Health anxiety

[warkie]

I'm suffering alot lately with my anxiety, of my fears is having a stroke,it's awful cos I get sharp little pains in my head,feel lightheaded and dizzy and sometimes feels like I've lost the feeling in the left hand side of my face,I know I always say I would have happened by now but still scares me,anyone else suffer with this? Xx

[MrsB08]

Yes but with me it's heart attack..clot..lung throat cancer.... It's bloody horrible x

Obviously there is nothing wrong with us...it's our minds playing awful tricks.

Take care honey...you will be fine and you're not alone x

Laura

[dizzychar in reply to MrsB08]

This sounded just like what I would write, I always think about them things, horrible x

[warkie in reply to MrsB08]

Thank you,the worst symptom is the feelings in my head,hard to explain but awful x

[MrsB08 in reply to warkie]

Yes I can imagine ... Try take it easy xxx

[dizzychar]

Yes me to always scared of symptoms, dizziness used to be a big one for me.

Are you getting any help? X

[warkie in reply to dizzychar]

No,I don't want to be put on medication,I've tried a few and I've had bad side affects,ive just to keep thinking it's all in my head xx

[dizzychar]

What about therapy?

I've had all kinds of different symptoms, vary from day to day. I've had some really strange head sensations and they have really worried me x

[warkie in reply to dizzychar]

I've been for councilling and it worked for a while then it's crept back on me,feeling normal feels weird xxx

[dizzychar]

Did you have cbt? Maybe you should go back, say you need some more help x

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If you feel like you have lost feeling in one side of your face from time to time then you should get this checked out - at your Doctors or local A & E. My Husband had a couple of small mini strokes that we didn't realise at the time were mini strokes until he had a bigger stroke sometime after the TIA's. Numbness or tingling should always be investigated and eliminated, therefore giving you peace of mind. My Husband is fully recovered now but if we had taken notice of the mini strokes and acted on them, he would not have gone on and had a stroke later on. Best to be safe than sorry.

[austinluck21]

Yep! Except my health anxiety is I have fear of having a heart attack. I get sharp little pains in my chest and feel nauseous. Anxiety attacks the nervous system, making you feel pains where ever you direct the attention pretty much. completely normal, if it persists though it never hurts to go get checked at the hospital just to get some peace of mind

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Yes I have these fears. Since I suffered fatigue in the summer and the ground moving when I walk I worry there is something wrong in my brain. I have really developed awful health anxiety. I panic at every sensation in my head.

[warkie]

Me too xx

[kguest]

I also am scared of having a stroke.. I get tingling pains in my head & dizzy & lightheaded a lot. .. I get a sharp pain or head ache now and again and then after I feel as though all my left side of body is numb and not there & unbalanced and very unwell I keep thinking I am having a stroke and.also have the feeling that I need to keep popping my ears xx

[warkie in reply to kguest]

I feel the exact same as u,at the mo I feel that shaky it feels like I'm going to have a fit xx

[Karminn]

I do too, does you get any tingling in your face i get it alot on my right side of face and freaks me out

[warkie in reply to Karminn]

Yeah,it's awful xx

[Foxy36 in reply to warkie]

To right it is!! Im getting it all the time lately.. Driving me bonkers..