possible sinus infection?

[Littlechopsxo]

I have really bad pressure on the right side of my face, temple and under/above eye. Also in my nose which can sometimes feel like a pulsing sensation. I’m FREAKING out. This first thing in my mind was brain tumour because it’s making me feel a little like I’m “ floating “ or dizzy. I don’t have a blocked nose as such but a few weeks ago I did have a chest infection. I’ve never experienced this before and I’m trying so hard not to phone the hospital. But honestly with health anxiety which is severe I can’t shift the thought of brain tumour or stroke from my mind. It must sound silly to people who are like lol relax it’s just a sinus infection! Again I’m sorry for a long winded post, when I’m anxious or in a panic state I ramble. Really not having a great day 😭

[Littlechopsxo]

I feel like lying down makes it worse too 😩

[AnonymousUsername13]

I had a upper respiratory infection & bronchial infection recently & i hardly ever get sick. I'm in the US, but it's going around here. I had exactly what u describe, tho, w pain in my face. It's better now, it took about 10 days to feel close to normal again. Try some acetaminophen. That helped me. It can also be allergies. I never had them when younger, but as I've aged I seemed to develop them & feel bad when the weather changes, sometimes with stuffy nose, etc. I can relate to the health anxiety, as i always fear things like that, too, but i think u are reading too much into this pain. It's VERY unlikely to be stroke or brain tumor. The human body is very resilient.

I had more written, but decided to go a different route than get into symptoms & frequency (for ur age, etc) of the things u are worried about, because that can lead u down a rabbit hole. Just take care of urself until it passes. If it doesn't within a few days, see a doctor to ease ur mind. Building a relationship with God helped me handle things like this, so maybe try that, so u would have no reason to fear death. Christ said, "And which of you by worrying can add a single day to his life’s span? " That helped put it into perspective for me. I know it's not a switch u can just say, "well that's it, I'm done worrying," & i know u aren't worrying because u want to, but u have to convince urself that there's no reason to worry, which takes time & repetition (especially to convince ur subconscious, which is what is controlling the fight or flight response).

Telling myself that i just need to wait to see if it got better, & focusing on external things (anything so i wasn't alone with my thoughts in my head, so visiting w my mom or friends, playing video games, cards, even doing math problems) is what helped me until i overcame any unusual pains or illnesses. It wasn't an instant healing , but I've always gotten back to normal/overcome whatever i was facing at the time, & that proves to me everything i was scaring myself with was all a lie every time. It has gotten a little easier each time since I've started to genuinely believe that my scary thoughts aren't worth contemplating. Hopefully my experiences can help u find something that can help u in the long run. Take care.

[Littlechopsxo in reply to AnonymousUsername13]

thank you for replying, I’m waiting on the dr to call back later today. My chest infection was 2 weeks ago and this pressure/pain only started 2 days ago, I woke up this morning with a headache too but I have been stressing alot about this. So so hoping it’s nothing and it’s just my health anxiety but it’s hard for me to focus on anything else at the moment 😩 xx

[Littlechopsxo in reply to AnonymousUsername13]

my dr just called me back there and literally just prescribed me mild pain relief, he didn’t think it was anything serious other than muscle tension and a bit of tinnitus and that it may take a few days to pass, it’s calmed me down slightly but my health anxiety will always make me worry xxx