I'm having a hard time and I'm hoping some
one will be able to reassure me in some
way.
I seem to always latch on to an illness
when I'm feeling stressed and I believe I
have it and I can't determine anxiety from
real symptoms.
A few months ago it was breast cancer. I
actually develpoed a pain that lasted over
2 months and had severe anxiety.
2 years ago it was MS after my dad died. I
felt like the floor was moving under me
and I had body twitches and sore muscles
and pin prick feelings all over and a sore
neck.
I'm doing it again!
I have sore legs (but also I'm walking
many hours a day to deal with my stress).
Still, I get moments or soreness in my
thigh or calf that then disappears.
I'm getting pin prick feelings also again.
Like little ting feelings that happen
singley and randomly.
I'm asking all my friends if they have
felt this and most say they have but then
I go on the medical sites and scare myself
constantly!!!
I'm so panicked about MS right now. I'm
feeling my muscles burning sometimes and
can't sleep. I feel claustrophobic
...like I can't handle being in my body.
This is dramactic I'm sorry. I hope
someone understands this.
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futurelovers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 101
Posted: 04-13-07 21:38pm
Sorry to hear you feel this way. I can
already reassure you, that if you are
posting this in the anxiety forum - then
that means you already had experiences
with anxiety before, and you posting here
again - is just saying that all you're
experiencing is anxiety. So most likely
you need to get your anxiety handled
before you start jumping to conclusions
about other illnesses.
I'm not quite sure what ms is...
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johnR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 229
Posted: 04-14-07 00:03am
I agree with the previous post. Try and
join a cbt group I think it will help you
a lot.
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emilybug
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Oct 2005 Posts: 35 Location: toronto
Posted: 04-14-07 09:37am
Thanks for the replies.
I have made a deal with myself that I will
officially rule out diseases for one week
and I am not allowed to go on medical
sites for 1 week.
I will assume any symptoms I feel are
anxiety and I'll see if that helps bring
me down off this tangent.
I saw my CBT about 10 days ago and at the
time I felt fine....LOL
