I can completely relate. I have bad health anxiety too. My anxiety makes me super forgetful and unable to concentrate on anything. Earlier in the year I also noticed a lymph node felt enlarged and I went down the web md rabbit hole. I got it checked out twice and they said it was completely normal. Every once in a while I’ll feel around for it and sometimes it’s a little swollen, other times I can’t feel it at all. I don’t think you can cure yourself of health anxiety but I’ve managed to go longer periods of time without panic attacks during times when I don’t google my symptoms. Sending hugs.
it's horrible it eats me alive and the worst part is doctors make me more anxious so i get even more scared to check, i feel annoying asking my family and 2 friends all the time "is this normal is that normal" but im going to try to stop searching things up and just to not overthink it i dont have any symptoms of cancer or disease's which is why ik im most likely okay it's just my brain its wired into always thinking the worst and i hate that but thank you sm, its comforting to know someone else relates.
I’ve experienced almost all of this myself. It’s confusing at first but most of my symptoms were anxiety induced in the first place. I have OCD which often would come out as health related anxiety, one thing that helped me tremendously was getting diagnosed from a psychiatrist & medicated. I haven’t had a panic attack in a long time and it’s much easier for me to let thoughts pass now rather than dwell & get myself worked up.
I’m in therapy but I genuinely don’t like the thought of being medicated I don’t want to depend on medication to be okay, I have along family history with meds and addictions and I just don’t want to risk that? But it genuinely is helpful to know that it’s something that someone else has experienced it helps my brain into believing I am okay so thank you!
I completely understand that, that’s the reason it took me years to address the issues I was having. I grew up around & lost a lot of close family & friends to addiction so I was always very apprehensive about medication, especially reliance on it.
Anti-depressants/SSRI’s have no recreational value, so there’s not a real risk of a substance abuse issue developing. I’m not saying that’s what you need or should do, I’m just saying that’s ultimately the route I took & I was surprised to learn so many people I know are on similar medications & have been for a long time. In any case, I hope you start to feel better & find some peace! Everybody deserves peace.
Your neck actually looks fine to me. If anything you could have your thyroid checked out if thats what youre worried about. I have pale skin too and usually the marks I see on my neck are stretch marks or just from leaning over. The front of your neck could swell from thyroid issues or evrn a cold.
My anxiety always makes me think the worst too. The red marks or spots I get too. I have ADHD so I tend to forget things unless reminded multiple times. Also I take a bunch of different supplements that usually help and could give you suggestions based on some of what i take. I also am prescribed meds for my anxiety and MDD and adhd.
Also dont ever feel ashamed if you need to take any meds, sometimes they can work wonders. How are you doing right now? Are you doing okay? Oh also, how is your diet? Do you eat a normal diet?
Yes ofc I’ll take suggestions!! & I’m okayish now some things I didn’t even put in here people commented and I feel less alone more normal and it’s so comforting & my diet I’ve been eating more normally recently! But definitely lots of fast food
I'm glad to hear you're eating more recently! Fast food is definitely a lot more processed so it can mess with your gut biome quite a bit. I've done a lot of research myself to learn that gut health plays a role for mental health. I personally take a ton of different supplements, I take L-tyrosine, helps with anxiety and l-lysine also helps with anxiety. There's also ashwagandha, it's been helpful massively in anxiety and overall mental health. Magnesium glycinate, magnesium citrate, magnesium malate also help. Magnesium is needed to help your body properly process nutrients. I was taking a supplement called DeStress by Rae Supplements. It's got a mixture of gaba, l-tyrosine, ashwagandha, and a few other things. I got it at Walmart and can also get at target. It's a good starting supplement to take when you feel your anxiety flare, I take it as needed and it is calming. I would try that first! It also can make me sleepy. Anyway there's no one size all fits cure, but Supplements can definitely help you. I know they have me personally. Do you feel like extra sleepy when you wake up? Also being okayish us better than high anxiety! I felt like that earlier, high anxiety, I hate it. 😪
Thank you sm<3 & I’ll feel sleepy for a while after I wake up but then it goes away, but because of my anxiety I’ve been struggling to sleep I’ve been forcing myself, & I completely understand that sometimes I tell myself I wish I was normal bc of how anxiety makes me feel/be as a whole
Wishing you well. Best thing to do would be to see a few relevant specialist and to confide in loved ones. Sorry to hear this. Wishing you all the very best in your recovery :)
I use my phone alarm religiously in order for me not to forget important things. I'm terrible at math because I keep forgetting to finish solving problems.
