Hello, I haven’t been here much even though I joined years ago. I currently have generalized anxiety and health anxiety. One of my biggest problems is this-a massive trigger for anxiety is any kind of stomach pain/upset/discomfort. As soon as I experience any degree of this I go into panic mode-which makes my stomach feel worse. The only thing that seems to help is lorazepam, but I have a limited amount because I have a responsible physician. Add to this I’ve been diagnosed as IBS (although I think they just said that bc they weren’t sure what was going on) and endometriosis-both of which cause stomach troubles. So any tips on dealing with this? I automatically think it must be something terrible like cancer, and I spin like crazy. I’ve had counseling and cbt and have been on anti anxiety meds full time in the past but would like to avoid that as I’m already in blood pressure meds.
Thanks!
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