ANYONE ELSE LIKE ME>??>??

[katyfitz]

Does anyone else find themselves searching for lumps bumps especially in places that cancer is more likely to be so i.e under ur breasts, or anywhere around ur stomach or in your mouth, if i get a mouth ulcer i think its mouth cancer im so scared just wanted to know if anyone else is like me?


PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP

7 ive been this way, would i of got worse and worse if i was seriuosly ill?

Please help im shakying with fear

x

[katyfitz]

I ment 7 months ive been this way

[giddy]

Hi Katy, sorry you're having a tough time at the moment. If you were seriously ill your doctor would know - its just anxiety. I think it makes us obsess about things and the more we worry and think about it the worse it gets. I went through a stage where I was convinced my heart was all wrong and couldn't stop checking my pulse all the time every day for about a month - the more I checked the more convinced i was that things weren't right, i guess its sort of the same as you checking for lumps that aren't going to be there. I managed to stop by will power and asking friends and hubby to help, so when they saw me reach for my wrist they stopped me and distracted me. Its hard, but once you manage to stop looking for lumps, the anxiety about them will get less.
Take Care
Love Helen

[nomorepanic]

Katy

Have you asked GP for a CBT referral yet atall? That will really help you to come to terms with this all.

Nicola

[katyfitz]

im on anti depressants for a while and if that dont work he mentioned getting me to go for cbt just waiting for the details to come thru. what is cbt? could someone please explain?

[nomorepanic]

Katy - get on the list now cos the waiting list can be up to 18 months.

See the website page on Therapy for a description of CBT or read these posts ...

Psychotherapy/ CBT
CBT Questions (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=222)

CBT
Can u treat yourself with CBT at home ?? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5406)

success CBT
Maxine's cbt progress. (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2308)
CBT (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5287)
Starting CBT (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5323)
Does CBT work? (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6671)
FW: I am getting there! (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7478)
CBT therapy for driving problems - my diary (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7162)
CBT - My diary (http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8295)


Nicola

[ashley]

Katy
You say is anyone else like me,,, trust me most people on here are like you...obssessed with thier health.. scared of everything,and everythink going on in thier bodies...a constant cough can mean cancer... a pain the chest and we are having heartatack...in my case heartburn means ive got a bad heart...constantly checking our bodies for anything different ... they may indicate an illness... thats what we are looking for isnt it...always livin in fear of death
.Infact it becomes an obession...in the end.. reading about different illnesses, looking on the internet, hearing something on the televison---OOOh i think that sounds like me..maybe i have a brain tumour too... do you understand what im saying katy, i do it... and most people on this site do it too..

EVERYONE WHO READS THIS EVEN IF YOU DONT WANT TO POST JUST SEND THE MESSAGE YES IF YOU ARE LIKE ME AND KATY... JUST SAY YES


katy i will eat my hat if no-one agrees with me..

Trust you are not alone darling


ashley x