Got to learn to trust my doctors

How is it when I see my doctor, and she says I'm fine, am I reassured initially but then the demons come back and I'm back to square one

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Hi Holly

I would say its because we suffer from health anxiety & when we get reassurance from the GP we do feel a relief , but then it doesnt last because we are left with our own thoughts again

I believe if you have CBT this is something they work with you , setting goals that you have to reach , where you dont go looking for that reassurance , sounds harsh maybe , but its about breaking that pattern of thought

I did something similar on my own , by keep asking myself was I seeing the GP for reassurance or was there something actually wrong , when I was honest & it was reassurance I was looking for , I would see how long I could stay away

It wasnt easy , but slowly it has got better & now I dont seem to go often , infact I can be the opposite now & not go when I should

I do think this is why you only feel good for a short while after , but with practice it can get better

Love

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Thanks for that whywhy sometimes it feels like a vicious circle. I no it's my fault not my GPs

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I no Holly , give it time , thats what I was saying in a way , it is a circle , but with time we can learn to break that cycle

You will , be patient with yourself hun

xxx

[Bramwell]

I'm the same Holly.

If my mind is put at rest over some worrying symptom within hours/days/weeks a new thing will start to cause me worry, or I'll start worrying again about the first thing which I thought I'd got over.

Sometimes I find I'll actually forget one worry if another arrives for me to concentrate on and then suddenly realise my first worry had gone and then start up about it again.

Round and round I go with a good dose of Google thrown in just to add to the health anxiety!

After 20 years of it you'd think I would know better but I don't!

[jackiemil1 in reply to Bramwell]

Hi Bramwell,Cant believe it I thought i was the only one with the same synptoms.Had pin and needles so spoke to a childhood friend who is a top neuro surgeon and he said to me You have no known neurological disorder! I suppose I believed him for 5 mins.I burst into and he gave me a hug and guess what im now back to square one.But i can only concentrate on one 'disorder at a time'.This goes away andmthen another one takes itsplace.My poor daughter is the same.

And I too have very bad sinuses.

Its great to find someone just like me.Thank you .And I have been like this for 20 years.Comes ofmhaving a Dad for a doctor I think.Permament reassurance.

x

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I've been like this for years. On my gravestone I want them to put "see told you I was sick"