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Are you more anxious when sick?

jazzmynn
jazzmynn
I feel very irritable and focused on my symptoms when I get sick. My husband says I drive him nuts!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I get this way as well....I think being sick brings us challenges anyone and puts us in an irritable place regardless of anxiety, depression, etc.......it's ok to drive our spouses nuts once in a while!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Oh yes! My head feels all cloudy and that makes me anxious.
deleted_user
deleted_user
When I get sick I am a mess
deleted_user
deleted_user
most definitely! Sickness begets anxiety in my case...my mind takes over..."will it get worse?...what about this pain/symptom?...worrying too much about what if it's this or that.." Luckily, my husband understand - it's taken 40 years though! LOL
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hun, the more you focus, the more you feel. Rember, soething, that was very helpful to me..."panic has never cause anyone to die" my shrink told me. It has been very helpful.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yeah, for me being sick is probably the most ancxety producing thing.

I noticed it is for anyone. but for people like us it is amplified.
deleted_user
deleted_user
yes.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Definitely! And the stronger the illness, the stronger the anxiety. It's a terrible thing.

I had e.coli poisoning back in May (which sent me to the emergency clinic twice), and my panic attacks were overwhelming.

I hope you aren't sick right now? If so, get better!