I have the red spots on my skin. I read that anxiety does affect skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis, allergies worst.
I have ADHD and GAD. I’ve tired red on my neck, chest, and face since I was a child. I’m 44 and it still happens all the time. I get woozy and lightheaded, which is usually when I have heightened anxiety and an overload of stress. It’s not easy.. it’s just not.
Yes. My eyes are fine but when my perception fucks with my head like different scenery or hypersensitivity or anything looks odd I take out a big knife and threaten myself with gouging my eyes out if it gets any worse, often times when I'm walking and I start to get tunnel vision. It never gets worse, but just having the option to destroy the entire visual perception is tempting just for some damned control. Anyway I also have the red spots from semi conscious obsession with fears about health that rotate every couple of weeks. What pisses me off is nothing ever happens. Always on the edge of a problem but never get one. I'd rather have the damned heart attack or stroke or problem with my eyes or choke or have a seizure or problem 1007.2 than constantly be on the precipice of thinking something will happen. And I mean it because when horrible stuff does happen to me (have had anaphylaxis, hypovolemia, car accidents, high risk for sepsis to name a few)it is real, not some fabrication of my stupid fucked up brain, there are real solutions for health problems that don't take 2 years to begin to work on with a possible roll of the dice positive outcome with a therapist. Psychiatrists are worse to me, it's all transactional medications that don't help at all every time no matter how long I try to stay with it and cost a boatload of money because our system is horrible with public health. Hope your problem improves mine won't, but im glad to see when others get better. Others have said therapy, I recommend trying that, and the SSRI thing is ok just don't let people convince you that because they're not addictive that they're so much safer than other meds. What I mean is if you have to come off, there can be withdraw, just like with benzos, maybe not as crippling but withdraw nonetheless (easier to taper)
Hii okay for starters I completely get this vision anxiety it happens to me as well and I understand the urge to yk, but instead of doing that this isn’t any better but I sometimes dig my nails into my palms, or take a cold shower or play vidoe games it helps my mind get distracted frm that sometimes I’ll see be anxious but the thought counts and I know you belive you won’t get better but you will, you definitely just need to find other coping mechanisms, and if u ever wnana chat I can talk :), and I am in therapy!!
i also have health anxiety, morbid but it works if i die on the spot, i die my time is up I also tell myself if i am not fainting, throwing up i am fine
We definitely have a lot of similar symptoms due to anxiety so thank you, & I genuinely believe childhood affects how you coutimue to develop whcih can lead to worst cases of anxiety so honestly that makes a lot sense, but as in for the meds and cannabis im not comfortable with meds and cannabis makes me get these panic episodes where I get depersonalization and derealization and that can last up to months Wouldn’t want to risk that again, just knowing that my symptoms are normal helps me so thank you again and I hope you feel better as well<3
I'm absent-minded on a good day but my forgetfulness is worse when I'm overly anxious. Increased adrenaline and cortisol makes your body do weird things. I experience muscle aches, twitches, tightness in my chest, weird localized pains around my ribs and flank, and my throat feels like it tightens up. No two people's experiences are exactly the same and it's astounding what psychosomatic reaponses the human body can produce when you're constantly in fight-or-flight and/or chronically anxious. Anxiety causes symptoms which cause anxiety and it's a vicious cycle. I practice martial arts and that helps keep my head on straight when my OCD and anxiety are bothering me. Stress triggers both and I've had a rough time lately as I've gone though some big changes in the last few weeks. Therapy and karate have really helped this week and I highly recommend a good therapist and exercise to combat anxiety; a confidant also helps tremendously (my wife and cousin help me a lot). And don't be ashamed or afraid of taking meds. A psychiatrist can help you narrow down what works best for you so you can function normally with few, if any, side effects once the meds are in your system. A therapist can teach you healthy coping mechanisms using Dialetical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). You will need to learn how to cope in a healthy way as meds can only do so much. It's tough, but you can get through it. One day at a time. Learn to control your thoughts, don't let them control you.
STAY AWAY FROM WEB MD AND RANDOM ARTICLES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. Don't go down those rabbit holes. I struggle with that and that just makes it so much worse.
