rainbow
08-07-11, 12:15
hi, i've suffered from health anxiety and depression for many years now, i had cbt a year and a half ago which i found very helpful until 6 weeks ago.
I was in the shower and found a tiny lump next to my anus. My rational side thought "pile", unfortunately my irrational side thought anal cancer. I worried for a week and a half before seeing my gp who examined me and told me it was a pile.
That should have been enough to ease my mind but of course it was'nt. Then i went back to see anoher gp who examined me and confirmed what the first gp said.
In all i've been examined twice and seen/spoke to 5 other gps about this. I also have ibs, had it for over 20 years. Always worse when i'm sressed. The day i found the lump i had diahoreah and the next day too.
Since then i've had intermittant diahoreah and soft stools aswell as normal bms. Every gp i've spoken to has said that its the anxiety causing it but i'm really stressing over it. Every morning i wake up feeling really anxious, pins and needled in my arms and nausea.
Since this all started i've lost my appetite, i've lost weight and its a vicious cycle.
Anyone else experienced this with anxiety? Finding it hard to cope.
I was in the shower and found a tiny lump next to my anus. My rational side thought "pile", unfortunately my irrational side thought anal cancer. I worried for a week and a half before seeing my gp who examined me and told me it was a pile.
That should have been enough to ease my mind but of course it was'nt. Then i went back to see anoher gp who examined me and confirmed what the first gp said.
In all i've been examined twice and seen/spoke to 5 other gps about this. I also have ibs, had it for over 20 years. Always worse when i'm sressed. The day i found the lump i had diahoreah and the next day too.
Since then i've had intermittant diahoreah and soft stools aswell as normal bms. Every gp i've spoken to has said that its the anxiety causing it but i'm really stressing over it. Every morning i wake up feeling really anxious, pins and needled in my arms and nausea.
Since this all started i've lost my appetite, i've lost weight and its a vicious cycle.
Anyone else experienced this with anxiety? Finding it hard to cope.