Anxiety Support Group

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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spammyy123 03/01/2017

Hi everyone,

I have recently been diagnosed with anxiety so this is all very new to me. I started having anxiety back in November, I recenly started taking Prozac and I go to therapy as well. It has been really hard dealing with this. I went from having no anxiety to it hitting me all at once. I don't really know how to cope with it. My anxiety right now is largely based around my health. I went to my GP and had a physical and blood test everything came back fine. I have recently started having a dull ache in my pelvic area and of course turned to google for assitance well google told me I had ovarian cancer. This caused me to have a huge mental breakdown and I have been dealing with it since then. I have been to two other doctors in the last 3 weeks because I have a fear of cancer. I went to my OB/GYN and he was not concerned or worried at all, but I still am thinking the worse and can't accept that if something was wrong my doctors would tell me. This consumes my everyday thoughts. I am constantly on the internet, on WebMD, anything that can give me symptoms I am on it. My boyfried is going to school and works as an IT and he has had to set up a firewall to block me from sites like webMD, it has gotten that bad. I don't understand where or why my fear of all this came from. I feel alone even though my mom went through health anxiety as well in her 20s. I still feel alone. I don't know what to do anymore, I cry all the time. I'm no longer doing things I enjoy I'm just going through the motions of life. I miss who I was before this.....

prettybig 03/01/2017

Did you tell the doctor you are having pain in that area?
You may need a smear? To ease your mind

I had a weird pain sensation in my pelvic are one time and it felt like small needles it was super weird
My doctor said it may have been small cysts popping and that it's quite common
I haven't had it again so I guess that's what it was
Not saying yours is that at all

so anyway like I said I would recommend a smear that way they will see if their are any abnormal cells and then go from there

Book one now I'd say you will feel a little better about things and more in control xx

Zoe 03/01/2017

It's your body. If you are concerned about your pelvic pain ask for an ultrasound. Also ask for a benzodiazepine which will act promptly to relieve an anxiety attack. If you can get the anxiety under control then you can handle the rest of your worries. Keep trying Drs till you find one you trust.

TeCHer 03/02/2017

I have done a lot of studying as a teacher (teachers are lifelong students themselves) and I have learned that emotions are triggered by thoughts. So when you are having strong emotions, you have to go back and consider what you are spending time thinking about. Reading scary things on the internet fuels fear. I learned a practice as a teenager of taking my thoughts under my control. I actually visual sweeping them out with a large shop broom. It actually works. If they first time doesn't do it, I do it again and try to redirect my thoughts with positive, faith-filled thoughts. Try it and you might find you have good luck with it like I did.

Backing up even more, our thoughts are affected by our beliefs. You might consider what you believe about sickness and death that is making the idea of being sick so frightening. Good luck. Praying for peace for you.

Marci 03/03/2017

First, stop reading about physical illnesses. At some point, you need to try to help yourself. It's hard, I know, because I struggle with anxiety all the time. But, you are only feeding your anxiety disorder by reading about what could be wrong with your body. Like you, I can work myself up into believing that every pain, every pimple, every gas cramp is cancer. If the doctors have all told you nothing is wrong with you physically except it. Constantly reading about diseases is like an alcoholic sitting in bars sipping wine. Instead of telling yourself that you have a serious sickness, try switching the soundtrack in your head. Tell yourself you are not sick. You are well. Go outside and look at the clouds, the sunshine or even the rain or snow. Notice how beautiful a flower is as you check out your neighborhood. Watch TV--something comforting like an old movie. Listen to calming music. Try to find strength within yourself to change the fear that cripples you.

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