Stressed Out Health Anxiety

[nalia2020]

Hey everyone, I hope you all had a good holiday.

So today and frankly the past two weeks have been really really crazy.

I broke up with my boyfriend of almost a year because he was no longer treating me well and I was tired of being put second and put down and ignored and tired of giving him second chances. He would know about things that bother me and then continue to do them and it just got to be too much. Things hadn’t been good for a long long time and finally I was able to see that and put my own self worth and happiness first over the fear of being alone.

One of my long time guy friends and I have started talking more and things seem to be heating up but I’m not sure where that is going yet.

The reason I am writing this post tonight is that I have become so hyper aware of my body and if one little thing changes, I get instantly anxious about and feel sick.

Like today, I had a tea and it gave me a really bad stomach ache. Not sure why but it did. And I of course assumed the absolute worst. Now, I am getting pretty sleepy as it is nearing the end of my night and I had a very late night yesterday but woke up early today. Anyways, feeling tired at the end of the day is completely normal. However, the anxious part of my brain is convinced that being tired means I’m sick or something is badly wrong with me. Which I know isn’t true

I guess basically I’m writing this to get my feelings out and hear input if anyone else ever feels the way I do

[BlueSky125]

My view is that the nervous system has a limited ability to deal with stressful situations. After it reaches a certain point it starts to over respond to minor stressors. Stress also increases the usage of many vitamins and minerals , so there could deficiencies that are related to the nervous system not functioning properly ( overreacting) Some people will be more sensitive to certain sounds, but health issues are a common focus.

[nalia2020 in reply to BlueSky125]

Thank you for the reply. I have had vitamin deficiency’s before but it’s really hard for me to swallow them so I don’t really like to take them

[BlueSky125 in reply to nalia2020]

What deficiencies have you have in the past? Are you on any specific diet like vegan or vegetarian etc.

[nalia2020 in reply to BlueSky125]

The last time that I was tested for them, my biggest deficiency was Magnesium and B Vitamin

No I don’t have a specific diet. Since moving out of my parents house for school though it has changed significantly

[BlueSky125 in reply to nalia2020]

If it’s been awhile I would look into getting retested. You could add some nutrient dense foods to your diet like spinach, broccoli, yogurt, beans , salmon. With supplements you can crush them and add to yogurt or oatmeal. I use a website called cronometer to check the nutrition of different foods.

[nalia2020 in reply to BlueSky125]

Oh good idea. Thank you so much!!

[Genia17]

I have the same any little thing and it’s the worst I feel scared all the time and nervous I am a very head strong woman but these are hard to fight ... it’s like something bad is gonna happen ... I try and relax but my tongue tingles all the time and I over think things it’s driving me mad ... I think of going hospital all the time my Brain won’t stop ...,I have health anxiety they said .. had this for 25 years but this is the worse it’s been ... it’s like when I 1st had it I didn’t know how to deal with it ... I can get a pain anywhere in my body it’s mad x