[thunderbear]

I had a semi decent day yesterday. Then this morning, I wake up and my legs hurt and instead of believing the logical explanations for the aching pain (sciatica, fibro or mabye just a lot of moving in my sleep), my mind focuses on the bad (blood clot). Ive been Dopplered for them and my veins are fine. I have a bad lower back. I know that this affects my leg muscles and strength but my mind dont allow me to believe it. That and I had a silly nightmare last night and in it I was running, terrified from (lol) Danny Devito in a clown suit. So mabye I was "running" in bed too. Idk. Im just a nervous mess right now.

[kaliope]

I learned an anxiety technique that helps me with anxious thoughts. maybe it will help you. your mind is a room. there is a door at the front of your mind and a door at the back of your mind...the thoughts come in the front door and you let them pass through your mind out the back door without judging them. just let them zip on by. in the front door, out the back door. try it, it really works.

[DePressMe]

Hi thunderbear, I don't think your reaction is that uncommon. I worry about the things going on inside my body too. It's easier for my mind to go to the worse case scenario rather than to rationally examine my condition. One thing I've found out is to not spend too much time googling or over researching the most unlikely diagnosis. I don't know if you do that or not but I tend to sometimes. When I do that all the bad possibilities come to mind. But, as I say this, I do think it is extremely important to research and learn about our bodies and possible health issues/risks and never take a chance when symptoms warrent a trip to the doctor. I just have to remember to keep my worries in perspective. Usually, my health condition is not as serious as my anxious mind sometimes makes it out to be......D.

[thunderbear]

Yeah, I learned the hard way to not google leg pain. This has been going on since January when I pulled my back. I didnt put 2 & 2 together so I googled leg pain o_O yeaa sent me to the ER. They did tests and told me it was sciatica. Then I went to my GP who said the same thing. Its just sometimes, its hard to stop from over thinking things like that.

[BadWolf]

When I hurt my back I went to physical therapy. It made me feel way more in control and I wasnt as anxious about all the different kinds of pain. PT made me feel stronger when anxiety made me feel weak...

[thunderbear]

Badwolf, I was in PT for years. Im gonna go back as soon as I get my imaging done. It does make you feel stronger.

[IchbinkeinTeufel]

I get very anxious over my health, too. Currently struggling to sleep, for worrying about my head, when, logically, it's probably just my skin/scalp isn't great from acne or something. (even at 27 it remains on my scalp!) *hugs all*

[Cyran0]

Add me to the list of people who can relate. I've done it for so long that when I get a cough or something my wife immediately tells me it's not cancer.

As an aside, never ever use webMD or similar services. Those sites will put me over the edge in a second.

[thunderbear]

Akuma, I have been losing sleep to over my leg pain. I hate it!! I hope you get to feeling better soon!

Cyran, my husband does the same thing when I get a bad headache. He says "Its not a tumor!" And yes, WebMd is theee worst thing for us hypochondriacs!

[IchbinkeinTeufel]

I have this mole on my abdomen that worries me a lot. We've just lost a family member to cancer, and have lost a couple of family friends to cancer. Cancer is evil. I'm scared I'm next. Scared. I did see doctor and get it looked at, but, regardless of them seemingly not concerned with it, it still freaks me out. I hate cancer. Why don't we have a cure, already?!