So many people who present on this forum fear they have life threatening illnesses about to strike like heart attack, cancer, stroke and impending death. But they know that all these feelings are symptoms of anxiety - and they have come to a forum that's all about Anxiety not Heart Disease or Cancer. So deep down they know it's anxiety not organic.
Everyone should go see their doctor if they get symptoms and if they're told it's anxiety and still don't believe the diagnosis they should see the doctor again, get a second opinion or ask for some tests. But when they come back with the same diagnosis of Anxiety it should be accepted without further question. There are people who have had every test in the book from bloods to MRI scans and still think the doctors/specialists have got it wrong. They are directing their ebetgies in the wrong direction: they are worrying about illnesses they don't have rather than directing their attention to recovering from the illness they do have.
To recover from anxiety we need to learn how anxiety works, what it can do to us and wahat it can't do, why it arose in the first place - and how with knowledge and practice and persistance we can erase it from our nervous systems and end the torment. Because make no mistake, no matter how long you have suffered and how hopeless you believe your case to be you CAN recover if only you are willing to learn how.
In other posts I have made I have outlined the method of self-help that I know best and I will not repeat it in this post. There are of course other methods of self help that have seen people recover. So what I say is, tranquillisers and anti-depressants can be helpful but it's so much better to rid yoursekf of the illness rather than just mask the symptoms. Instead of just concentrating on how bad we feel today and endless introspection it's much more helpful to read a good self-help book or website to gain the knowledge that sets us free - and to practice it with persistence. Our recovery lies in our hands and the sooner we begin to help ourselves the sooner we can get on with our lives.
