jenniferbshell72
07-31-2017, 12:29 PM
First time on this website. I'm 44 years old, married female, no biological children, 1 step daughter.
I was diagnosed with anxiety many years ago and have taken meds off and on, though none really recently.
Last week I was driving on the interstate, had a brain zap and since then I've felt so scared/off. Not to mention, almost daily, if I hear of someone who is sick, or feel a pain in my body, I google that symptom and automatically I've got it. I always jump to the worst case scenario, I've got cancer, a brain tumor, an aneurysm that's about to burst. Clearly none of that is the case because I'm still here, positing on this website :) You can't tell that to my brain though. I've been battling bad dizziness since that brain zap. I've had them before, I know what it is, but still can't seem to talk myself into believe that I'm ok, its all in my head, etc. Does anyone else feel that way? It helps to know that I'm not alone. What can I do to get better?
I was diagnosed with anxiety many years ago and have taken meds off and on, though none really recently.
Last week I was driving on the interstate, had a brain zap and since then I've felt so scared/off. Not to mention, almost daily, if I hear of someone who is sick, or feel a pain in my body, I google that symptom and automatically I've got it. I always jump to the worst case scenario, I've got cancer, a brain tumor, an aneurysm that's about to burst. Clearly none of that is the case because I'm still here, positing on this website :) You can't tell that to my brain though. I've been battling bad dizziness since that brain zap. I've had them before, I know what it is, but still can't seem to talk myself into believe that I'm ok, its all in my head, etc. Does anyone else feel that way? It helps to know that I'm not alone. What can I do to get better?