Originally Posted by
SmithsFan
Thanks mate. Will give those links a proper read and the name of the forum would be appreciated.
I did some stuff on core beliefs with a counsellor last year but it was more to do with general feelings of insecurity and lack of confidence rather than my health anxiety. Although what I found was that they, along with depression, were part of the same package. After I felt better I fell out of the way of my CBT exercises and when I became stressed I fell back into the way of negative thinking.
I've never been diagnosed with a somatoform disorder but the pain and other sensations I experienced last year are back with a vengeance and for weeks I've been fighting the 'but I'm not feeling anxious and I'm still getting these symptoms. Must be MS/ALS/Parkinson's/Cancer etc after all" thoughts. Understanding more about how anxiety exists at the sub-conscious level will hopefully help me get over this hump.