About 3 years ago I went to the ER because of left side face numbness and rapid heart rate and high blood pressure - I was there for 5 or 6 hours with them trying to bring my blood pressure down and it just wouldn't go down. All of the tests and scans were normal including blood work, so they sent me off to see an endocrine specialist a week later. I went into the appointment in a state that I now recognize as derealization, and crazy high anxiety. They took a urine sample because they wanted to measure some hormone levels, and the next day they called me telling me that the stress hormones in my system were so high that I absolutely had an adrenal gland tumor. I freaked out obviously, and spent the next 3 weeks doing scans and repeat tests to confirm/locate it - turns out there was no tumor, my anxiety was so high and I was under so much stress that I had stress hormones in my system that the specialist thought were unmistakeable. A few months later I got into therapy and started medication and since then I've been pretty much back to normal (with the occasional setback obviously, recovery isn't linear)
omgggggggg. It’s comforting to see others who have this exact issue. I feared having an std so bad that I developed real symptoms that went on and on and on as I went from doctor to doctor. The entire area is a trigger now. If something happens in the area I go down a rabbit hole, my skin gets dry and hyper sensitive. I get rashes. It’s insane.
what a reassuring comment section although I am very sorry to hear that so many people are going through this! its crippling. my symptoms range from 24/7 dizziness, head pressure, lightheadedness, agoraphobia, sound and noise sensitivity, heavy fatigue to twitching in my eye alllll the time, being super sensitive to stimuli, out of breath feeling when I'm talking and constantly having a full bladder. but there is ONE symptom that scares me the most: my weak ass legs. I feel like they are going to buckle at any moment from the time i wake up and worse even at night. i feel like i have no strength in my legs and they get stiff and sore from nothing really. my biggest fear isn't even death but to not being able to care for myself anymore and becoming a burden to my loved ones. can anyone relate? anxiety really is not for the weak, this is very difficult and missunderstood condition. thank you for your openness here on youtube and helping others 🧡
as someone who is going through this , it’s not a joke. Other people; friends, family, coworkers , cannot understand what it’s like. It’s like being afraid of your own body- all of the time… I think what did it fire me was realizing and making peace with death. And deciding that I couldn’t live like this anymore. We can overcome it. Prayer, meditation, exercise, therapy, medication (sometimes) helps a lot… there is a way. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. Keep going, one day at a time . God will get us in through it 🙏
I feel like people don’t understand what a disability anxiety can be. There have been many times where I cannot function as a person because the anxiety is so bad. It’s not just “worrying”. It’s like losing all control.
@@cherellethinks Hey there I just found ur video. I literally have all of ur symptoms omg. But I have this 1. vibration inside my body head to toe 24/7. 2. internal tremors like my body is on a bumpy road ... Did u have these two symptoms?
@@cherellethinks i needed to know how you recovered from that 😭i'm currently experiencing that symptoms right now, jerks were so annoying i have insomnia because of that and my brain wouldn't shut down 😭 help
I agree, especially if one has a depression. I hate this state of mind, on some days you're social and normal and on some days I'm isolating, feeling sick inside.
Been experiencing so much of what was mentioned by others.since 2019, went from bad to worse in 2023. Now I acknowledge its stress/ anxiety. For months at a time I feel like I am in another person body. Can't sleep well, generalize body aches and pain. My vision feels disturbed, bothered by floaters.Twitching, weak mustle, dizzy or off balance..it's always something new my new normal.
I'm so sorry to hear you're going through this. If it helps, I am experiencing extreme aches and pains that can affect my ability to sleep and move, muscle twitching, and floaters as well. Of course Google was my worst enemy telling me I had all these diseases and now I am currently going through medical processes to ensure it's nothing serious. The doctor's don't think it's anything major, yet my Googling and mind tell me that there has to be something terribly wrong with me to fill like this. It's comforting to know though that we're not alone in what we are experiencing, and likely it's our mind that's our worst enemy and not our body. Wishing you the best!
I never realised how physical anxiety could actually be until i started going through severe stress in September to now, constant symptoms even when i don’t think im feeling anxiety. Constant worry of having something more serious, going to doctors every few weeks for all their tests to be fine. Started CBT a few weeks ago to try manage my anxiety. So fed up with this. Constant stress, tingling in body, body aches, fatigue etc. Anxiety is the worst and managing it is even harder. Sending love to everyone in the comments experiencing this.
The constant shortness of breath which makes me overthink. But when im distracted or having fun it dissapears😭. Like I know it must be cos of anxiety but sometimes it just overtakes you.
Ahhh! This. I needed this. I'm 15 years old, I have a long backstory (ever since I was just a little kid) of the worst health anxiety. When I was young, it started out as a fear of throwing up. It quickly became body symptoms I would focus on. Lately it's just become straight up hypochondria. As a kid I had severe panic attacks every single day, I would have horrible insomnia and not sleep for days. Surprisingly, this was all a result of chronic PTSD I still struggle with. Now, in my teen years, I get stressed, I have a panic attack or a dissociation episode, and my body exhibits symptoms. Here's mine: -I would get "stress flu" so basically at the beginning of this year where I had the most stress, I got a "stomach bug like thing, the night before i had a huge panic attack and I could already feel my body fighting off something. I went to bed and I could feel all that nasty cortisol circulating. I woke up the next day and had all classic symptoms of the stomach flu. I nearly vomited, I had diarreah, etc. I recovered quickly, but then the next month, I had some mild neck tension, and I had a health anxiety panic over that. After all of that adrenaline my neck tension got worse and when I woke up the next day I had body aches all over. I ran a fever (mild, 100.7 F) and the whole thing turned into a cold virus my body was trying to fight off prior to me becoming stressed. Not to mention, I had night sweats, that really sparked my health anxiety and I was over here worrying about a lymphoma/lukemia cancer. I became stressed again because I felt my lymph nodes, I started crying, and litterally the next morning I woke up with pink eye. -Chronic Stomach issues -Tingling in my hands- sometimes it will go on for a very long time -Neck tension: this typically goes hand in hand with the tingling, I'll get neck tension and it causes tingling in extremities -Heart palpitations -Dizziness -Hot flashes -Brain fog (I had this symptom a lot more after having Covid-19, it's gotten better but still lingers around a bit, gets worse with my anxiety) There's honestly so much more, but I wrote this comment so maybe other people won't feel so alone. I Know I may get stigmatized because I'm "only" 15, but my experiences are very real and deserve to be shared. This was a long comment, I'm aware, but thanks for reading if you did ^ ^ this video was very helpful.
this is crazy because i’m 16 and my anxiety started out the exact same as yours. it started out when i was little o would get bloated or gassy because i was allergic to gluten so i would get really nervous that i was gonna throw up but never did. i was diagnosed with celiac when i was 7 (can’t eat gluten) from there until 3rd grade until now i’ve had panic attacks in class and my only fear would be throwing up even if i didn’t feel ill. it’s been like that ever since but has gotten a lot better. just this summer i really became a hypochondriac because i thought i had lymphoma from a weird thing on my groin. as soon i looked up all the symptoms i started panicking woke up the next day all of a sudden i was having all the symptoms of it. my body was in complete survival mode. i was extremely fatigued, anxious, had insomnia, fast heart rate and much more. this all last for a week straight then i started recovering. throughout that week i went to the doctor many times and got blood work everything came back negative. started feeling better a few days later. a week and a half later i started with a light headache turned into a migraine with vertigo. as soon as this started i thought i had a brain tumor. i had constant headaches and vertigo for over a week nonstop with no explanation and no medicine was helping it. went to the doctor they said nothing was wrong. i ended up going to the er 4 times throughout that week and i finally got a ct scan. nothing wrong. then i went to a neurologist by this time my symptoms were gone. he did a few tests and suggested an mri. i got it and everything was fine. it’s 3 weeks after that and now i’ve been getting really anxious for no reason and kind of feeling fatigued again. i really don’t know how to stop this
I relate with you so much. I too am only 17 and my hypochondria started when I was 10. It was due to PTSD. Till this day I freak out over these symptoms. I started the year with a stomach bug that went on for a whole month. Then as the episodes kept happening different symptoms started showing up making everything worse. Currently I'm suffering from daily tension headaches and dizziness that makes me feel like I'm standing in an elevator. It's all so scary but knowing I'm not alone really helps!
