perterter
02-07-2013, 10:21 AM
Hi everybody, I only stumbled upon this forum today during one of my many Google searches of my symptoms (which leads me on to my next point...)
I suffer from hypochondria. I obsessively search symptoms up even when I've been to a doctor and she has convinced me that I am only suffering from a minor illness or from nothing at all. The results I find on the internet lead me to panicking, shaking and crying. I have stayed up once until 2am, searching my symptoms and almost crying myself to sleep because I thought I was seriously ill. Recently, I have been suffering from abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant which has gone on for about 3/4 months. Because I am at such a young age, my doctor is quite sure that this is most likely Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I was prescribed medication to relax my bowel muscles and I am supposed to come back in a month to check how I am doing. Even after this diagnosis, I still look up symptoms and it's taking over my life! The hypochondria has recently led to anxiety attacks (well I think that's what they are). Ever since I started to search my symptoms and find horrible, serious illnesses, it's been all I could think of. At school, I sit in lesson and worry. I over think before I go to bed and I am obsessive over my health.
For the last three days (since I began worrying so excessively) I've been experiencing random muscle twitches all over my body. I've had headaches mostly at the back of my head too, and my neck feels stiff (sort of like the pain when you sleep on it weirdly). The more I think about it, the more I feel like crying and shaking. My hands are actually trembling as I type this and my eyes have gone funny. One side of me is the logical side, the "Stop thinking about it, everything is okay silly!" side and the other is my "Oh my God, what if you are ill what if what if what if" etc etc. These sides are constantly at war in my head.
What do I do? How do I cope?
Thank you in advance
I suffer from hypochondria. I obsessively search symptoms up even when I've been to a doctor and she has convinced me that I am only suffering from a minor illness or from nothing at all. The results I find on the internet lead me to panicking, shaking and crying. I have stayed up once until 2am, searching my symptoms and almost crying myself to sleep because I thought I was seriously ill. Recently, I have been suffering from abdominal pain in the right upper quadrant which has gone on for about 3/4 months. Because I am at such a young age, my doctor is quite sure that this is most likely Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I was prescribed medication to relax my bowel muscles and I am supposed to come back in a month to check how I am doing. Even after this diagnosis, I still look up symptoms and it's taking over my life! The hypochondria has recently led to anxiety attacks (well I think that's what they are). Ever since I started to search my symptoms and find horrible, serious illnesses, it's been all I could think of. At school, I sit in lesson and worry. I over think before I go to bed and I am obsessive over my health.
For the last three days (since I began worrying so excessively) I've been experiencing random muscle twitches all over my body. I've had headaches mostly at the back of my head too, and my neck feels stiff (sort of like the pain when you sleep on it weirdly). The more I think about it, the more I feel like crying and shaking. My hands are actually trembling as I type this and my eyes have gone funny. One side of me is the logical side, the "Stop thinking about it, everything is okay silly!" side and the other is my "Oh my God, what if you are ill what if what if what if" etc etc. These sides are constantly at war in my head.
What do I do? How do I cope?
Thank you in advance