does this get any easier

I have anxiety for 35 years I know it wont kill you but it sucks to try to control it . there thing you can do then theres thing you wont do or force your self to do.then get though it the more you do it the better it gets then out of the blue it justs kick in

y my brain won't listen

I used to worry a lot about my health and a pain in my side would be appendicitis, a pain im my chest would be a heart attack etc, but after having two children and working full time I didn't have time to think of the odd pain or ache. I had to focus on my everyday tasks so my health wasn't in the foreground anymore. I don't know if others have experienced the same as me, I'd be interested to know though.
I'm not belittling symptoms Rolly, as it's common in anxiety states, to worry about your health, and I know it's a horrible feeling. I hope you get over it soon.

I am the King of this.

I am truly a medical miracle, I have had more heart attacks, strokes, diseases, and conditions than can be counted. It's amazing I can still walk ! I get every new one that comes out too, to make sure I have the whole set.

But seriously, I feel for you, when I get like that I just throw myself into something, I find a project, I clean out closets at 3am, whatever I can do to get my mind off of that crap, and onto something else.

Plus that way I can at least put my ridiculous thoughts to good use. Any type of physical activity is good, it helps flush out the brain so to speak.

Hopefully that helps, and if not then I hope you find what works for YOU, we all are different but, always remember you are not alone, there is probably nothing any of us have gone through, that 10's of us others have gone through as well.

God bless and good luck :)

i have the same problem.... so its not just you.

I suffer tremendously from this. It's as if I move from one symptom to the next torturing myself. I find this health anxiety to be the thing that is consuming me right now. I'm not sure what the answer is yet, as I have just begun my treatment. When it comes on really strong, I take a dose of benzos but that does not always knock out the worry.

Mine's becoming really bad again, too. I've been having the same problem for months that isn't getting any better, so I can't help but think it's something serious, even though two doctors have told me nothing's wrong. My next appointment is in two weeks, and I'm at the point where I don't know if I can make it that long without losing my mind. It sucks.

I saw in the earlier posts there is a king of this, well I am the QUEEN! I have had this every since I can remember. When I was young, I swore I had a brain tumor and there's no telling how much $$$ my parents spent to have tests to prove nothing was wrong. I am still that way. Right now, mine is back with a vengence. I have been off meds almost 2 years, but recently went back on Lexapro and it started working almost immediately. I am still fighting through some of the side effects, began therapy last week and by granny, I am gonna fight this again!

Hang in there!

I do it too, Rolly,
I have headaches alot and they last for days with no relief. I went online and read the symptoms of a brain tumor and have all but one of the symptoms. Scares me to death. Then, yesterday a coworker was taken to the er and found out that she has two tumors in her stomach and two in her brain. She was having bad headaches. The doc says they are malignant and she is going to be sent to Texas. Then I really got scared. I had a CT scan about 3 months ago and was told all is clear but I think what if they missed something?

thats the part that i hate they say your fine but i never believe it

That's why I haven't had any furthur tests! My psych. actually told me I should go and get all the tests done just to put my mind at rest...but i'm not convinced it will put my mind at rest at all.... Anxiety is so hard it sux big time.