I’m also 15 (almost 16 😁) and this describes me too, my health anxiety has eaten away at me for my whole life, I have never felt less alone, thanks for sharing
Storytime: I got covid in March this year which paired up with preparing for university entrance exams and high school finals made my stress level increase like never before. A few days after i recovered I got a huge panic attack that felt like i was having a heart attack, I had pain and numbness in my left arm, chest pain, my heartbeat was irregular, I was trembling etc.We rushed to the ER, I was sent to the hospital afterwards to be told all my tests including ECG turned out fine. Days after I started having extremely weird and intense symptoms that never went away, I was constantly seeking reassurance from doctors and my family, especially my mom. I used to call/text her from school because I was so anxious and needed to hear her say that I'm gonna be okay because nothing is physically wrong with me. I would crawl in my parent's bed crying, scared of something being wrong with me. The cycle of googling all my symptoms, freaking out, making them worse and thinking I was dying everyday was so exhausting. I went through cardiophobia, fear of having a brain tumour and fear of vision loss. These were my 3 biggest fears but apart from those Ive diagnosed myself with so many other health conditions. Some of my scariest symptoms were something id call a "head rush", it felt like a weird sinking sensation in my head, or like I blacked out for a millisecond, then the feeling of losing consciousness when falling asleep that was also mentioned in the video, it was like my body didn't want to allow me to fall asleep because I needed to be on alert all the time, then also feeling like my brain would shut down and I'd die, pains all over my body... It was definitely one of the hardest times of my life. When my health anxiety was at its worst, comments like these used to calm me down and made me believe that it's not something physical a little more, so I hope I can do the same for someone else. If you're going through this you're not alone and you WILL get better. It really is unbelievable what stress and anxiety can do to our bodies and it took me a while to really accept that the symptoms have roots in my mental state. The things that helped me the most in getting better were keeping myself busy and watching youtubers that i could relate to. Wishing for everyone to get better. ❤️
Going through similar stuff. Had covid end of May, and the entire month post recovery went downhill with weird sensations, aches and a constant fear that something is wrong with me. Where are you now on this situation?
@michael dent I see we went through a very similar experience. Your body is probably exhausted both mentally and and physically after going through all that so it will take a while for it to recover, stay safe and update me anytime
@@mahimabhandari3883 so sorry u have to go through this :(( the first month post covid was especially hard for me too, but in summary I had bad anxiety everyday since the middle of march til the end of may, then it got a lot better for about a month and now im getting a bit worse again :( Im trying to keep myself busy to push away the thoughts and I keep reminding myself that its nothing more than anxiety, but the sensations and pains are still quite scary
When my symptoms started showing up there was no way I would believe stress and anxiety was causing it all.. extreme fear, heart palpitation was so strong I felt like I was going to die in that moment… it affected every part of my body from teeth to vision problems neurological problems joints pain random lumps on my body generalized lymphadenopathy sore throat now and then cluster headaches migraine neck stiffness mild nose bleeds and extreme hair-fall I was convinced I have some serious illness or disease like lymphoma cancer autoimmune disease not once it has occurred to me that it might be my anxiety I used to hear loud firing and gun shots in my sleep and hallucinate purple lights and sleep paralysis was very often I felt a nerve pulling in the back of my head that lasts for about few seconds and feels like an electric shock I still get many of these symptoms and still trying to recover with self care and patience with myself
Light headed like kind of dizzy but not.. Head aches, sore neck. Weird vision like I'm in a dream but the one that got me the most was mucus in my throat( some days I'm caughing it up constantly but when I'm pre occupied it goes away) so bad it was causing a weird like tight throat feeling like someone's hands were around my neck I spent most of last year trying to figure out what was wrong scans, blood tests, naturopaths, psychologists & doctors!!!!!! weird thing is the symptoms all take turns when one goes away another appears & gets me thinking something else is wrong!!! Took me 2 years to work out all my symptoms were stress related. It's still fcks with my head but I'm slowly learning to control my thoughts!!!
Yes! Yes! Yes! So many similar symptoms as you. Jerking movements that get worse when I start freaking out at about them. Feeling like I can't keep breathing when I try to fall asleep. Like I am not breathing deeply enough. I gasp and jump! Feeling like I am losing my mind with overwhelming thoughts. Feeling like a will suffer my whole life with anxiety and depression. I have Covid now and my symptoms are always worse when I am sick. It is so hard. I just wish people could see how hard we try! How hard it is some days to even get up. Thanks for sharing. You help me more than you will ever know. If people don't talk about it, we feel like we are the only ones experiencing this and isolation makes it far worse.
Exactly,the breathing and breathes get me,like I’ll be driving in my chest gets tight and everything seems like it gets tunnel or dark and I find myself trying rush to get home. This stuff if real,I recently started back meditating 2 times a day it helps but I still have these problems.I want to send prayers up for anybody going thru any symptoms.
Thank you for your story! I am starting to realize my symptoms are anxiety and that I am not alone. At my worst I get heart palpitations, severe stomach problems like acid is in my belly, the feeling of not being able to breath, joint pain, headaches, numbness in arms and legs, brain fog. I am going to try to listen to my body from now on so symptoms do not persist.
Wow. The part where you said "you'd go to sleep feel like your about to faint" I currently have this. I thought I had sleep apnea but I firmly believe it is my anxiety but I haven't been sleeping because of it. I really need a way to accept that its anxiety and let my brain take over the breathing instead of me concentrating on it.
I had that last week too, had no clue what the hell was happening to me. I kept telling my husband: it feels like the second I let go to fall asleep, I die. Like my soul was coming out and Id gasp right away. The strangest feeling ever.
@@Progressivelyyou comes and goes with me. Touch wood I have been sleeping again. Totally skipped over the fact you said you had it last week. Happy that you're over it :)
symtoms that i Get over with: Tinnitus (still there but i finally get use to it) I have it for more than 2 years now Hot flashes (come and go) Face twitching Leg cramps (come and go) Shaking at night cant sleep at night Crying Breast Sharp pain Back pain Tongue ulcers/canker sores Sinusitis abnormal vaginal bleeding Hands shaking/vibrating Hand and feet sweating Face bumps/acne Constipation Stomach flu There's more i cant remember. Current symptoms: HeadacheS (for the past 2 years) Overthinking Mood swings Eye floaters ( struggling right now) eye flashes (sometimes bec of ocular migraine) Heart burn Trying to get use to my floaters and i think ill be fine. Prayers for all of us.. its easy to say to get thru ot but actually hard to do.taking baby steps here.
