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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Feeling it coming on

brytif01
brytif01
So I have a sonogram scheduled for Tuesday to check my pancrease because I am on a pancreatic cancer kick. I can already feel myself getting worked up over this sonogram. I just had a chest x-ray and believe that if something was going on with my pancreas that was major it would have been detected in the chest x-ray. The problemis that I do not trust the medical services that I have here and there is no option to switch. I am located on an Air Force base in Japan so it is not easy for me to switch doctors or to have a second opinion. I am so thankful that we are leaving Japan soon and returning to the states where I can have my choice of doctor. I know that I am working myself up for no reason, but still cannot relax. The doctor did give me Xanax for my attacks, but I am trying so hard not to take them. I am trying to do my positive thinking but so far it is not working.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hang in there. Be strong and think happy thoughts. You will be out of Japan soon and will get your second opinion, keep your chin up . we are all here for you.
brytif01
brytif01
Thanks so much! I am trying to relax and think positive happy thoughts!
deleted_user
deleted_user
Give your self permission to worry about the sonogram but not now. Tell yourself you will worry about the day you get it. It will satisfy your mind. And every time the thought comes up just tell yourself not now ____morning. It works, trust me. What makes you think about pancreatic cancer? Do you have a family history? Are you in constant pain? Does it always hurt when you go to the bathroom" Are you always bloated? My sister had it so I know some of the signs. Do you feel sicker today that yesterday? If you feel the same then expect the same from your body. Tell yourself I feel good from my head to my toes just like yesterday, so I haVE nothing to worry about. I won't let the anxiety -thoughts come in because I know that they are untrue. I do this every morning as soon as I wake up. I do like a scan of my body and wiggle my toes and tell myself everything is working. And I tahnk God for that.
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Mid
Take a deep breath. Relax.
Your sonogram is read on the computer by someone in the states as well. The Air Force medical community wants to keep their members in excellent health. Take the xanax to find relief if you need to.
Find things to enjoy about Japan. There are a lot of places to visit, and you are only there for a short time.
Adjustment to leaving a place and moving to another place takes time!
It takes practice to get the positive thinking in place. Keep at it!
Smile!
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