reassurance does nothing

[Adamj]

I’m not sure if this has to do with PTSD or not but no matter how much reassurance I get I can’t seem to be able to accept that I’m physically okay. I’ve had heart tests done so many different blood tests for different things brain mri spine mri. And I just can’t seem to know I’m okay been to the hospital multiple times. It also freaks me out the weird sensations I get that I can’t even explain, like when it feels like all my blood drains from me and my body feels empty. Like last night I was sitting on my bed stretching my neck telling myself that I’m okay and will figure this out and get myself better well while I was doing that I felt this fear randomly come over me my heart started racing felt like it was hard to breath for a couple seconds got a chill chest felt funky. Like even different ways I turn my head or even laying on my stomach with my head up can make me get weird sensations and no one seems to believe me doctors just go “hm”. I‘ve gotten so depressed on top of everything because no one can really tell me what’s wrong and I can’t be calm anymore.

[hypercat54]

Adam we all get weird sensations in our bodies sometimes but the difference is most of us ignore it as normal. When you suffer from health anxiety however you see it as a sign you are desperately ill.

As others have said to you this is a result of being over sensitised. Meds and/or therapy are often effective in helping with anxiety which is what this is.

It is useless keep going to emergency and having tests as no matter what they do or say you will never believe them will you. Take our words that it is anxiety and this is what you need to tackle, not the symptoms.

Once you realise this you will be on the road to recovery.

Oh and I have a sister just like you who has been convinced she is dying for the last 58 years! Unless you want to end up like her you need to start tacking the root cause of it.

[Dolphin14 Moderator]

I believe the answers come from within. The symptoms stem from some inner/underlying issue that set them in motion. It may be one thing or it may be many. We get into a vicious cycle reacting to things. To put it simply it's like a cat chasing its tail. It keeps going around until we find out what is disturbing our balance.

When I read your story I feel that the symptoms keep showing up due to some repetitive cycle of trauma and fear.

I'm not a therapist, I'm speaking from my own experience.

I believe you can get a handle on this because I believe in you.

🐬

[designguy]

Incase you aren't aware of it or no one has told you before, you are probably dealing with some OCD as well as an anxiety disorder. The OCD thinking is keeping you hyperfocused on the anxious body symptoms and the OCD is keeping you stuck in the mental cycle feeding your anxiety. You can definitely get help and learn how to constructively deal with it but the first step is acknowledging what is going on and seeking help for it. There is a good website and information on healing OCD from a former sufferer of it who has healed his and is now a therapist helping others at restoredminds.com

[BrainIsFull]

Adam, I am sorry that you are suffering. 💚

You can't be reassured by tests, doctors, etc. bc your brain is not functioning properly. It does not have anything to do with logic.

When I have been stuck in panic mode for a week and nothing seems to be helping, I need to take 1/2 of a Xanax to get some relief. Then I can sleep and I get a break from the thoughts. Then I can call my therapist or come to this forum or do some other things to help myself.

There is most definitely a way out of what you are going through! 😃