Cobra
08-11-2013, 10:00 PM
Much as I like to visit this forum and interact, I think I'm going to have to quit it. There's a couple reasons. For one, I'm afraid it's acting as a sort of reassurance behavior for me, which is something you're supposed to break yourself of as a hypochondriac. Reassurance makes us feel safe, which perpetuates anxiety, and helps you avoid dealing with it. Second, I'm afraid I pick up other people's symptoms much too easily. I never had heart palpitations until I came here and read about them. Now I'm having difficulty breathing because I keep reading about it and reading about it here. That's the one thing, I think, that I just cannot deal with. I had it all morning until I just couldn't bear it and started medicating myself. Thank you all for your advice and support, and I really will miss chatting with you. All my love and well wishes! Good bye.