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...
So, I have learned that when my hypochondia kicks in I get anxious...then I start to panic.
It will go from "Ouch...my stomach hurts" *i google* then they show the symptoms and diseases.... "OMG, I have had ALL the symptoms" So then I google more and more and more!!! I go to the Dr and I am still dying because I already picture it in my mind all the bad diseases he will say I have.
Sometimes I dont even go to the Dr and I deal with it for several weeks.
I seem to obsses over a disease for a few months, then I move over to anyther one...then come back again to the same one! AUGHH it's so stupid!!
I feel that its just a never ending cycle for me.
Have any of you tried to stop googling or webmd'ing??
I have gone 2 days with out it. I feel a little better, but my mind is still racing.
Do you guys recommend anything? Books? Websites??
It will go from "Ouch...my stomach hurts" *i google* then they show the symptoms and diseases.... "OMG, I have had ALL the symptoms" So then I google more and more and more!!! I go to the Dr and I am still dying because I already picture it in my mind all the bad diseases he will say I have.
Sometimes I dont even go to the Dr and I deal with it for several weeks.
I seem to obsses over a disease for a few months, then I move over to anyther one...then come back again to the same one! AUGHH it's so stupid!!
I feel that its just a never ending cycle for me.
Have any of you tried to stop googling or webmd'ing??
I have gone 2 days with out it. I feel a little better, but my mind is still racing.
Do you guys recommend anything? Books? Websites??
Right now my ocd is really bothering me because I'm stressed about getting a job and starting my life and even everything that comes with it. Yet it is showing up as me fearing I am gay or that my relationship is bad and every possible thought that could go along with it. I have dealt with the homosexual obsession in the past, it lasted a year. I got past it and was ok yet her I am today dealing with it again.
I barely work which keeps my mind going. If I was busier my mind would focus less on these obsessive thoughts. Right now my thoughts have taken my ability to watch tv. I base what I watch on how I feel, if it feels bad or triggers thoughts I can't watch it.
Our minds can do way too much! Staying in the moment and busy is the cure! An idle mind is a scary thing!
I hate dealing with this. But I pray and it makes me better. I know that prayer helps...but I also have to help myself.
I am even scared to get on meds because of the side effects! How stupid is that??! Lol