That's not what Pulisa's saying at all..
The odds are that this test will come up clear too and you need to accept things and to address the real issue (health anxiety)
Or of course you can choose to move onto the next imaginary disease..
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I hope you can concentrate on your daughter's outpatient appointment today and that the doctors are happy with her progress since the hospital admission. Maybe your partner can take notes during the appointment so that you won't misinterpret afterwards what is actually said due to your anxiety?
Thanks Pulisa.
Hopefully all will go well.
My head is not quite with it unfortunately. Went to the toilet this morning and last night and had very thin mushy stools, so I'm concerned about intestinal narrowing (due to Crohn's/UC) or a bowel obstruction. Argh dear, it's never ending.
Do you make an attempt to dismiss these thoughts, Mr. L?
Normally I could try, but my head is absolutely gone right now. All I can think about are these test results, and I'm absolutely panicking about the thought of having another sigmoidoscopy or a colonoscopy, it was incredibly uncomfortable and frightening for me last time.
I don't know whether to postpone my IBS hypnotherapy session tomorrow night, I don't see the point of doing it unless I'm in a mentally better place. and there will be no point doing it at all should my tests come back with any issues.
My daughters' appointment went well though. The consultant was happy with her, but just need to do a repeat bloods as scheduled in November.
Firstly, great news about your daughter!
Secondly, that part I've quoted? This is what people mean when they tell you it sounds as though you quite fancy having a physical illness. Whether or not there's a physical problem (and I don't think there is for one second, just to be clear, because I know you'll misread me otherwise), you need to get the health anxiety under control if you don't want to live in misery and damage the mental health of your partner and children. The HA isn't going to vanish without you pulling your head out of your own backside and doing something about it.
I really don't fancy having something physical at all. My brother was trying to wrap his head around why I worry about health all the time, and I really could not give him a decent explanation. I'm questioning myself why am I doing this? I have no idea anymore.
I know the HA isn't going to go away, but if these results miraculously came back ok, then I could start accepting it's a mental issue and focus on it. I probably should have done more 3 years ago, but I didn't.
Why cancel the hypnotherapy? I've heard good results from that from other people. Why not give it a try?
Whatever the outcome on your results you still need to address the health anxiety and the hypnotherapy might be the answer.
Because if I end up having Crohns or something like that, hypnotherapy won't cure it. And I would have wasted lots of money. If the test results come back ok, then I will carry on with the hypnotherapy.
I'm still thinking of ringing up to see if they can scrap the stool tests, this is really unbearable.
Really? I quite enjoyed having mine. The prep was the worst part for me. I had sedation and thoroughly enjoyed myself as the cam roved around my colon. Not remotely scary! :shrug:
When you are in a 'mentally better place' you won't bother then either. You've been in mentally better places throughout this thread yet here you are..Quote:
I don't know whether to postpone my IBS hypnotherapy session tomorrow night, I don't see the point of doing it unless I'm in a mentally better place. and there will be no point doing it at all should my tests come back with any issues.
Bother, don't bother. It's your call. But it's not just you who is affected by you not bothering..
Good to hear..Quote:
My daughters' appointment went well though. The consultant was happy with her, but just need to do a repeat bloods as scheduled in November.