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Originally Posted by Angelique67
I've been googling the symptoms and it could be other things too, that aren't fatal. I guess that's good news.
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Originally Posted by Door2015
I googled it, and of the things that came up was toxic shock syndrome, and it seemed to match, because it can be caused by the type of bacterial infection i had. So, I pretty much was flipping out because I was sure I was going to die.
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Take it from someone who used to have pretty bad health anxiety, if you have even the slightest tendency towards worrying about your health then Googling symptoms is your #1 enemy.
The majority of the time you can guarantee things won't be as bad as you think. My rule is go to the doctors if symptoms are a) persistent or b) particularly troublesome.
Anyway, I hope you feel better soon Angelique...
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Originally Posted by Hyperagitate
I'm starting to concentrate on not dying again.
OCD .. every couple of seconds I check my heart beat. I've been doing this for hours.
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Sounds awfully like health anxiety to me, I've been exactly the same at times. It's a bit of a vicious cycle really, the more you check, the more you worry. I did just read something that said health anxiety is often put on the OCD spectrum... which I guess might make sense because it's essentially intrusive thoughts about your health.
I really think you should cut back on your use of caffeine pills though... I mean you've already cut back on most other things like abusing your prescription meds & smoking, so it's the logical next step. There's no doubt that caffeine can exacerbate anxiety, especially if you are popping caffeine pills like candy. If you really feel the need for a caffeine fix, it's much better just to have a cup of tea or coffee. Much more self-limiting than the pills.