Hi,
I get sick frequently and i start
stressing because i'm scared it's going to
lead to something serious. I'm constantly
worring about my heart especially when its
just a little faster then normal. Every
ache and pain i get its like so many
things come to my mind about what is could
be. I find my self constantly worrying
about what if this or what if that happens
to me. And just because my grandma or
grandpa has an illness im always thinking
i'm going to get it too, for ex. diabetes,
heart attack or heart problems. I take
vitamins every morning and when i feel
like i don't feel right i go straight to
the fridge for fruits and veggies.
but the man thing that im tryin to find
out is do u think all this worrying and
stress about my health all the time
weakens my immune system ???
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CarolDiane
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Posted: 03-27-08 22:20pm
Sure sounds like you have an obcessive
anxiety disorder with you health. Join the
crowd. You by no means are along. Ever
since my close to death from Asthma and on
the vent with double pneumoneia two
December's ago, I am the same way.
Everytime I cough up something other then
white or my chest feels thight, I am on
the phone to my pulomologist. And yes,
this stress with takes its toll on your
bodies functions. I had to lern how to
rexlas my body by doing yoga at least once
a day( I try my best to do once in the
morning and once before bed. Relax you
mind down to your toes. Think about how
each area is relaxing as you move down
with you mind. It really does help. Some
low soothing music in the background or
with headphones is the ultimate speration
for stress to relaxation. This has been
praticed for decades and is know to work
wonders. You can feel the worry leave your
body. Think of yourself side by a stream
with the sound of the rippling water.
There are so many things you can add to
the practice of yoga. Please try it and
let me know how it goes.
Carrie
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Seraph
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Posted: 03-28-08 11:15am
Hi Emma_Lee
I know exactly how you feel. I have been
feeling like that for a loooong time
now...that is up untill Wednesday when a
dx of Marfans was finally confirmed, once
and for all. It has allowed me to breath
a bit easier as all these pains, aches,
problems and whot-not finally has a reason
and it's not just in my head.
Anxiety can cause a lot of ache's and
pains and anxiety over those pains in turn
can cause even more. When you get
anxious, you contract all your muscles,
causing them to go into spasmism, which in
turn causes other muscles to contract and
so forth. The best is like what MsCarrie
says...relaxation.
What you can try, is to make note of when
things happen. You might find that a lot
of times the ache and/or pain passes after
a while, never to return (Sometimes, you
might even feel silly for having worried
about it in the first place). If you do
find a definate pattern, then you can
start thinking of paying a visit to the
GP...just to be safe...as at that point
there more than likely isn't anything to
be really concerned about.
I am very carefull of, and I have MsCarrie
to keep me on my toes about it too , getting too overly
excited about my heart problems. I get a
lot of chest ache's and pains but that is
not to say it's the cardio-condition. A
lot of it is due to Anxiety and most of it
is due to the fact that my rib-cage is not
held together like it should...but you
wouldn't need to worry about that part
.
I hope this doesn't sound mean or anything
and that you get my meaning, but..there is
an old saying of "Where there is smoke,
there is fire". So, unless you can smell
smoke, you are going to waste your life,
standing with a bucket in your hand in
front of a forest that is not
burning...while in the meantime, you could
have been enjoying the river that is
flowing through it.
A lit match on it's own is not dangerous
and a puddle of fuel on it's own, is not
dangerous either, in fact they can be very
usefull when combined with other things.
Now if you were to touch the lit match,
you might burn your self a bit but still
no real harm done. Combine the match and
fuel, however and it is a totally
different story.
I hope you understand what I am trying to
say... I want you to be calm and
confident that you don't need to worry
about what MIGHT happen.
In my condition, there is a "stacking up"
of problems. Most of the complications in
my life, is complications that any other
human could have without any problems or
worries. What makes it dangerous to me,
is that there is the combinations...like
the lit match and the fuel.
You do need to take care of your health
and eating fruit is very good, but
stressing over things that is not
happening, can give rise to other
problems. Leave that in the hands of
doctors untill they say "Ma'm...we have a
problem".
I hope you were able to understand some of
my babblings It's just that I
really want to help you find peace of
mind, as I know all too well how difficult
a situation like this is.
* HUGS *
Seraph
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Emma_Lee
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 12 Location: ,
THANKS! Posted: 03-30-08 11:22am
WOW!
You guys are helping a lot, thanks so
much! I know i'm not going to get
completely better right away, i understand
that it's going to take time. I'm
definetely going to keep in mind what you
guys are telling me. Any yeah i'm
definetely going to try yoga. I have
thousands of tapes here from my mom but
never got around to doing it.
Thank your for your time
-Emmalee
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katrina5558
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Feb 2008 Posts: 31
Posted: 04-01-08 15:16pm
Emma Lee,
It definetly isn't fixable over night. I
have had this problem for the last year or
so and it takes time to slowly overcome
these things. It is hard when your fear
is based on some actual medical problems
that are reoccuring. I have been having
fainting spells that the doctors haven't
been able to explain, so they happen
randomly so it has been my trigger for all
of my anxiety about my health. But I will
start to make some progress and get better
and then I will have an actual attack that
will throw me back many steps. But you
can do it. You just have to realize that
it is mind over matter and you have the
power to make yourself better and relax it
just takes some practice.
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jennikay
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 25
Posted: 04-05-08 13:28pm
It really sounds like you have a problem
with anxiety and I know exactly what you
are going through. The thing that I was
told is that people with anxiety are more
aware of their bodies than the "average
Joe" so anytime we have any little thing
that is off it affects us ten times more
cause then we panic. You just have to tell
yourself everything is going to be okay it
is just me overreacting to the normal way
my body acts. It is really good that you
are eating fruits and veggies keep that up
but please try not to worry and calm down
cause life is too short go out and live
it!
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Seraph
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Posted: 04-07-08 03:25am
Jennikay...you are quite right...
Try being BP with OCD & Anxiety along
with Marfans... Where usually it's
a 80% chance it's just
over-reacting...with Marfans, you can't be
too carefull...more like 50%. At least I
know that certain chest pains is more
related to Anxiety rather than the Mitral
valve prolapse...
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lafae
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Joined: 13 Apr 2008 Posts: 8 Location: , United Kingdom
Posted: 04-13-08 10:02am
Hello. Your symptoms sound very familiar.
I think a lot of people wouldn't be here
if they didn't worry about their health.
I've come looking for ideas and support to
get through some of my problems.
, getting too overly
excited about my heart problems. I get a
lot of chest ache's and pains but that is
not to say it's the cardio-condition. A
lot of it is due to Anxiety and most of it
is due to the fact that my rib-cage is not
held together like it should...but you
wouldn't need to worry about that part
Where usually it's
a 80% chance it's just
over-reacting...with Marfans, you can't be
too carefull...more like 50%. At least I
know that certain chest pains is more
related to Anxiety rather than the Mitral
valve prolapse...