New to here - severe OCD health anxiety

[fayeray]

Hiya, Sorry to hear you are feeling this way.

I have suffered 18 years with anxiety, mainly health anxiety and panic attacks, since having my son, suffered OCD, it kind of took over, managing it a lot better but now due to have another little boy, experiencing health anxiety again, even if I have a bit of a tummy ache or my heart races I think things are serious, its so hard and like you have convinced things have happened and also went through a time where I thought somebody had brushed passed me and stuck a needle in and gave me HiV, i did so much research, kind of helped, well for a bit, so hard to suffer from this as cannot rationalize. Here if you need a chat, I could do with it too. Faye

[oldnews]

Hiya, Sorry to hear you are feeling this way.

I have suffered 18 years with anxiety, mainly health anxiety and panic attacks, since having my son, suffered OCD, it kind of took over, managing it a lot better but now due to have another little boy, experiencing health anxiety again, even if I have a bit of a tummy ache or my heart races I think things are serious, its so hard and like you have convinced things have happened and also went through a time where I thought somebody had brushed passed me and stuck a needle in and gave me HiV, i did so much research, kind of helped, well for a bit, so hard to suffer from this as cannot rationalize. Here if you need a chat, I could do with it too. Faye

Hi Fayeray,

I too developed health anxiety after the birth of my daughter. It has put me of having children for life as I had a really bad birth and after effects for weeks. I had my little girl 10 weeks ago and am finding it hard to convince myself im in no danger, tonight im having shooting pains in my arms when i breathe in although I have had very low if no anxiety for the past few days. :(

I have similar symptoms to you although I have called several ambulances due to pains thinking I was dieing.

I would love to chat with you as we seem to be in a similar situation, did you have a traumatic birth and now suffer with HA as a result of that?

[fayeray]

Hiya,

Thanks for your reply.

It's so hard when you have young children and have all these fears and worries, not nice at all, gets me down.
I'm very up and down ATM, I think I'm doing ok and then will be in full blown panic about things, the birth, and losing it, not being able to cope.
I always wanted 2 children and feel like I'm wasting my life away worrying and not enjoying it, but feels like I just can't help it. I fear so much, I always feel like something is wrong with me, must nights ATM infact.
I also think you are so brave, it's not easy, Health anxiety is one of the worse, you can convince you really are ill, I know we should just treat them as thoughts and will do know harm to us, but doesn't feel like it, right?
Be lovely to have someone in a similar situation to just help and offer support. We will be ok, its just we are having a difficult time ATM, it will get easier I'm sure, even if it doesn't feel like it, just have to be positive and live in the now. Inbox me if you would like, tell me more and how it effects you.
Faye