Hypochondria Support Group

Hypochondria refers to excessive worry about having a serious illness. Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily symptoms may indicate a serious illness, constant self-examination and self-diagnosis, and a preoccupation with one's body. Many individuals with hypochondriasis express doubt and disbelief in the doctors' diagnosis.

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MorningSadness00
MorningSadness00
I am so scared that i am going to have a stroke. I'm terrified.

My arm feels really weird. It feels really light almost like its not there and then when i go to pick something up whatever i picked up feels really really heavy. even if its not heavy at all.

My right side of my body feels odd. I dont know if its because its all in my head or whatever but it feels odd. I have numbness in my face, on both sides at different times.my tongue feels numb. My neck hurts, my back hurts. My face keeps twitching in different spots on both sides.I feel like im off balance. BOTH my hands are numb and tingling...

Im so scared im going to die of a stroke.
Im 22 years old. I dont smoke. I dont drink. I dont have high blood pressure. Im not obese. I dont have high cholesterol. nothing like that. but im still afraid im gonna/ am having a stroke. IM terrified,
I can smile and put both hands over my head perfectly and stick my tongue out. This fear has been going on for longer than a week and im scared any minuet now i am going to have a stroke.

I do get migraines and sometimes i have migraine auras that effect my speech, vision, and cause numbness. but this isnt a migraine aura... I am just so terrified... and ive had a CT scan back in May and nothing showed up on the scan. and i had the migraine aura at that time.

am i gonna have a stroke? :(
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I've experienced all of the symptoms you talked about during high levels of anxiety or actual panic attacks. In fact, one of the first things to happen when I get overly anxious is my left arm goes numb and feels heavy. When I get a really bad one, both of my arms and hands go numb. I used to think it was a stroke or heart attack.
If it were really a stroke, both sides of your body wouldn't have numbness or tingling. It would be isolated to one side. Plus you'd probably be experiencing much more intense physical symptoms. Everything you said about being able to smile, lift both arms, and stick your tongue out, all sound like reasons to believe you AREN'T having a stroke.
You actually sound like a really healthy person! Nothing you described puts you at risk for a stroke. Do you take birth control pills? Or any sort of medication? Maybe you're having side effects from the medication. If you're really that scared, you should go to the doctor. It seems to me that you're worrying so much about dying from a stroke that you're causing psychosomatic symptoms. Just try to take some deep breaths, relax, and meditate. Maybe try to see the doctor for a check up next week. I bet you're fine. :)
Here's a really good website that lists the physical symptoms of panic. It's at the bottom. I always read that list of symptoms when I'm having a bad panic attack to remind myself it isn't a stroke or heart attack, it's just too much adrenaline pumping through my system! Take care, and I hope you feel better soon.
http://www.panicsupport4u.com/coping.htm
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i too have had this horrible fear of having a stroke. i get migraines too. you are definatly not alone with this one. but yes many of those symptoms are the same as a panic attack. i agree with everything jennnmarie said.
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no you are not going to have a stroke i went through this for at least 3 monthes thinking i was gonna have a stroke until i convinced myself i had ms then moved on to the next disese, your fine if your a hypochondriac we tend to over anaylize our normal bodily functions dont worry : )