Namaste0701
07-31-2015, 10:57 AM
Hi guys,
So over the past couple of months, I have been dealing with scary symptoms that randomly started up after a very stressful experience. These symptoms include but are not limited to:
•Depression
•Depersonalization
•Muscle twitching
•Concentration issues
•Trouble reading/"dyslexia" symptoms
•Health Anxiety (worrying about MS, brain tumors, etc.)
•Poor self esteem
•Arm and leg tingling
•Fatigue/tiredness
•Shaking/trembling
•Heart palpitations
•Nausea
•IBS
•Eyes feel like they're closing all the time
•Blurriness in one or both eyes occasionally
And the list goes on and on. The truth is, is that I was a wreck when all of this began. Ultimately, I believe that I triggered something after smoking some bad weed, and I ended up panicking the entire night and ended up depersonalizing. It cleared, and after a few weeks of being OK, it happened again, but this time with a BUNCH of symptoms. My biggest mistake would have to be Googling symptoms. It gave me awful health anxiety, and the anxiety honestly sticks around even when you don't feel anxious because you constantly are stressed that you may have MS, ALS, etc. The symptoms of anxiety are so common to these diseases and unless it is debilitating you most likely do not have it. If it is on and off you are most likely OK! I went to two doctors; one neurologist and one doctor, and they both told me I do not have MS or anything else and that stress, anxiety, depression, can do A LOT to your body. I have had tests done, blood taken, etc. I am fine :) My body is still stuck in overdrive and I still get the symptoms and even new ones. Yes I freak out but I remind myself that this anxiety can't hurt me.
I am telling you guys this because anxiety is AWFUL. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. But we are all fighters and we will be OK. Take life one day at a time because worrying about the future causes more anxiety. I remember coming online and searching about anxiety and I just wanted to prove that I wasn't crazy and that I wasn't sick, etc. I'm writing this post to let you all know that you will be ok. This is only an obstacle in life and it makes us all so much stronger. Don't listen to people saying you might have MS, ALS, brain tumors, etc. due to your symptoms. If it randomly started up one day, you're honestly most likely 100% fine!
Anxiety is what you make of it. What has helped me so much has been going out and living my life, as hard as it can be at first it gets so much easier. The symptoms begin to go away as you keep yourself distracted. Sitting inside hurts you more than anything. I hope that this at least helps someone in the future and know that you are not alone and that anxiety can mimic basically any symptom. Don't freak out too much if there is a new symptom it is just anxiety trying to get the best of you.
Take care, Fam! Lots of love xoxo
So over the past couple of months, I have been dealing with scary symptoms that randomly started up after a very stressful experience. These symptoms include but are not limited to:
•Depression
•Depersonalization
•Muscle twitching
•Concentration issues
•Trouble reading/"dyslexia" symptoms
•Health Anxiety (worrying about MS, brain tumors, etc.)
•Poor self esteem
•Arm and leg tingling
•Fatigue/tiredness
•Shaking/trembling
•Heart palpitations
•Nausea
•IBS
•Eyes feel like they're closing all the time
•Blurriness in one or both eyes occasionally
And the list goes on and on. The truth is, is that I was a wreck when all of this began. Ultimately, I believe that I triggered something after smoking some bad weed, and I ended up panicking the entire night and ended up depersonalizing. It cleared, and after a few weeks of being OK, it happened again, but this time with a BUNCH of symptoms. My biggest mistake would have to be Googling symptoms. It gave me awful health anxiety, and the anxiety honestly sticks around even when you don't feel anxious because you constantly are stressed that you may have MS, ALS, etc. The symptoms of anxiety are so common to these diseases and unless it is debilitating you most likely do not have it. If it is on and off you are most likely OK! I went to two doctors; one neurologist and one doctor, and they both told me I do not have MS or anything else and that stress, anxiety, depression, can do A LOT to your body. I have had tests done, blood taken, etc. I am fine :) My body is still stuck in overdrive and I still get the symptoms and even new ones. Yes I freak out but I remind myself that this anxiety can't hurt me.
I am telling you guys this because anxiety is AWFUL. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. But we are all fighters and we will be OK. Take life one day at a time because worrying about the future causes more anxiety. I remember coming online and searching about anxiety and I just wanted to prove that I wasn't crazy and that I wasn't sick, etc. I'm writing this post to let you all know that you will be ok. This is only an obstacle in life and it makes us all so much stronger. Don't listen to people saying you might have MS, ALS, brain tumors, etc. due to your symptoms. If it randomly started up one day, you're honestly most likely 100% fine!
Anxiety is what you make of it. What has helped me so much has been going out and living my life, as hard as it can be at first it gets so much easier. The symptoms begin to go away as you keep yourself distracted. Sitting inside hurts you more than anything. I hope that this at least helps someone in the future and know that you are not alone and that anxiety can mimic basically any symptom. Don't freak out too much if there is a new symptom it is just anxiety trying to get the best of you.
Take care, Fam! Lots of love xoxo