pb's Health anxiety worries thread

[pulisa]

You need to come to that conclusion yourself and stand by it.

[pb]

All this pointless worrying about health problems that I don’t have, I’ve now got really bad toothache and will have to go to the dentist.
Im worried about how safe it will be, but I need to go.
My anxiety cough has come back and I’m feeling in pain and so depressed.

[pb]

All this pointless worrying about health problems that I don’t have, I’ve now got really bad toothache and will have to go to the dentist.
Im worried about how safe it will be, but I need to go.
My anxiety cough has come back and I’m feeling in pain and so depressed.

Have slept nearly all day, not sure if that’s anxiety. tooth and ear Hurt,worried about covid again.
Will have to go to dentist, has anyone been recently.
The tooth that’s hurting, is fractured with a crown on , maybe I’ve damaged it, it starting hurting after eating crusty bread and felt sensitive straight away.

[pulisa]

Yes I've been and it's fine.

[pb]

Yes I've been and it's fine.

Thank you x
Im just so scared, but I know I need the dentist.Hopefully will be able to get an appointment quickly.

[pb]

Managed to get a dentist appointment, but not until the 11th September, teeth feel a bit better.
Ive now got spasms and burning in right groin and hip and am worrying about appendicitis. I’m really not imagining the pains.
This will never end ..

[Aleman200]

Pb you're spiralling hard. You need to seek help in breaking this cycle. Im in the same situation right now so I know its tough but you have to try.

I recently had my appendix out because of appendicitis and believe me. If you had it you would not be typing right now. It was absolute agony. I went to a and e straight away because I couldn't even move.

[NoraB]

This will never end ..

No, it won't, unless you do something about it.

Out of curiosity...

How many of these numerous symptoms on this thread actually turned out to be anything other than anxiety? Only, nothing I have ever imagined to be seriously wrong with me, has ever been true.

Your mind will take you to places you don't want to be, pb - trust me. I've been there. Your body is full of stress hormones which are designed to help you to run away from a mad axe-murderer or stay and beat the crap out of them. With you, it's your thoughts which are signalling to your brain that you're in danger.

Your brain doesn't know the difference between imaginary and actual danger but it will react in the same way. Ever watched a movie and jumped out of your skin? Heart racing - the stress response in all it's glory? Your brain doesn't know it's acting - that it's not real. Those stress hormones, muscle tensing etc creates lots and lots of symptoms - all of which can be put into a search engine and will come up with some nasty disease. Also, as soon as one symptom disappears, you can bet your bum another will appear...

You must be absolutely knackered with all this. I know I was.

Have you had any CBT?

[pb]

I am exhausted and very tearful all the time.

[BlueIris]

Which sucks, definitely, but also requires an action plan.

What are three small things you could do today that would feel like victories?