pb's Health anxiety worries thread

[pb]

I seem to be spiralling again, spasms got better when I went to bed.
Now have spasms in chest, back and slightly in ribs.
What if it never gets better.
My nieces and nephew are coming round later to play in the garden, I want to be a good aunt.
I know I should try to do stretching , I keep thinking gallstones, but I had a scan in August, although it was almost a year ago.
Feeling a bit sick , but I think this is anxiety.
Thank you for your replies, I know your trying to help me x

[pulisa]

You're so lucky to live near that tea treasure trove, MM!

Remember what you said about not wanting HA to rule your life, pb? Self-diagnosing, catastrophising and constant rumination will make any unpleasant sensation feel a lot more pronounced.

[pulisa]

Stretching helps me a lot with my pain syndrome. Worth giving it a go...

Don't let HA sabotage your day! xx

[pb]

Thank you, I will try the stretching x

[pb]

Had to go out to the shop and was getting chest pain, now so scared it’s my heart and I feel sick.
Ive had so many ecgs and blood test, can anxiety really do this..

[BlueIris]

Turn your logical head on and look at the evidence. What do you think?

[pb]

Turn your logical head on and look at the evidence. What do you think?

Yes, I know, but every time it happens it feels so real and I think this is the real heart attack.
Ive also seen lots of posts from other people on here, saying that they thought they were having a heart attack and it was stress.
The nurse at AnE told me stress can cause chest pain, I haven’t been again , my last ecg was three weeks ago.
I want to enjoy my time with my nephew and nieces, but this fear and pain is so real x

[BlueIris]

Which is why you need to work on your anxiety, and to keep working at it for weeks and months.

I get that it's hard, but that doesn't mean that it isn't absolutely essential.

[pb]

Went for a decaf coffee and got chest pain, now think it might be angina.
Had a look at my old chest pain thread and I thought I had angina then as well.

[Fishmanpa]

Serious question. Other than the reassurance which ultimately keeps you in this negative cycle of anxiety, what are you getting from this pb?

Positive thoughts