Thank you Cherelle. This past month and half has been hell - i know I always overworry and overthink evrrything but this time around my body just started being weird like never before in my whole 30 years and its making me sooo scared and paranoid to the point i cannot sleep or function. Atm my worst fear is ALS due to the constant twicting and numbness feelings on my legs and on my arms as first thing in the morning, weakness to my legs to the point i dont feel safe walking or standing for long and makes me just want to sit down and tightness in my troath.. I still dont believe this can be anxiety. In this past month and half the only thing that helped me going forward is watching ur videos...so thank you!!!
Hey arianna, you’re fine trust me you’re 30 years old and your fear is twitching and numbness, ALS doesn’t start like that. Those symptoms are anxiety related.
@@marial3301 hey Maria, not great at all. I have these feelings everyday all day, since I wake up. It gets worse when I lay down and when I stand still - I feel like I damage my nerves or smth like thst cos I feel like I constantly feel weakness and kind of tremors in my limbs on top of numbness and tingling... im so scared i cant fucntion but I have to MRi scans due on 9th and 11th of july and need to go see a neurologist. Praying everyday atm... thanks for asking me !!!! How are you? ❤
@@ariannasignoretti5383 I'm sorry to hear that... I've got similar symptoms, especially when I lie down in bed and try to sleep - my legs then start to tingle, my arms feel a bit numb... Sometimes buzzing with electricity, trembling, burning especially in my lower back (do you get that??) etc. All sorts of weird, horrible feelings and sensations. Please let me know how your MRI went! X
@@marial3301 thanks for replying... makes you feel less alone - will let you know how it goes even thought im soo scared. I really doubt my case is anxiety as I get this evrry single day - im so scared to go for this MRIs but I also know that I cant stay like this anymore. I dont get it from my lower back- for me I my upperr back towards my neck- i feel weakness during the day and tingling and numbenss when i lay down or i stop. I also have those tremors and butning sensations... its really horrible. Its like you are existing you are not living.So im with you. How old are you?
Anxiety is the worst thing one could have. Whenever i think about any part of my body i start getting pain over there. The pain occurs in patches. I convinced myself that i have lymphoma, after seeing her telling all these this gave me a little comfort.
I've had crazy anxiety symptoms non stop for 2 years but the hardest are the vision ones. I have blurred vision floaters extreme light sensitivity to the point I can't read on a screen properly and everything seems strange to look at like I can't focus and everything is fuzzy and in shadow and I get extreme dry eyes and I get alot of wet sleep that makes it hard to see when I blink it in. It's been 12 months with these symptoms and I pray everyday that I can beat this
When we are in stress and looking for a particular disease our mind start developing those symptoms in our body itself . Stress can effect our body big time . Try to go where u feel safe and happy like to ur parents out to a place where u can divert ur brain .
Visions issues for sure are so scary. Constantly worrying about losing my vision. Very sensitive to light, can’t drive at night. My panic attacks which don’t come very often cause me to have tunnel vision which is my most scariest symptom. So I’m always worried about it happening again, even though I know it won’t last that it will go away. I hate it so much and it’s such a big fear.
Just wanted to thank you. Just listening to this really relaxed me today and helped me to realize this is what I have been facing the last couple of years. Many of the same symptoms you described, gasping for air when falling asleep, heart palpitations, serious headaches. I thought no way those could be anxiety driven. But as soon as I calm my body, they often go away. Many of the things I thought I was dying from 2 years ago, I no longer face, I think that’s a tell tale sign!
For the last month I've had tingling at my temples and my forehead. I'm convinced that I have a pinched nerve, something wrong with my cervical cord, brain cancer, or a blood clot. It was giving me migraines for a while as well. I relate to this so much, but it gives me hope that I can recover with more self-care. Thank you so much!
@@dhruvbharti7192 yes it turns out it was anxiety disorder. My anxiety was so high I was having alarming physical symptoms. With yoga, meditation, working out, and therapy it has subsided. I still get headaches at times but now I know they are only tension and I need more rest or stretching.
I’m so grateful for all your help and time. Because I need help. I have suffered from anxiety pretty much all my life. Especially health anxiety. I have several bumps underneath my skin. And then I was like it has to be cancer. Which thankfully it isn’t. It’s like every time I get over one issue. In my mind I create another one. Like now it is mucus in my throat and my body gets tight. And then I start to panic. I have gotten over anxiety but it always finds a way to come back. This go round is worse than before. Because I’m having so many issues-the mucus is stuck in my throat-my hands are so tight-chest pain- headaches. It is so hard I just can’t get these thoughts out of my mind. And I know how hard it is to overcome but with god you can accomplish anything and plus with your help and videos. And there’s so many others that help on you tube. And I’m grateful 😇. Please pray for everyone that suffers from anxiety because all we want is to feel normal. I’m going to feel normal I want my life back.
It still shocks me how stress and anxiety can actually make us so unwell, I was really bad in the Winter time due to worrying about covid and the anniversary of my loved ones death and I don’t know why but I really felt so much affection during that time. Obviously it’s not just me but me and my Mum and sisters body usually plays up when we’re stressed and we just don’t get a break or even talk about how stressed we are, it really sucks
Oh my actual God, I cannot believe this, I've had / been having most of what you describe and I still cannot believe it could only be due to anxiety, nose bleeds, shortness of breath, dizziness, internal shakiness, feeling on the edge, insomnia (with the things you mentioned like gasping for air feeling like I am losing control when going to sleep). And the kicker is that I also have MS (actually diagnosed 4 years ago) and a sinusitis with otitis which made me question if some of the symptoms are due to anxiety or an MS relapse or the inner year/sinuses, thankfully I will be seeing an ENT tomorrow and having an MRI on Tuesday. But yeah, it's been crazy when you don't know what to believe anymore.
Oh my… it is impressive and sad at the same time to see so many people suffering with anxiety! 😢 for me my weirdest symptoms are definitely the ‘slight auditory hallucinations’ i have when stress and anxiety hits really really bad! I have a Tinnitus and start to focus on it so i hear ambulance sirens or churchbells constantly till i calm down again! It’s so annoying. Next is definitely DP/DR and this horrible feeling of being trapped in this world were nothing makes sense. It’s even to confusing to explain but I just stand there and suddenly realise that I am existing and it just doesn’t make sense. Also just not beeing able to focus and constantly needing to think! It is so unbelievably annoying!!!! Stay strong folks! We have got that!😊
I'm super stressed RN so I am having problems with my bowels, a rash occurring, itchy. Overwhelmed with sadness, exhausted. Mentally ill exhausted, I have no energy RN and frankly just want whatever makes us to just save me because I am so exhausted from fighting to find joy in this world
the gasping as i’m falling asleep. ill raise up and gasp. then lay back down immediately because ive gotten use to it. feeling shaky at night when im trying to go to sleep. the trouble breathing / semi hyperventilating. tingling / numbness in face or hand. usually left side. sudden fear out of no where that in about to die. the light headedness sometimes. 3-4 hours of sleep a night. forced to try she take a nap around early afternoon otherwise the anxiety gets worse from lack of quality sleep
You will probably never realise just how many people you have helped by making these videos. So a big thank you for what you do. My problem is I went to see an osteopath who manipulated my neck and made it much worse, I then went for an MRI on the neck, which showed a bulging disc slightly pushing the spinal cord, I then developed off balance feelings, shudderings etc, and was convinced it was because of the disc. Went to see a ENT just to check my ears. He said it was meniers, so went and saw another ENT and he said BBPV, so this did not help. Then went to see a spine surgeon, and he was not bothered at all by the disc, and my symptoms slowly started to calm down after that. But lately have flared up again for some reason. But watching these videos has been a god send ! and I hope somebody out there is helping you when you need it, just as much as you have helped others.
