Annoying health anxiety

[brandileigh]

I have had health anxiety for so long now but I still have a difficult time convincing myself in the moment that it isn’t something more serious. My face and neck feels so heavy and almost a numb tingly feeling. It drives me insane but the doctor found nothing physically wrong. I am so beyond tired of always feeling like something terrible is going to happen. And it’s even worse when you feel sick and scared but don’t want to bother anyone else with it, so you try to handle it alone. It’s exhausting

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Hey I hope you’re doing better today. I’m not sure what things you’ve tried in the past, but a lot of what I do is just trying to find something I used to enjoy and trying to get back at it again. Sometimes even a song that used to make me happy and just focus on your breathing and the song for a moment to try and break the cycle of such thoughts. At the end of the day at least we can find someone on here to talk to about these things.

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Shallow breathing causes this.

[Anxietygal2]

Hi, doctors cant cure many illnesses, theyre good with injuries but they cant even cure the common cold. I understand feeling sick and alone and not wanting to bother people, I cant even discuss my anxiety with others anymore, they dont want to hear about it. Everyone is just lost in a greedy, sinful world and some of us are just more sensitive to the evilness going on in it and it scares us and if you have been through alot of traumatic events in your life it does leave you with a forboding feeling of what may come next. Sadly, It ruins the peace of the moment. I dont have any answers, I did go to counsiling and it helped, mostly it helped me learn the warning signs of bad destructive people to stay clear of. I hope you find some peace today.

[brandileigh]

Thanks you all. Today was a good day. Just talking about it on here and not having to keep it to myself helps some. And I’m sure counseling would also help. Not sure why I have been putting it off.

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I’ve been putting of going back to counseling lately due to being slightly embarrassed or disappointed that I need it. Not sure if it’s the same for you, but after just talking on here like you said it feels a little better and I’m more confident in the fact that it’s okay to need some counseling or support

[Gentlespirit12345]

Hi I'm sensing ptsd and anxiety and depression here. Have had alot of trauma in my life too and when I'm exhausted i realize that i need to focus more on self care. And i ask myself who or what is going on thats making me so exhausted? And i step back and ask myself what can i do to feel better and not worse. I do a little volunteer work some things in church and spending a little time at a museum. It helps. Explore what u can do. Work on boundaries. Do something that u may enjoy. Good luck and take care.