entire life... however recently, my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world. My focus has been elsewhere and I began to think these thoughts were going to stay away... and then this happened.
Do any of you get colds/sick frequently? If so, how do you simply say "people get colds!" and move on?
Thanks for your help,
Adam
PS - I know these may seem very "minor" in comparison to other concerns... but they don't feel minor when in the mind of someone with HA. Thanks for any help you can provide.