Thank you so much for sharing this ! I’ve been going through the same myself and you are the first person I’ve come across who I can relate ! I can’t thank you enough for sharing this. I realise now this journey doesn’t have to be lonely anymore. I’m so grateful I came across this ! I wish you nothing but good health and positivity !
I’m so used to them now if they pop back up but I was just waiting in the hospital waiting room with a crippling headache thinking this must be something other than anxiety. Barely able to cope. A lot of what was spoken about in this video I had like 80% of those and some of my own unique symptoms. It feels like one massive inescapable endurance/torture test. You know it’s bad when you aren’t particularly religious but you are praying for things to get better. The symptoms are real it’s just crazy how your brain can go off road and just needs to be set on the right tracks again
All started with thinking I was going to have myeloma after my hematologist quit and they gave me new one. My anxiety started with burning on hands and arms, then muscle pain , then pins and needles randomly all over, IBS, joint pain and more. Very similar to fibromyalgia symptoms. Also neck pains.
I had severe back pain to the point that I thought I would end up in a wheelchair. Spasms, electric jolts right through my spine, really crippling pain, but no medical reasons could be found, no disc lapse or damage to my spine. All the doctors would say is ‘tense muscles‘.
Have you ever heard of the Lhermitte's syndrome (or some kind of tingling or electric currents going down your spine when you bend your neck) ? Do you you had that??
@@marial3301 No, with me it all goes out from the lower back. It spreads across surrounding areas like the hips, legs or sometimes the shoulders, too, but according to the doctors it all comes from muscle tension. It just feels like an electric current sometimes when it’s really bad.
I’ve felt like electricity is pulsating through my body and I was just buzzing all over! I honestly felt that if I concentrated hard enough I could shoot electricity out of my fingertips. It was wild… and so so scary!
Does anyone have almost only neurological symptoms (paresthesia-like) with very few heart issues? I mean apart from the obvious mental symptoms like fear, feeling overwhelmed, DP etc.
Tingling and numbness in my face, a pounding heart without my heart rate going up, frequent urination. This was a BIG ONE for me. I thought I had Type 1 diabetes and was afraid to eat and go to sleep because I thought I would die in my sleep. I’ve also gone through periods of starvation because I was anxious to the point of forgetting/disregarding eating
I developed cardio phobia this year and at least 3 times a week I get convinced I'm having a heart attack or have a serious heart condition. I get palpitations nearly everyday plus chest pain and pains in my left arm. I've been the a&e and been to the doctors countless times and always been told it's anxiety.
I’m currently experiencing extreme health anxiety. I’ve always dealt with anxiety but it’s to another level. I had my daughter 9 months ago and I’m not sure what’s causing it. I have a hectic lifestyle always alarmed and on the go. My symptoms can range from: Heart racing (feeling like I’m having a heart attack, been to the ER a handful of times for this in 2 months) Feeling like my throat is closing up Vibrating sensation all throughout my body Pressure in my head and back of neck Often feel like my body is going to shut down at any moment Very fatigue at random times of the day between 2-5pm I have between 2-3 panic attacks ranging from not so bad to severe attacks about my health Stomach aches and cramps Heat flashes The list goes on. 😢
Omg this is so relatable. I also have experienced chronic itchiness that turns to hives (luckily has gotten a bit better) random skin problems, blood patches under skin occasionally, stiff neck, widespread pain that feels like bone and muscle pain, shortness of breath, itchy throat, eye pain, peeing a lot, twitching, waking up gasping for air, even mental delusions where I will think something means something else… I also have a lump on the inside of my throat and feel like I can feel a bone sticking out of the left back part of my neck.. which very well could be normal anatomy but sometimes I convinced myself it’s not :( All my symptoms are so inconsistent that i really do think they’re mostly caused from anxiety! I’m currently getting over my fear of the doctor and getting one thing looked at, at a time 🥵
I CANT BELIEVE YOU STARTED WITH THE JERKS, I WAS HAVING MYPNIC JERKS TWO MONTHS AGO LOL. I relate so much because i went through 7 months of thinking i had a heart problem this time last year you couldn’t tell me I didn’t, I was having chest pain, I was sweating, had shortness of breath, went all the way to having a heart CT just to be told after all that time, it was all anxiety.
What a Inspiration thank For this video u Really motivated me To not give up I’m currently going through the darkest times but I’m not going to give up to see where u we’re and where u are now 👏🏽🙌🏼
I thankfully never experienced such extreme symptoms, but my surpressed emotions affect me everyday. I am constantly dizzy and scared that i might faint soon, I struggle with nausea, headaches that are mostly caused by brighter light or noises (guitar playing, voices, etc...) And I can't function in school/work without going to toilets on breaks, or just sleeping on the desk whenever i can. When I don't take a break when my symptoms take over, everything just intensifies and I struggle to concentrate, my vision is blurry and the brain fog is unimaginable. My muscles are stiff, sometimes i get twitches all over the body, not mentioning the skin pain. It's a really dangerous thing and it lead me to some very uncomfortable situations (not paying attention to traffic, being misunderstood, prejudice...) I'm soon moving to live on my own, so hopefully I'll get a better chance to heal and STAY healed.
I suffered a chemical splash to the the eyes two years ago. I have been advised numerous times by specialists that my eyes have fully healed however I have suffered Visual Snow, dry eye and eye pain ever since. I’ve been advised this is Phantom Pain and isn’t anything to worry about, but I’ve never been able to convince myself that the incident I suffered hasn’t caused long term damage that has remained undetected.
Thank you so much. I came across your video researching why is my chest feel tight and why is my right arm is going numb, Because I went to the doctor and they said everything is on with me. Then I started to get these weird headaches I’m like what’s going on with me. Then I felt like my inside has so much inflammation inside of it. But remember the doctor did blood work ct scans and X-rays and nothing shows up. Then when I started hearing you speak about your symptoms I’m like me to me to. So I no deep down in my heart that what I’m going through is 100% anxiety. A lot of people don’t take me seriously because I look a certain way. But the symptoms I feel are real and I want so bae to get over them especially the numbness in my arm and face. Thank you for sharing
My most extreme symptoms are Severe lightheaded faintness Disociation Body feels completely numb Weakness trouble walking and dizzy Those are symptoms I have 24/7 but during attacks I get near faint, heart palpations, disociation, and numbness in whole body I have agoraphobia now and won't hardly leave my room
I’m sad others experience this but relieved I’m not alone! I experience; - a dizzy swaying feeling (like I’m on a boat) - feeling like I’m looking at life from behind a glass wall or like I’m watching a movie - I used to get 24/7 tension headaches (they NEVER went away) - heart racing and heart palpitations - fatigue - feeling like my body was vibrating on the inside but I wasn’t shaking - trying to take a deep breath but can’t take one in - fidgety - insomnia - nervous feeling in my stomach constantly - everything looks weird in shopping centres
@@aliyahanderson6188 this is what was happening when I felt at my worst. I’ve seen a counselling and done some free online modules created by the the western Australian government at the centre for clinical interventions (all created by psychologists) since then. These both helped. Not getting enough air in lasts only for a bit, I feel like it goes away when I ignore or forget about it.