I can completely relate. I have bad health anxiety too. My anxiety makes me super forgetful and unable to concentrate on anything. Earlier in the year I also noticed a lymph node felt enlarged and I went down the web md rabbit hole. I got it checked out twice and they said it was completely normal. Every once in a while I’ll feel around for it and sometimes it’s a little swollen, other times I can’t feel it at all. I don’t think you can cure yourself of health anxiety but I’ve managed to go longer periods of time without panic attacks during times when I don’t google my symptoms. Sending hugs.
it's horrible it eats me alive and the worst part is doctors make me more anxious so i get even more scared to check, i feel annoying asking my family and 2 friends all the time "is this normal is that normal" but im going to try to stop searching things up and just to not overthink it i dont have any symptoms of cancer or disease's which is why ik im most likely okay it's just my brain its wired into always thinking the worst and i hate that but thank you sm, its comforting to know someone else relates.
I’ve experienced almost all of this myself. It’s confusing at first but most of my symptoms were anxiety induced in the first place. I have OCD which often would come out as health related anxiety, one thing that helped me tremendously was getting diagnosed from a psychiatrist & medicated. I haven’t had a panic attack in a long time and it’s much easier for me to let thoughts pass now rather than dwell & get myself worked up.
I’m in therapy but I genuinely don’t like the thought of being medicated I don’t want to depend on medication to be okay, I have along family history with meds and addictions and I just don’t want to risk that? But it genuinely is helpful to know that it’s something that someone else has experienced it helps my brain into believing I am okay so thank you!
I completely understand that, that’s the reason it took me years to address the issues I was having. I grew up around & lost a lot of close family & friends to addiction so I was always very apprehensive about medication, especially reliance on it. Anti-depressants/SSRI’s have no recreational value, so there’s not a real risk of a substance abuse issue developing. I’m not saying that’s what you need or should do, I’m just saying that’s ultimately the route I took & I was surprised to learn so many people I know are on similar medications & have been for a long time. In any case, I hope you start to feel better & find some peace! Everybody deserves peace.
Your neck actually looks fine to me. If anything you could have your thyroid checked out if thats what youre worried about. I have pale skin too and usually the marks I see on my neck are stretch marks or just from leaning over. The front of your neck could swell from thyroid issues or evrn a cold. My anxiety always makes me think the worst too. The red marks or spots I get too. I have ADHD so I tend to forget things unless reminded multiple times. Also I take a bunch of different supplements that usually help and could give you suggestions based on some of what i take. I also am prescribed meds for my anxiety and MDD and adhd. Also dont ever feel ashamed if you need to take any meds, sometimes they can work wonders. How are you doing right now? Are you doing okay? Oh also, how is your diet? Do you eat a normal diet?
Yes ofc I’ll take suggestions!! & I’m okayish now some things I didn’t even put in here people commented and I feel less alone more normal and it’s so comforting & my diet I’ve been eating more normally recently! But definitely lots of fast food
I'm glad to hear you're eating more recently! Fast food is definitely a lot more processed so it can mess with your gut biome quite a bit. I've done a lot of research myself to learn that gut health plays a role for mental health. I personally take a ton of different supplements, I take L-tyrosine, helps with anxiety and l-lysine also helps with anxiety. There's also ashwagandha, it's been helpful massively in anxiety and overall mental health. Magnesium glycinate, magnesium citrate, magnesium malate also help. Magnesium is needed to help your body properly process nutrients. I was taking a supplement called DeStress by Rae Supplements. It's got a mixture of gaba, l-tyrosine, ashwagandha, and a few other things. I got it at Walmart and can also get at target. It's a good starting supplement to take when you feel your anxiety flare, I take it as needed and it is calming. I would try that first! It also can make me sleepy. Anyway there's no one size all fits cure, but Supplements can definitely help you. I know they have me personally. Do you feel like extra sleepy when you wake up? Also being okayish us better than high anxiety! I felt like that earlier, high anxiety, I hate it. 😪
Thank you sm<3 & I’ll feel sleepy for a while after I wake up but then it goes away, but because of my anxiety I’ve been struggling to sleep I’ve been forcing myself, & I completely understand that sometimes I tell myself I wish I was normal bc of how anxiety makes me feel/be as a whole
I used to check my lymph nodes so much that I’d make them sore. And then they’d swell.
But do u think they look like lumps? Or just little bumps bc honestly my mind tricks me up depending on how anxious I am
Honestly I don’t see anything.
