I guess this is the Leap of Faith to actually believe All this PAIN(& I want to be specific about that... PAIN!! Everyday constant in some form or other)is actually Anxiety based & not a impending terminal demise! Because we all know the classic Anxiety symptoms..but PAIN specifically is not so often talked about from anxiety & believe you me I have Googled A-Z to try & relate my pain to anxiety so I can gladly jump that Leap of Faith!!
2yrs+suffering started more or less around the loss of my Mother.My story is a little complex but to micro size it...My symptoms followed one on top of each other over that period & with each one I meticulously went to the Doctor's with each! ...they are Abdominal pain,Chest & back pain,Rib pain,Neck pain & tight/sore throat issues & yes they are constant EVERYDAY.One being the particular focus of that day depending which gives the most pain.It is fair to say I have had the medical M.O.T supreme over these two years,Every test,Every procedure & Every scan you can think of! I've paid private seen countless consultants/Doctors & the only thing thrown for all these tests was a Sliding hiatus hernia & GERD! Not to be dismissive of that but I mean at the age of 49 it's a fairly common issue & most don't even have pain with this condition/some do(leap of faith again!!)
Every Doctor/Consultant I have seen has kind of pointed to the Anxiety or Depressed state being the fuelling foundation behind all this pain & more importantly keeping it going.But pain makes you believe there is Something very wrong! This is the most basic human instinct so when you have a scan & they tell you it's clear,no abnormalities for you're pain then you're mind is not only coping with Pain it's trying to cope with the insanity of How can that be possible? & Round & around we go then you're in the Fear Cycle but if ANY of this hits home with anyone the medical practitioners so far have been right! No life isn't easy & yes it's painful,challenging & there are really bad days BUT! I'm Still here with No Red Flags of any terminal illness has much as the pain would want me to believe otherwise!
Through meditation & therapy I'm Trying to calm this body down! Do I believe this is All anxiety??? That question itself my mind asks of me thousands of time a day is part of THE PROBLEM I guess & honestly Right Now I still struggle with that concept.But more importantly If just ONE person can relate to this & take some however small amount of comfort from my experience then this comment has been worth it.Likewise if anyone can relate I inturn can take positivity from that likewise.Stay Strong Everyone.Support welcome.