I have just found your video on pregnancy and it’s made me feel so much better. Before pregnancy I had health anxiety but then my mind got over it but the physical symptoms showed daily everyday mine was really rare ones I think Unbearable burning sensation through out my whole body everyday feels like acid in the blood stream sometimes stings in random patches Headaches - everyday sometimes burning in the head and brain zaps Insomnia - horrible dreams or that my body is coming out of itself Dizzy all the time almost like I’m going to faint but I never do. Muscle weakness and pain - legs and arm tingle and go weak almost like the body has gone to sleep it’s so scary!! All these symptoms are so scary. Specially the burning one as I can not believe this is anxiety
The strangest anxiety symptoms (which are now normal For me during a health anxiety) are 1, had a song in my head that used to start playing like it was real. It was ‘Brown girl in the ring’ that I neither had heard recently or often but it used to play in my head and get faster and faster. 2, twitches. All over my body. Some of them really violent. 3, hearing of a symptom then suddenly getting it. 4, feeling like I wasn’t quite in control of my movements, which provoked an intense self testing of the range of movements in could do often comparing each foot or each hand. 5, feeling like I couldn’t get my words out or speak properly. 6, gasping or jerking just as I was about to Drift off to sleep. 7, seeing things like flashes or bright patches in my vision. 8, chest pain and palpitations 9, extreme vertigo in certain positions 10, feeling of doom but don’t know why and many many more
@@karenfaustino3793 yes some nights, like three in a row I couldn’t sleep, getting sleep jerks and imaginary noises like dogs barking or loud knocks on my door just as I was on the cusp of sleep, which would in turn make me scared to sleep as I thought I was going mad.
@@kfothergill8815 same. I think I was going crazy. I was drifting off to sleep and jerks will come out and while trying to sleep i have vivid dreams but i know im not asleep and im aware of whats happening. It gotten so bad 😥
A year ago, an acute stressful incident triggered a long bout of stomach discomfort (feeling of fullness despite not eating, cramping, burning, etc). Once I spoke to my doctor and got it out in the open, the symptoms did tail off, and stayed gone for months. The discomfort came back before Christmas, without anything in specific to trigger it....I assume it could have been an accumulation of "smaller" things rather than one big thing. Anyway, the stomach stuff went on-and-off through the holidays and into the new year. But at least I knew what it was and tried not to let it affect me. In mid-February there was another stressor, which triggered chest pain; tightness, palpitations, pain in the left arm, etc. So I quickly made an appt to see my doctor, and again felt like stress/anxiety was the culprit. A quick physical check revealed nothing alarming, and a cardiogram also came back normal. Lo and behold, the chest pain quickly faded. But now comes the worst part - headaches. I've been a long-time sufferer of headaches, and I've always dealt with them as they come; I have never associated them with stress or anxiety, and figured I was just one of those unfortunate people that get frequent headaches; I might get 2, 3, or 4 in a week, then be fine for a couple of weeks....repeat. But since mid-February '24, right around the time I had the chest pain, I've been developing a headache almost daily. Of course, fears of the worst come to mind, but I don't *actually* believe I've got something that is about to kill me. But I also have been unable to function at 100% at work or at home, unable to get good sleep (which makes the headaches worse), and am generally just miserable all. the. time. Part of me thinks these headaches are tied to the same source as my stomach problems, and the chest pains I was having - stress/anxiety. The trouble is, nothing has really delivered any relief and I'm quite fed up. So yeah, there my story as it stands. It sucks, but like everyone else here in the comments, I'm far from alone in dealing with scary, unrelenting and frustrating symptoms.
Whenever I am anxious it causes jaw stiffness which creates a faux toothache and neck pain due to the nerve endings being under pressure around my jaw. I get body ache and join pain that can feel like a severe bone pain. I also get head and temple pain
My most extreme anxiety issues was from me thinking that I have some kind of neurological disease or Diabetes, the symptoms was : - Muscle Weakness - Loss of Balance - Dizziness - Internal Tremors - Brain Fog - Having trouble sleeping - Tingling in legs - Muscle Twitching when relaxing - Fatigue - Having trouble with my stamina I hate to go back to those days, it felt so awful I thought I was gonna die.
I went to the Dr today, finally. Gave my description (what I believe are my carpel tunnel symptoms)and my hand tremor was worse thanks to being nervous so the Dr started doing a cogwheel test. I showed no issues but then she said the horrible terrible no good phrase "We'll need to keep an eye on that tremor" And suddenly, the one thing I wasn't worried about (Parkinsons) suddenly became my most terrifying focus. Nothing she said from then on really got through my brain but I went to get a Cervical Spine Xray to see if there is any compression in my neck that could be causing my hand issues. And just like that, I'm back down the rabbit hole and freaking out :(
Stress triggers anxiety and makes your body weak and get disease very quickly and makes body pains as well I used to do stress extremely and I started loose control on my mind and now I am unable to control my thoughts and when I try to control my thoughts I lt make my body pain 😢
That crazy night symptoms you mentioned, also would wake up with like a zap in my brain feeling abd scared to fall asleep because of it , numbness and tingling, tunnel vision and fuzzy brain feelings, nausea for no reason, and heart feelings, orthostatic intolerance (standing up would always feel faint), shortness of breath, driving anxiety, just feeling poisoned and like my entire brain and body is shutting down, depersinalization like I'm in a movie not in real life, internal shakes, feelings of doom, very high and very low blood pressure, hot flashes , chills, left sided eye pains and migraines, light and sound intolerance, etc.
I had a bad allergic reaction to Bactrim and have not been right since. Been 9 months. The symptoms have gotten better but I’m not 100%. My symptoms have been twitching,not being able to breathe,heart palpitations,fast heart rate,feeling like I’m dying was the worst! I was in bed for 2 weeks on and off had hardly anything to do with my husband and children. I went to every doctor also thinking it had to be something else! They tell me it’s anxiety….getting better each day but still not right. I just want to go back to the day before I had that allergic reaction. The day I was 100% normal 😢
Sorry you are having a rough time, hope it passes soon. I have many symptoms too, what bothers me most it, My left arm, goes numb and sometimes even my face and leg goes numb throughout the day, also have no appetite and can't sleep. Seems like when I wake up after a few hours sleeping my anxiety revs up and I can't go back to sleep.
Mine was triggered by a sinus infection that took 2 rounds of antibiotics to go away...this triggered me to thinking why isnt it going away, what if the infection spresds through my body. I have horrible neck and shoulder tension. I got a CT of my sinuses and im fine. But a chiropractor told me the other day she didnt lile.how my neck felt and told me to get an MRI. She made it sound like a tumor which has also been my number 1 fear since mt health anxiety started years ago. So thats what im dealing with now. She doesnt know my history with anxiety and tension so taking what she said with a grain of salt. But my symptoms are tingling in my hands and arms, one sided headaches especially after stressful days, neck tension, disassociation, shortness of breath, dizziness, brain fog, fatigue, joint pain...im so so so over this already and feel like im terrified to get an MRI and find out anything bur also know i need to to move on.
