anxiety or hypochondria ? Posted: 06-13-08 20:45pm
ive been to the er like 6 times in the
last three months for all the same
thing... but it always changes... i went
to a concert.... and at the concert my
vision felt fuzzier than usual ... but i
brushed that off and went drinking with my
friends... the next day i had a hang
over... and i was sitting around and it
pretty much wore off... when i walked into
my buddys bathroom to get a drink... i
looked around the room and said... "gee
everything looks weird" and then i started
shaking and panicing... i thought i was
dying from some disease... i told myself
it would all be better in the morning but
it didnt... its been months now and i have
gone through everydisease imaginable...
everytime i find out that nothing is wrong
with me i dont beleive it... and i find a
nother disease with similar symptoms...
and go to the er expecting thats the
news... i just cant stop thinking about
all these horrible diseases i might
have... i get shaky and im not sure if i
even have symptoms or if my mind is just
making me feel like i have them... i
thought i had a tumor.... but they did a
ct scan and said i had none... but
everyday i wake up and for like ten
minutes i feel like myself... then i start
panicing again... crying... thinking that
im dying from some horrible disease....
even tho they told me i have no tumor... i
cant bring myself to beleive them.... ive
felt like the room was spinning ... with
vision problems... and thats pretty much
it... along with tons of panic and
irrateability.... i dont know whats wrong
with me... and im very sick of it... i
just want to be me again... ive had stuff
like this happen to me in the past... like
for about a year... i couldnt stop
repeating the words "god and jesus are
cool" in my head with fear of going to
hell... and for another year when i was
about 16 i couldnt stop thinking i was
going to die or the world was going to
end... eventuallly they both passed but
the constant thinking and never ending
thoughts in my head make me feel like im
going crazy.....
this time i thought ive had:
stroke
braintumor
diabetes
cataracts
retinal detachmant
hppd
claustiatoma (had one as a child)
cancer
and more i dont even want to think about
now....
please help...
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Georgia59
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Posted: 06-16-08 14:57pm
Ok, first of all, you need to stop going
to the ER. Even if you do have some sort
of medical problem (which doesn't seem
likely), the ER is not the best place to
find that out, your regular doctor is. You
should be seeing a doctor- make a real
appointment, and stick with that one
doctor. Think of it this way- if you do
have a medical problem, who's going to
know? Someone in a hurry and who only
treats emergencies, or someone who knows
your history and sits down with you on a
regular basis? Not to mention it's a lot
less expensive to see a regular family
practice doctor.
Second, hypochondria is a form of anxiety.
And that first episode you described
sounds like it could have been a panic
attack- the sudden feeling that you're
going to die is usually a panic attack,
along with the physical sensations.
So I would suggest seeing a family
practice doctor. They could listen to all
of your symptoms and would know if there
was a medical problem that needed to be
checked out, or refer you to a therapist
of some sort to treat the anxiety problem.
Either way, you need to someone and get
help! You sound miserable!
danielle
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coffeelover
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Jun 2008 Posts: 6
Both Posted: 06-28-08 06:54am
It sounds like you have anxiety induced by
hypochondria. First and foremost, stop
going to the ER and start going to 1) a
family practice physician and 2) a
licensed psychologist. Another thing you
may want to do is stop drinking. It only
clouds you further and prohibits your
ability for rational thought. Finally,
don't wait. You sound panicked and
pathetic (and I mean that in the most
sensitive and understanding way). Go get
help. There's only so much this ehealth
forum can do for you. Now it's up to you
to help yourself and you have two calls to
make.
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lexroxjax
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jul 2008 Posts: 5
Try this... Posted: 07-03-08 11:11am
Hi,
You sound a lot like me. It turns out
that I didn't have anxiety or
hypochondria, but these were symptoms of
something called "purely obsessional OCD".
I don't have any cumpulsions, but I
obsess on these really strange intrusive
thoughts.
Just check it out, get in the "Introduce
Yourself" forum, and see if it helps. If
not, you can just forget it and tell me I
was way off!
Hope this helps!
