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Originally Posted by DeterminedSlacker
Really anxious about my health right now. I keep getting a headache in the same spot among other things, but thinking about going to the hospital just feeds into my anxiety as well and I end up sitting here worrying and googling everything it might be rather than actually getting it checked out which may actually give me peace of mind. I've always had a feeling I'd get a terrible disease and die young from it which just makes all of this worse. Thoughts are all over the place, just really feeling terrible physically and mentally.
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I know that feeling too well, and have been let down by a lot of physicians, so that doesn't help. Do you have a good primary care physician? I
finally found a PCP with a heart and soul and its helped me immensely. My therapist recommended her and I have to drive an hour to see her, but it's worth it. Maybe you can find someone like that. It takes some searching and googling lots of reviews, but there are doctors out there who really care and really listen. I hope you find one.
Personally, I had that feeling you describe for years, and come to find out,
I was right. Doctors, family, friends told me it was in my head, or things like the water from our well was causing my migraines, skin rashes, etc. Now, I'm learning that there is a whole lot more going on from congenital anomalies to chronic conditions. Not the best news, but when I got my first diagnosis, I was actually immensely relieved, of all things. Because finally I knew. It wasn't in my head. There's something to be said for getting answers, even if they can't fix you right away. Sometimes they can, though, too.
Also, googling symptoms is a huge anxiety trigger, because I swear it always brings you to something terrible like cancer. Example, I get terrible chest pains, so I googled and of course I'm coming up with heart failure, ect. Come to find out, I have costochondritis, which is basically just the cartilage between my ribs gets strained and causes pain. It hurts like crazy for a little while if I do strenuous exercise, but otherwise totally harmless. I was so relieved to go to the doctor for that one.
I'm sorry you're feeling this way. I hope you can find a good doctor who you can be comfortable with and who will really listen to you, so you can figure out what's going on. Best of luck.