My health anxiety started in my second pregnancy. It all started around midway through my pregnancy when i got a chest infection, my chest was soo sore i was scared i'd stop breathing. I went to the doctors and was referred straight to A&E as they were concerned. I was put on antibiotics and a few days later had what i now know to be my first panic attacks... it was horrible my hands went numb and i felt like something awful was about to happen so i went to A&E and was told all was ok. But that then sparked more stress & Anxiety. I didnt realise back then that antibitoics can cause anxiety as a side effect. A few weeks later I started getting really bad headaches, visual issues and dizziness, so i went to my doctors. I was referred straight to the maternity hospital as they were concerned about my pulse being 120 and high blood pressure. I had to stay in hospital overnight, them trying to workout what was wrong. Then I kept getting ill and everytime would get what i now know were panic attacks and end up in A&E everytime. I had a heart ultrasound, 24/hr tape etc.... due to my pulse being high & blood pressure being up & down. At 39 weeks pregnant i caught Covid for the first time and my pulse rocketted to 130 resting. So I was kept in hospital for tests for blood clots & pumped with blood thinners and blood pressure tablets. A CT scan showed no blood clots. Then i went to my 40 week scan and was told my baby was 9lb 8oz, so id need to be induced asap & there were loads of risks as she was a big baby. I cried for days not knowing whether to have a C section or not, terrified something would happen to me or her during birth... plus the fact my pulse continued to be 120 resting so i was terrified id have a heart attack and die in labour. Luckily my labour went fine and she was 8lb 12 not over 9lbs. A few days later, i then had what I now know was a panic attack. I went to A&E was told my inflammation marker was high so was given strong antibiotics as they were concerned i had an infection. The antibiotics caused me horrific stomach pains so i ended up back and forth to A&E. Then over the following weaks I had dizzines, jaw pain, headaches, visual issues, felt so nauseous that i didnt eat and lost 40lbs. Then i started to feel a bit better, read some anxiety books and realised i had been having panic attacks, however the panic attacks continued and I became scared of being home alone due to how bad they felt. About 4 months PP, I went massively downhill mentally. I had an extreme fixation on my breathing, would get extreme migraines & aura after going for walks, i had extreme insomnia, depersonalisation & derealisation. Then I asked for a blood test and found out I had iron deficiency anaemia & realised I was only just above amaemia most of my pregnancy so that was likely the cause on my palpatations & high pulse. These have improved since being on iron tablets. Bur currentlu going through so many weird and wonderful symptoms...the scariest being throat symptoms.... like feeling lump in my throat on one side, feeling like food get stuck, hyperaware of my throat & mouth, breathlessness, lots of thoughts around not breathing. I find it sooo hard not to google or seek reassurance. However ive stopped the A&E visits and only visit the doctor if i feel i need to and i am having CBT. But it is sooo hard when ur body throws sooo many different symptoms at u. I know that I am extremely stressed at the moment. I think the hardest thing i find is not only having the symptoms but the hyperawareness off them and now pain feels 10x worse than it would normally.
When you said myoclonic jerks i nearly cried. I'm so far down the ALS rabbit hole and, like you, am 1 million percent sure i have it. When the myoclonic jerks happened about 3 weeks ago, that was the proverbial nail in the coffin. Insomnia has been terrible. I've never heard that those myoclonic jerks can be stress related, so it gives me some hope. Now i'm only 999,999 percent sure :)
My mother had ALS, and though I was somewhat anxious growing up, I never had health anxiety beforehand. Then I had other deaths in my family, 5 in the last two years. After some particularly stressful events like several funerals in a row, and with my dog's health rapidly declining due to his kidney failure at the same time, I began to fall apart, mentally. I didn't understand how to take a break. All I knew was that I was desperate to keep my dog alive and as well and happy as possible, while working and going to school full time, which in retrospect was insane. I did it, and it cost me. I began having sever panic attacks out of the blue. I'd be having a wonderful sunny day, resting with my dog as he slept peacefully and I read a book; then my muscles would twitch. My left arm, in particular. I tried to ignore it, but I was thrown into a state of such distress I called my best friend (who thankfully is amazing) and asked if I could spend the night on the couch at his house. I knew it was probably anxiety, and several sources confirmed that being anxious can in fact cause muscle spasms, and sometimes they just happen for no reason at all and are completely benign. However, the thoughts of the beginning of my mother's disease flooded my mind, and I was so overwhelmed by the fear, my mind convinced me that I was one of those extremely rare cases; that, even though there's not even enough evidence to suggest it is likely to be inherited, that I had inherited the disease. I remembered what she went through, remembered how guilty I felt about how I felt I wasn't there for her like I should have been. I sat on my couch sobbing, would get up occasionally and pace the floor, shaking, crying so hard I gave myself a headache. And I would feel guilty, because I didn't want to spend what little time I knew I had left with my dog crying and being distraught. So, I ended up calling my bestie, asking to use he and his wife's shower, and my dog and I slept on their couch that night. I had another bout of panic and ended up waking him up, then cried myself to sleep. I woke up the next morning twitching again. I cried again for almost an hour. I lie there shaking and begging a god I didn't believe in to not have this disease I was at that moment 100% certain I was seeing early symptoms of. To be honest, I don't remember how I accomplished climbing out of that particular rough patch, but I did it. And I had a couple more wonderful years with my dog, much of which (except toward the very end) was panic free. After he died, I crumbled, then threw myself into schoolwork. My grandmother died a week after he did. Through sheer grit-teeth determination I passed that semester. This semester, I was sure since I'd had a summer to try and process things, I'd have gotten better. And for a while, no panic attacks. Little anxiety. Every time my arm twitches, I wonder, but shove the thought away immediately. And the muscle twitches aren't constant. I have no weakness, none of the other symptoms she had and even if I did; the number of tests that have to be performed to even figure out if it is ALS is substantial. And even if they test for the mutation in my genes which *might* cause the disease, they aren't sure of the connection, it's still not sure I'll even develop the disease even if the mutation does have some connection. So, that test wouldn't even tell me anything useful. The symptoms I've had for the past month and a half include shortness of breath, chest tightness, waking up with trouble breathing. And what's google tell me could be a cause? ALS. And for a minute each time I nearly panic. Once, I did have a panic attack over that. However, I also recognized eventually that those symptoms are attributable to a large number of things, some common and relatively benign, like post nasal drip, heartburn, and...wait for it.....anxiety. I was floored when I saw that, and so goddamned relieved. I had already gone to urgent care, told them my symptoms and that they started worse but now only happen at night; he listened to my lungs, checked vitals, felt my face and neck, asked about health history etc. And he could find nothing wrong with me. Rewind a few years, just after my mom's diagnosis; I went to urgent care because I was starting to experience random bouts of vertigo. I'd be walking somewhere, and the room would spin, and I'd have to sit down. Around the same time, there was a serious pressure in my face, and I began to worry obsessively about it. At that time, I'd never experienced a panic attack. The urgent care then also could find nothing wrong with me. They explained that I have no other symptoms which would lead them to worry, and also based on my symptoms it was most likely blocked sinuses and fluid buildup in my inner ear causing vertigo, and that it was actually completely benign. I was convinced I had a brain tumor, or a clot, or dangerous swelling, or leukemia...etc. the list goes on. I still occasionally have trouble with my sinuses and sudden head rushes...as I'm writing this, actually....and they also tend to happen around times when I'm anxious but haven't realized how on edge I've been. I guess my point here is; I totally understand the ALS fear. It's a horrifying disease, and I am haunted by what happened to my mother. I also however occasionally get scared if I have a pain in my back....wondering if I'm in kidney failure. I get heartburn and wonder if I have stomach cancer (one of my dear friend's mother died of that the year before last, shortly before I lost my mother). I have symptoms and wonder also if i have a thyroid problem (my grandmother and mother apparently both had thyroid issues.) However, I show no other symptoms usually but one vague one which can be attributed to stress. It's crazy what stress has done to me, these symptoms that appear from nowhere, then disappear, then sometimes reappear monthsor a year later. It's likely my breathing issue is stress related, but I am on antibiotics just in case it was a bout of bronchitis caused by a bacterial infection. I was even scared to take the antibiotics, because I was afraid of side effects, and also because I recognized it as a medication I once had to give to my dog to try to help him clear out a UTI, and it didn't work for him at the time. It makes no sense for me, a completely healthy individual, to be so scared that I will have an infection that doesn't clear up after the first time ever (that I can remember) taking antibiotics. But the memories of what we went through, especially in the beginning when he was really sick, again, haunt me sometimes. I was prescribed a steroid as well, to help open up my airways and maybe as a bonus help clear up the severe eczema I was experiencing(I'm talking blistered, completely peeled away layers of skin on my right hand. It was the worst.) But I saw that one of the potential side effects (which if experienced stops after you stop taking the drug) was muscle weakness. I am literally scared witless of anything that may cause muscle weakness. So, I physically and mentally feel your pain, here. And I know we can both get past this. The fear does eventually fade.
