Thread Topic: I have hypochondria
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notia
Joined: Aug 5, '09
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2009-08-05 05:17:36 |
| I am 41 years old. AT about 35 years old I started to have panic attacks related to fear of disease and dying. I have recently achieved my life long dream of becoming a mother. I have a wonderful and supportive husband. This is so debilitating. At times it takes over my life and I cannot stop my brain from ticking into overdrive. I want this to stop but do not want to become dependant on medication. Any clues on how I can tackle this in a drug free manner. It is making my life a misery and I dont want to be sending these negative vibes to my child or have it affect her well being and happiness. | |
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keffylamaw
Joined: Aug 9, '09
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2009-08-09 15:39:12 |
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@schmeetwo : Go get tested. One reason you might be going out of your mind, is that you're probably denying the fact that you might have acquired HIV... Go get the test.. CONFIDENTIAL is an important matter, and no health care provider will divulge your results, without your consent. And no, HIV tests don't come in normal blood tests. You have to tell your diagnostician, or doctor, that you wish to have your blood tested for HIV. You will have a western blot test and an ELISA test... The sooner you get the result, the sooner you'll get a peace of mind... What's done is done.. Everyone has done some bad things in their lives.. We need to try and get over the guilt.. We have to move on.. |
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keffylamaw
Joined: Aug 9, '09
Status: New User |
2009-08-09 15:41:26 |
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@schmeetwo : Go get tested. One reason you might be going out of your mind, is that you're probably denying the fact that you might have acquired HIV... Go get the test.. CONFIDENTIAL is an important matter, and no health care provider will divulge your results, without your consent. And no, HIV tests don't come in normal blood tests. You have to tell your diagnostician, or doctor, that you wish to have your blood tested for HIV. You will have a western blot test and an ELISA test... The sooner you get the result, the sooner you'll get a peace of mind... What's done is done.. Everyone has done some bad things in their lives.. We need to try and get over the guilt.. We have to move on.. |
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momatzke08
Joined: Sep 8, '09
Status: New User |
2009-09-08 10:40:26 |
| hi, i am 19 years old. i do indeed suffer from hypochondria. my friends and family think i am crazy. they tell me to chill out and that i'm fine. but the truth is, am i really fine? how do they know and understand the amount of pressure I am under? sometimes i am even too scared to check out symptoms online because i'll be afraid I have all the symptoms. what can i do? why do i feel like this? what's wrong with me? i can't focus during class, i leave early, my friends are constantly telling me how annoying i am because i always change the subject on how a pain or bump is on my mind. :( Sorry to complain, but it's just how im feeling. | |
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chermaine
Joined: Sep 23, '09
Status: New User |
2009-09-23 21:01:13 |
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Hey Sammie , i have the same problem as yours as well ....My hypochondria come and go...sometimes i would just think too much and my stomach aches...and when i think about some particular illness , my body would responds to the symptoms , but im totally fine on other day...and i did not lose any weight or anything.... when i experience any pain in my body , i would also go to the internet and search for answers....usually it freaks me out because they always says that tiny things can be serious..... and in the same case as you , i also know too much about symptoms of any disease because i always google for stuffs like that..... i know i have to stop my habit...but it's just weird.....sometimes i can just forget about this problem...but maybe later or anytime , the prob will just come back and haunt me.... i understand your feelings and thoughts and glad that i'm not alone |
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ArX
Joined: Sep 19, '09
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2009-09-24 02:35:26 |
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I don't know if I have hypochondria but that Test result was High. I guess I do tend to check from internet what might be causing some symptoms I have had. (If that makes me hypochondriad then maybe I am) But I don't like to go to a doctor for any reason unless it feels absolutely necessary. Few physical problems that have caused some concern (maybe you have had something similar): 1. Somekind of balance disturbance. I know I am standing perfectly upright yet I feel like I am strongly leaning to one side. (make walking somewhat difficult as I feel I need to correct my position or I am going to trip.. but of course if I do try to "correct" my position it have no effect. Exept I may endup tripping to the other side as I wasn't really leaning at all in the first place...) I have no idea what that is... It have happend few times over the years. Usually lasting some minutes. half an hour at tops. 2. EXTREME Chest pain. It is hard to say where exactly the pain is... It feels in chest, back, left arm and neck. But I think it is mainly focused somewhere in upper left chest. Usually it starts when I wake up in morning and I try to get up (move). Almost all changes in upper body position hurt like hell... Including breathing, I can barely take in some 20% of lung capacity. Naturally... I have had some fears it is my heart, or maybe something in the lungs, like cancer or something but based on what I have found in the internet it is in fact just some pinched nerve. |
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