Go see your family doctor. There are test centers, but it needs doctor refer. A lot of people are freak out thinks they have the virus. Good luck.

The virus comes and then goes it. It does not last all month. So be happy... no virus. It sounds like anxiety, something that is very real and affects your entire body. Get to a doc to be checked out, and also mention anxiety to your doc. You might need a referral to another doc, but your GP will be able to rule out a lot of stuff, and it will make you feel better, and they should be able to give you a diagnosis that helps you to live with your condition. Does that help?

Anxiety is natural. It is a part of you.

Writing it out is important to help you sort through the symptoms and what is happening when they start, happen, and when they end.

Take time to be outside, be in the moment and watch nature to help you calm your body and brain in sync.

Best wishes.

Hello OCD Queen. I'm not sure whether to welcome you to the forum or challenge you to a duel for the title, OCD Queen. That's **MY** job and I take pride in my work.

Attempted humor aside. . .

While there are a host of other possibilities, I quite often suffer shortness of breath, involuntary weight loss and digestive woes as anxiety symptoms. With the anxiety feeding frenzy of Coronaville on its second month of unpredictable marshal law, my anxiety levels are at an all time high. That's a pretty high level in my broken life. If the flu bug don't kill me, the anxiety might.

This very post is one of the tools I use to manage my anxiety, whatever the cause and/or level of the day. Getting those worries into words helps me vent the stresses far enough to see clearly and open myself to a plan of action for easing the symptoms and/or address the root causes. The support of my peers helps me feel less alone with ^it^ and often helps me find tools I would never find on my own.

Gentle support while you sort your own, OCD Queen (contender :-P). Hope you find stabilizing companion ship here.

This has been really awesome and helpful, OCD challenge is on lol (actually I’d love to rid myself of that title). But I recently started psychotherapy and my therapist recommended this site since I can’t afford any real regular sessions. I’m very happy to be able to tell people how I feel who actually understand but my loving husband definitely does not get it. He thinks this virus thing is all overblown, so you can imagine how well I’m coping with that

I fought the title like Sheeba, Queen of De-Nial for the first decades of my life, but psychotherapy and peer support helped me be more okay with my quirkier traits. Some days I can even find spots of compassionate laughter in the effort. I often wonder if the secret to happiness is *just* appreciating those gleeful moments.

My personal rule of thumb is that the love of my life can help me best *as* the love of my life. I earnestly believe that bringing my therapy needs to my therapy network saves allot of wear and tear on my marriage while gaining me far better therapy support in the bargain. Hubby is far too emotionally involved (thank God) to have an objective view of my problems. It takes a village to live a healthy life. Not even the love of my life can be my everything.

I want you to know you’re not alone. This could be Coronavirus, it could be OCD, it could be panic attacks, or anxiety. None of the above should be taken lightly. I’ve been on edge from natural anxiety myself. I drink tea and Iced Tea to calm down. I recommend calling your doctor and focusing on hobbies, like I’ve been reading and using DS in my anxious moments. I sent a hopeful friend request. I’ll be patiently waiting if you’re interested.
Hugs,
Star.