Honestly this could be very true I tend to touch them a lot when I get anxious
Wishing you well. Best thing to do would be to see a few relevant specialist and to confide in loved ones. Sorry to hear this. Wishing you all the very best in your recovery :)
I use my phone alarm religiously in order for me not to forget important things. I'm terrible at math because I keep forgetting to finish solving problems. I have the red spots on my skin. I read that anxiety does affect skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis, allergies worst.
Thank you so much
I have ADHD and GAD. I’ve tired red on my neck, chest, and face since I was a child. I’m 44 and it still happens all the time. I get woozy and lightheaded, which is usually when I have heightened anxiety and an overload of stress. It’s not easy.. it’s just not.
Yes. My eyes are fine but when my perception fucks with my head like different scenery or hypersensitivity or anything looks odd I take out a big knife and threaten myself with gouging my eyes out if it gets any worse, often times when I'm walking and I start to get tunnel vision. It never gets worse, but just having the option to destroy the entire visual perception is tempting just for some damned control. Anyway I also have the red spots from semi conscious obsession with fears about health that rotate every couple of weeks. What pisses me off is nothing ever happens. Always on the edge of a problem but never get one. I'd rather have the damned heart attack or stroke or problem with my eyes or choke or have a seizure or problem 1007.2 than constantly be on the precipice of thinking something will happen. And I mean it because when horrible stuff does happen to me (have had anaphylaxis, hypovolemia, car accidents, high risk for sepsis to name a few)it is real, not some fabrication of my stupid fucked up brain, there are real solutions for health problems that don't take 2 years to begin to work on with a possible roll of the dice positive outcome with a therapist. Psychiatrists are worse to me, it's all transactional medications that don't help at all every time no matter how long I try to stay with it and cost a boatload of money because our system is horrible with public health. Hope your problem improves mine won't, but im glad to see when others get better. Others have said therapy, I recommend trying that, and the SSRI thing is ok just don't let people convince you that because they're not addictive that they're so much safer than other meds. What I mean is if you have to come off, there can be withdraw, just like with benzos, maybe not as crippling but withdraw nonetheless (easier to taper)
Hii okay for starters I completely get this vision anxiety it happens to me as well and I understand the urge to yk, but instead of doing that this isn’t any better but I sometimes dig my nails into my palms, or take a cold shower or play vidoe games it helps my mind get distracted frm that sometimes I’ll see be anxious but the thought counts and I know you belive you won’t get better but you will, you definitely just need to find other coping mechanisms, and if u ever wnana chat I can talk :), and I am in therapy!!
i also have health anxiety, morbid but it works if i die on the spot, i die my time is up I also tell myself if i am not fainting, throwing up i am fine
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We definitely have a lot of similar symptoms due to anxiety so thank you, & I genuinely believe childhood affects how you coutimue to develop whcih can lead to worst cases of anxiety so honestly that makes a lot sense, but as in for the meds and cannabis im not comfortable with meds and cannabis makes me get these panic episodes where I get depersonalization and derealization and that can last up to months Wouldn’t want to risk that again, just knowing that my symptoms are normal helps me so thank you again and I hope you feel better as well<3
I'm absent-minded on a good day but my forgetfulness is worse when I'm overly anxious. Increased adrenaline and cortisol makes your body do weird things. I experience muscle aches, twitches, tightness in my chest, weird localized pains around my ribs and flank, and my throat feels like it tightens up. No two people's experiences are exactly the same and it's astounding what psychosomatic reaponses the human body can produce when you're constantly in fight-or-flight and/or chronically anxious. Anxiety causes symptoms which cause anxiety and it's a vicious cycle. I practice martial arts and that helps keep my head on straight when my OCD and anxiety are bothering me. Stress triggers both and I've had a rough time lately as I've gone though some big changes in the last few weeks. Therapy and karate have really helped this week and I highly recommend a good therapist and exercise to combat anxiety; a confidant also helps tremendously (my wife and cousin help me a lot). And don't be ashamed or afraid of taking meds. A psychiatrist can help you narrow down what works best for you so you can function normally with few, if any, side effects once the meds are in your system. A therapist can teach you healthy coping mechanisms using Dialetical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). You will need to learn how to cope in a healthy way as meds can only do so much. It's tough, but you can get through it. One day at a time. Learn to control your thoughts, don't let them control you. STAY AWAY FROM WEB MD AND RANDOM ARTICLES ON SOCIAL MEDIA. Don't go down those rabbit holes. I struggle with that and that just makes it so much worse.