sharden
05-14-2010, 06:16 PM
Hey all!
I was wondering if it were possible for me to be 'selecting' my physical symptoms. Let me explain.
I've been getting 'ms-like' symptoms. Tingling in my left foot, left hand, fatigue, lightheadedness, the occasional muscle spasm in my leg, and (light) tremors. Things like that. They all come in waves at once for 1-2 hours, usually once a day but not everyday. The thing is, my mother was diagnosed with MS last fall and before that these symptoms had never appeared. However, I had been having 'heart-attack' like symptoms before her diagnosis. Palpitations, chest pain, left arm pain, intense sweating, feelings of incoming death etc. The thing is, my father died of a heart attack when I was 13. I distinctly remember believing I was having one as well a few months after he passed, with pain in my left arm and chest. In retrospect this was probably my first anxiety attack.
I was wondering if my mind is presenting my physical symptoms in the form of the diseases that have afflicted me most personally. Have I simply 'switched' diseases to mimic, as they are manifestations of my fears? Is this even possible? By the way, I'm a 19 year old male, if that helps.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
I was wondering if it were possible for me to be 'selecting' my physical symptoms. Let me explain.
I've been getting 'ms-like' symptoms. Tingling in my left foot, left hand, fatigue, lightheadedness, the occasional muscle spasm in my leg, and (light) tremors. Things like that. They all come in waves at once for 1-2 hours, usually once a day but not everyday. The thing is, my mother was diagnosed with MS last fall and before that these symptoms had never appeared. However, I had been having 'heart-attack' like symptoms before her diagnosis. Palpitations, chest pain, left arm pain, intense sweating, feelings of incoming death etc. The thing is, my father died of a heart attack when I was 13. I distinctly remember believing I was having one as well a few months after he passed, with pain in my left arm and chest. In retrospect this was probably my first anxiety attack.
I was wondering if my mind is presenting my physical symptoms in the form of the diseases that have afflicted me most personally. Have I simply 'switched' diseases to mimic, as they are manifestations of my fears? Is this even possible? By the way, I'm a 19 year old male, if that helps.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!