ElectricAlice
05-07-11, 14:06
Well I saw this on another anxiety forum and I really thought the idea was good. Basically we each list what we thought we had and what was actually the case. It shows us how often we catastrophise.
I'm not quite managing to understand my breast concern, I'm terrfied about that, but here's my list.
Leg pain - thought it was DVT - worry 10/10 - went to A&E twice and DR's 4 times. - it turned out to actually be muscle pain. And as soon as I stopped paying attention to the pain after a week it disappeared.
Pain between shoulder blades - worry 9/10 thought I was going to have a heart attack - turned out to be indigestion and I burped a lot.
Red dots on arms - worried what they were - Worry 6/10 - dr said nothing to worry about and just normal skin pigmentation.
Rapid heart beat & palpitations - worries heart problem - worry 10/10 - had 2 ECGs and my heart listened to by dr. - anxiety causes both these things.
I hope this is somehow helpful. Please post your old worries too, maybe we can all just realise we're ok :)
I'm not quite managing to understand my breast concern, I'm terrfied about that, but here's my list.
Leg pain - thought it was DVT - worry 10/10 - went to A&E twice and DR's 4 times. - it turned out to actually be muscle pain. And as soon as I stopped paying attention to the pain after a week it disappeared.
Pain between shoulder blades - worry 9/10 thought I was going to have a heart attack - turned out to be indigestion and I burped a lot.
Red dots on arms - worried what they were - Worry 6/10 - dr said nothing to worry about and just normal skin pigmentation.
Rapid heart beat & palpitations - worries heart problem - worry 10/10 - had 2 ECGs and my heart listened to by dr. - anxiety causes both these things.
I hope this is somehow helpful. Please post your old worries too, maybe we can all just realise we're ok :)