Hey… I feel tingling and numbness in my feet and my hands I have back pain sometimes I have a feeling of coldness or heat in my skin for no reason I started to see floaters in the day and I have joint pain sometimes headaches.. neck tension, tight jaw, lump in my throat kinda feeling and the list go on..I was confused because things are not related to each other so it made no sense to me.. until I realised that anxiety could do that.. my mom got diagnosed with ms a mild case thank god, and I read about it and googled about it even more then her and now my body reacts in a way that copying the symptoms and I was really scared and worried but now I accept that I developed health anxiety after my mom got diagnosed and I wasn’t even aware of that , right now I’m trying to focus on my day to day basis never google anything, I was convincing myself to get an MRI but I will not… and I know it’s a phase but I’m a dental student and I’m really trying to not let this affect my study… at the end it’s so okay to feel fear for your loved ones but don’t forget that you have to be strong in order to be there for them.. I hope mommy and everyone having MS or any kind of disease to get well and happy and healthy and most importantly content with life.. for me I still have work to do but I know it will get better ❤️🩹. I pray for you guys.
85% of people's worries never happen! I've had worried about having cavities, went to the dentist and it was just build up. I thought something was wrong with my entire digestive system due to bad stool and constipation for months, but all of that was caused by just worrying. Worrying can cause your digestive system to do the wrong things and cause diarrhea.
I think the anxiety for me really started with Covid. I got sick when Covid was first emerging and think I had a panic attack thinking it was Covid and something bad could happen to me. I kept feeling short of breath but got all the testing done which was normal. I then got pregnant with my second child and then I started getting pvcs and palpitations. On and off, not that much but enough to bother me. I had a few more traumas with the delivery and afterwards and then all these symptoms appeared and were constant. More pvcs again Feeling like passing out almost all the time Tingling Weak legs and extremely heavy Numbness in lower body Head pressure/headaches Vision changes Phantom smells Digestive issues Bad bruising Feeling “out of it” Hot sensations through body Almost passing out when I get a cut or hurt myself Difficulty swallowing/ lump in throat To this day the pvcs and heart stuff and feeling dizzy/faint are my worse ones to cope with. They come and go over time but they get me every time they appear
My symptoms started after long ride on bicycle I've had dizziness, headache, chest pain and been exausted. Contacted doctor and he sent me to ER, after tis ER visit I've been there about 25 times in 1 year, symptoms were extremly bad, because of dizziness i barely been able to walk the hospital corridor to get to ER department. I am here now after over 2 years and still having those symptoms like dizziness, chest pains, ringing in the ears, and headache all at the same time. Trying to go to the gym and do some light cadio workouts, it helps a litttle bit.
shooting pains in head and body full body aches left arm pain left chest flushing body aches full body twitching joint pain all over throbbing legs heart flutters heart twitches migraines face goes numb tongue goes numb and vibrates I get tongue twitches heavy limbs low blood sugar feelings completely exhausted hair thinning I mean I can literally go on and on head sensations feeling like I'm gonna have a seizure ect
I know this is an older video but just this last year for 2023 was not a good year for me at all for a lot of reasons. I got my heart broken very early in the year and been so hurt while healing for 6-8 months and still been healing but it’s been better. However this past September to now I’ve been having some severe health anxiety with lots different unusual symptoms I’ve had and went to the doctor and everything was fine. Then got my blood work done for my doctor and she told me that my liver enzymes were skyrocketing high! I was so worried that something was very horribly wrong. I was worried sick like you don’t know what especially with me having OCD which makes my health anxiety worse. Got an ultra sound done and my doctor said that everything looked normal and healthy with my liver even thro my enzymes were still high. Along that part of the journey I was also feeling lightheaded a lot so that was very scary. Then for some reason I was thinking about what if I was having a stroke just because of an add I saw on instagram. All of the symptoms I saw I’ve been feeling and I was so convinced that I was having a stroke for a week or 2. This past Christmas till now I’ve been having these chronic headaches and I’m so convinced that I have a brain tumor. My parents keep me that the headaches are just from stress and also saying that they see no signs of a brain tumor so that’s still very reassuring. My OCD still tells me that I do cause OCD is just a big bully. I went to my doctor and she has experience in working with people who had brain tumors and strokes and what not. She did a whole test on me and she said she didn’t see any sign of a brain tumor. I felt so much better after that but I’m still dealing with the stress and anxiety from the headaches so hopefully they go away soon. :)
I experienced several months of ear fullness. I thought i have head and neck cancer and i always palpating my neck for lymphnodes I had bruises on my arms and thigh and hyperpigmentation in my hard palate i though i had melanoma When I was in my 30’s, i have high blood pressure, palpitations and high normal creatine, i thought i have early kidney disease or pheochromocytoma. I always take my bp every hour literaly my arms became red I have occasional blood in my stool and bowel changes, i thought i have gi cancer When i was in my 30’s, i was conscious of my breathing. I wasn’t able to sleep because i’m conscious of my breathing and was counting my breathing. I had a chest xray done. The radiologist said it was normal but still, I had canker sores and yellowish white patch in my tongue, I thought i was immunocompromised. It was just lack of vitamins and a geographic tough My father has cough for several days i thought he had lung cancer. We consulted a specialist, he said it was a lung infection My father had a history of hemorrhoids that bleed occasionally but there was a month that it bled daily. Scheduled for colonoscopy, thought it was colon cancer. Fortunately it just mixed hemorrhoids and a benign polyp I’m exhausted
When I was having my phaechromocytoma anxiety, i always find an excuse to go to the comfort room/toilet/lavatory to count my pulse rate. I’m ashamed to do it in front of people.
