accepting anxiety

[kel32]

hi everyone. I was diagnosed with severe anxiety a year ago now....but still struggling to accept its anxiety as i get so many 'physical 'symptoms on a daily basis. Had numerous different blood tests aswell as a brain mri which were all normal. I have an excellent doctor who is very thorough and i do trust his judgement but theres also a part of me that keeps thinking....what if he is missing something!

for those who struggled to accept but finally do.....how did u go about accepting what it is and getting on woth your lives?

Thank you in advance

[MsAnxious]

Hi kel32

I have the same tendency - it is hard to accept that physical symptoms cannot be explained medically. I fact, I got into depression and anxiety 7 years ago because the smart doctors and fancy tests could not figure out what was wrong with me. I finally decided that insisting on finding an answer was not going to be productive and I should instead focus on getting over my mental health issues. Overtime the physical symptoms subsided. In the meantime, meds and other support helped me to get through.

It is hard though. At the moment I am going through a complication post surgery and have been told to give it time before future medical steps should be considered. I am doing self therapy which is helping to some extent. But I wish the docs would just go on with trying to fix it! Dealing with physical symptoms and not being able to find a solution to address it is very frustrating.

I have been advised by my docs to not consult the internet to try and find answers because what we read there might not be accurate for our issues. This is a good piece of advice which hopefully one day I can take on 😊.

I am not sure how useful my reply is but I do hope that you find a way to move forward. All the best.

Regards,

MsAnxious.

[kel32]

thank you so much for replying 😊

yes definitely trying to accept physical symptoms is hard when its a mental issue. im back to doc on thu who says he may chamge my meds and also send me to a psychologist. i went to one last year but she wasnt very good!!

i have 2 girls who are 8 and 6 and a partner who works 1 on 1 off in australia with no family so i have daily stress in my life.....which i definitely think its the culprit to me getting anxiety. i just hope 1 day soon i can finally accept and get on with my life!

kel

[MsAnxious]

Hi kel32,

Wow two girls, they must keep you busy! I have a 14 year old girl myself.

Personally I believe mental issues can manifest into physical symptoms. I remember when I was at the height of my anxiety 7 years ago I had a stomach ache so painful that I had to go to the ER. They did an x-ray and found nothing.

Anyhow, hope you’re feeling a bit better.

Regards,

MsAnxious.

[Hayleyp]

Hi Kel

i remember my very first bout of anxiety where I thought I had MS...I had all of the symptoms and had real trouble sitting listening to my GP, who was 99% sure it was anxiety...anxiety had never crossed my mind at that stage! Yet, here I am almost 10 years later still battling those demons and physical symptoms of whatever ‘disease’ my head believes I have...at the moment it is ALS or MND.

Thise physical symptoms are real and I am yet to find a solution...so watching your thread closely.

Take care of yourself x