Admitting Something Is Wrong.

[Justanothermum]

Not sure where to start and not even sure why im posting or if anyone will see..

Im a mother of 3 children. Ive suffered on and off for about 3 years with anxiety (social and health) but ive alaways managed it myself. But last week something happened and i started googling symptoms which i wish i never had now and went downwards fast!

I was convinced that something bad is going to happen to me and ill need some sort of major surgery. Now i just cant get out of this down mood im in. Ive never been this bad. Everymorning i wake up in a panic attack and all day im down.

I just dont see this getting better and im not sure i could live a whole life everyday like this!

I have booked in to see a gp tommorow as i cant live like this. but ive just moved to a new area and will be the first time seeing a dr. So im not sure what to say and im not even really sure how seeing a gp is going to help me. Im really struggling to see how this can get better and how will i cope everyday like this.

Any advice on seeing a gp doctor especially one who ive never met before?

[demonblaster]

Hi Welcome & yes you're being heard 🙂 Well done opening up

Sorry that you're feeling this way & am sure you're although you don't think so doing the right thing seeing a GP who can give you a MH care plan to see a professional who can help you work through your anxiety.

I was on a thread here where others feel as you do so knowing you're not alone with these feelings can be of some comfort too I hope.

Distraction can be very helpful when you're getting consumed with feelings, do you have interests or do exercise which is a great stress release in itself, I walk hills but flat walking is great too.

Our thoughts can be consuming as your finding, I've in the past when stress has come out in anxiety attacks used hard self talk, no nonsense approach which has settled me back down, concentrating on breathing which gets erratic.

Hope to hear from you again & how you go with the GP.

All best 🙂

[Justanothermum]

Thankyou so so much for a reply being heard by someone after the few days ive had helps out more then you can know!..

Thanks for all the tips i do appreciate them.

Very scared the gp will just do nothing and then i wont know where to go from there. Will keep updated

[demonblaster]

yw darl 🙂

IF GP doesn't act on you could see another one till you get what you need hun.

Btw well done handling it before, that's strong, do you remember what you did, could help for now too.

Thx reply 🙂

[Justanothermum]

Every other time i have sort of just rode it out and worked through my feelings but this time is probably the worse i have been.

Unable to eat wake up feeling sick scared and heart racing so fast!

Thanks again for the reply x

[demonblaster]

Be careful not to atomically believe the first thoughts they can be dangerous. Allow rational mind

[MsPurple]

hi justanothermum and demonblaster.

I have found a lot of forum users have health anxiety. It is such a shame that this symptoms and fear isn't written in the common symptoms section (anxiety over health and fear of unknown or non-existing illnesses in oneself).

I thought I should let you know what I did when I had some health anxiety. I tried meditation (using an iphone app called calm, any app will be good, I chose this one because I like her voice) which helped calm my racing thoughts which can make health anxiety worsen. I also do self-reassurance. Now I don't know if this is a propper thing but I have found it has helped for me a lot. I just tell myself "you are ok, you are healthy, you are not unwell, you do not have x, this is just your anxiety, this fear will pass". I would say something like that to myself a few times and it started to sync in

I agree with demonblaster that talking to a gp and possibly seeing a psychologist is a great idea. All the tricks (so to speak) can help, but it doesn't eliminate the underlying problem of anxiety which you need to hash out with a professional. I wouldn't be as well as I am without support

[geoff]

hi Justanothermum, I'm pleased that you have booked an appointment with a doctor who you seeing today, just write down what is troubling you, doesn't have to be in any order, but don't miss out on that one problem you maybe hiding, that could be the key to what is wrong.

The trouble with googling, and yes I have been guilty, is that there are so many different explanations of what maybe the problem, so you take the worst 'diagnosis' and run with it, not only does this make you spiral downwards but you assume everything else is wrong with you.

The doctor will give you a diagnosis and then further treatment will be organised by them, but anxiety is awful because depression is not that far away.

Please let us know how you get on with the doctor. Geoff.

[Justanothermum]

Thankyou so much for those tips i really appreciate it 💙

[Justanothermum]

Thanks so much for the reply i really appreciate it.