My close cousin had a sharp pain in her left flank exacerbated by movement. Thought it was bone metastasis or kidney cancer. Tests done was normal. It was just a muscular problem
My health anxiety is not just me Being anxious of my health but also anxious of my love ones. I don’t want to get too close to people because i will only worry about them
Thanks for this video. I keep getting reoccurring mouth ulcers on my tongue since past 6-8 months, and currently having some throat issues. What is happening to me 😢
I’m 40 and, health anxiety since 15, but the last 10 years in control, only triggers when I’ve got a new symptom over time. The last 4 years have been a hell for me, both private and work, when it comes to stress. The last 3 months I’ve been hyper stimulated in my nervous system, alarms goes of all the time, I’m in fight or flight, can’t eat or almost sleep. It started with a strange sensation in my left foot, numb, vibration, feels like something was wrong with the nerve. It didn’t go away and my stress to the top of the roof. Then more symptoms on the left side, numbness left arm, tingling and vibrations in my fingers. After I got MRI date it has escalated even more. Feels like a electric storm in the foot, and sometimes burning pains both foot and hand. I’ve convinced my self that this have to be MS for months, for me it’s the scariest one. If stress can do this to my body, so concrete body parts, I will be totally shocked, but also so glad I will cry for days. Then I think I must starts videos like you Cherelle. Wish me luck, my little 4 years old need his mum healthy
My mri came back clear. I’m totally shocked. The anxiety continues because the symptoms in my foot is worse. Been numb the hole foot the last days, burning pain now and then, strange neveological symptoms, and the worst, electricity under my foot and in toes. Like volt in the foot. It’s only this foot and that concret symptom. This can’t be anxiety, 100%? I’m in a very stressful situation but electricity in on foot, and needles and burning pain. Seems to have no logic between the anxiety. It’s worse after walk on the foot, and end of day, even when I’m calm. So thankful if you will replay. What I think is really difficult with HA is when continues to find the reasons for this or let I be
Listening to this I feel like 😭. 100% relate to this. 5 yrs now still struggling with anxiety and still looking for an assurance that what I currently feeling pain this time is the severe effect of my anxiety. So far Im battling with the pain with my inside of my nose and it's been two years finding answer to this pain and so o far CT scan,sinus x-ray and my nasal endoscopy are negative and my 4th ENT said there's nothing serious even my previous ENT said it's just psychological but I can't convinced myself to believe that because I see little blood in my snot sometime when I spit it out and I'm loosing weight. I'm so tired😓 it's already 5 yrs dealing with issues after issues with my health and it's feels like it doesn't let me take a rest.
I am graduating from hs and these last 2 years have been just 24 7 flight or flight i kept thinking it cant be anxiety it has to be sometthing deadly or an aggressive disease, then went down a rabbit hole as my symptoms got worse from it, my progesterone went down to .5 and i could sleep at all, literally wide awake for 6 days or more a week
I have / have had all the symptoms below: 1) Twitching all over 2) Myoclonus 3) Insomnia 4) Numbness in toes and different parts of the face 5) Pins and needles 6) Ice cold feet and palms 7) Burning sensations 8) Body aches 9) Perceived weakness in legs and arms 10) Balance issues 11) Difficulty swallowing because of feeling of something stuck in my throat 12) Eye floaters 13) Dry throat 14) Stiffness in fingers and toes
The worst for me was 7 months ago had stomac problem lost 12 pounds in 2 weeks i was vomiting cant eat nothing only chicken all the rest was a big no i went to the doctor and send me to hospital they made blod test RIM SCAN all they found was a big nothing all the test was perfect my anxiete was at the top a that time when they told me i was in perfect condition all my stomac problem disappear thx god i was fix ....not really....two weeks after i had a pain in my head and vision problem also had a numb face....back to the doctor once again they did all the test and my brain was perfect then sinus and you all get the point of what i was going through it just never stop until you know you are ok
My eyes get bloodshot and I get chest pains often from massive anxiety. Whenever I have them I just rethink my life and imagine the worst possible things.Its horrible, i cant function normally. .. Loss of appetite ect. Once chest pains lead me to diagnosing myself with a heart attack...
Do you remember having a particular symptom that was exactly like something someone in your circle of friends and relatives once had and which turned out to be the first red flag of a terminal illness?
Yes! One of my best friends died of ovarian cancer and she discovered it after having a persistent pain in her side. Recently I convinced myself I had ovarian cancer cancer due to pelvic pain and now I have a pain in my side that won’t go away. Health anxiety is terrible and I feel so alone.
for the past 2 weeks ive had very strange taste in my mouth constantly.. salty..bitter...metalic..dry mouth. Its driving me crazy.. just come out of the blue unsure why.. i was feeling ok mentaly and physically but now im struggling... had blood work done all normal so at a loose end... any ideas? grate to hear your story and how your feeling. stay positive
Thanks Cherelle,. I have been having Health anxiety since being diagnosed with Glaucoma,. I panic every day my eyes are blurred and sore with the eye drops. Have also now started getting migraines with auras. They are worse than the Glaucoma. Have been like this for 3 years . Now my BP has gone high . I am sure that's with constant anxiety.. I just cannot relax. Every day Ifeel like there's something else wrong. So many medications I can't take because of glaucoma. feel really down , and miserable.
I had really bad chronic stress in 2021 because of personal issues and a lot of anxiety as well plus because of it I lost hair and had skin problems like especially eczema and sleep problems as well
I often wondered if we can do that to ourselves ( all the bad symptoms because of stress ) what is the opposite?? I wonder how good can we make ourselves feel !! Same mind !!
10000% people dont understand how anxiety can affect everyone differently. i had a mental health therapist literally invalidate my experience and tell me how so many people experience anxiety and can work. He was telling me there was no reason i cant work. Literally i was having catatonic episodes and having tremors and dissociation . we need to advocate for ourselves. I walked out of that clinic.
Old video, but I find I have an inability to adjust to situations. Maybe eyesight issues from anxiety! Btw, you from the ‘diff? I hear a Caaaardiff twang 😂
Hi Cherelle Monster has been attacking me for 5 months now I have had so many symptoms Migranes, feeling sick, panic attacks heart beating so fast, constant dizziness, feeling faint, stomach pain, shortness breath, something stuck in the throat, strange thoughts come on, feeling like loosing control, crying everyday, feeling depressed, cannot function, etc I was scared to drive now I drive I am scared of being by myself I am trying to push and walk go shops. I was scared if by myself I might faint oh it’s horrible. From running a business running around all day every day to being able to not do much just cry scared.
Did you guys ever had a weird feeling when something is changed(furniture for example) in your surroundings? It is kinda like a jolt or a intense dizzy feeling. Something like this?
My symptoms now : - sometimes feel weakness all over my body like i couldn't move - twitching but better now, only on my right eyes rn I'm extremely scared that im about getting ALS disease, i've already had mri but still i feel like that is something wrong in my body, i had dizzines before ( boat feeling ) when i start walking, this anxiety took my daily activity & my life so bad, i can't feel any happiness rn, every day in my mind is just thinking about illness, sorry bout my bad english, but thank you for sharing cherelle 🙏
