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Author Topic: Am I mad or is this normal  (Read 7964 times)

amandria

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Am I mad or is this normal
« on: October 25, 2011, 12:19:33 PM »

I feel nuts shareing this, but i need to, ya see, ive seen a lot of my friends die or recover from cancer, two friends fought of breast cancer, and one friend at 26 died of it, i seem to attract friend who have cancer which is scary stuff, and it freaks me out, each time i get a pain, i think ive got it, i dernt check my boobs, im terrified of finding lumps on my body, and i litrally feel sick and dizzy just thinking about it, if i have a headache i worry incase i have a brain tumour, i have asma and get breathless sometimes, and i worry that i will just stop breathing and die, i worry that i will have an heart attack when i am having an anxiety attack.. its mad, but latly, ive just been laughing it of, coz its crazy aint it, but some times but not to frequent now, i get myself in a right old state, then i tell myself of, and say how stupid i am, does anyone else suffer this way ? would love to talk to others who panic over things like this
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amandria

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2011, 12:22:45 PM »

Also im affraid of public transport, i fear that cars will crash into us, i fear of going on a train because of the bombings in london a few years ago, and going on a plane is a big no no lol, im terrible, please help me with my fears please if you can x
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amandria

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2011, 01:18:34 PM »

Ive always had fears about cancer, because when i was very young, my mother cared for a lady next door to us, who had cancer, and i would hear her talking to my dad about her condition and i remeber this frightening me, because i knew she was going to die, it was awful. i wasnt supposed to know alll the details, so i couldnt really talk about it with my mother, and over the years, as i said, lots of people i came in contact with had had experiances of losing someone, at 14, i met a male friend in a park one day, and his mother died of cancer when he was ten, we became very close friends, he was in a home, coz his dad kept trying to kill himself, which when my friend became an adult, his dad finally succeeded, my mothers new sister in law lost her neice through cancer, she was 14 bless her, and basically, all the trauma has freaked me out, and been to much for me to cope with, with going through the menopause, i find im more emotional and very very sensitive, and i lose myself more in past memories, i really do feel taht things have been resurfing so i can deal with things and move on, i went to my doctor two weeks ago, as i was a mess, so shes reffered me to a councillor and blames the way i feel on teh menopuse, but since finding this site, im feeling much better now, and just need to talk things through, talkinga bout things really help me, and just knowing that good people liek yourself are here to listen and to care...
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countrybumpkin

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2011, 01:42:04 PM »

Health anxiety is what its called nowadays - self explanatory its anxiety over your health.  My grandmother brought me up until I was 4 when she had a massive stroke and I found her, she died 6 months later having never regained movement or speech and from that day on I was convinced that illness equals death.  This is my trigger for the above - yours is that you have witnessed alot of illness and death.
Things like the hormonal hell of menopause just make it worse as it increases our normal levels of anxiety.
I have battled with health anxiety since I was a child and despite loads of treatment still suffer but then my trauma happened so young that it would be almost impossible to change but loads of people with therapy like CBT do improve dramatically so its worth discussing this with your GP and asking for a referral.
If you want to private message me about this then please do as I have literally been there and worn the t shirt with health anxiety :)










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Firewalker50

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #4 on: October 25, 2011, 02:00:23 PM »

Hello Amandria

Firstly - you are not alone and as you have already seen by the posts, you are among friends.

Many years ago and for many years I used to worry about things and then worry if I was not worrying about them in case I had forgotten what to worry about.  I know - it sounds mad.   

I think it sounds completely understandable that you would be anxious given the experience you have with the health issues of family and friends.

CBT counselling is what helped me years ago (it was not commonly known as that then) and now I rarely worry about anything at all - honestly.  If I do, I can quickly rationalise it and dismiss it. I am so grateful for that counselling and how much benefit it has been to me.

My friend was terrible with health concerns right up until she had CBT counselling last year and what a change.

I hope the support you get on here and the counselling offered by the doctor will make a big difference to your life.   I agree with Susan that while it is nice to be able to chat and share things on here, with the level of anxiety and concern you have indicated, I think you need professional one to one help on how to manage these experiences in your life.

We are always here for the 'chat' and support aspect and to cheer when you tell us that you are managing your anxiety better.

Fx
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cutey1

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2011, 04:05:27 PM »

Here, here Firewalker   :)

I was a GP secretary for 10 yrs and had to send many referral letters for patients to go and have CBT and some of them really rated this counselling!

I have had counselling in the past as I suffered with anxiety for many years (not really knowing I suffered with this), but then when we moved house and I was away from my family and friends, that is when it hit me and panic attacks started..............wow, they knocked me off my feet..........in the end I could not control them.  I had about 6 months of counselling and i take some medication to keep the panic attacks at bay as they can rear their ugly heads when you least expect them.  My counsellor told me that once you have panic attacks, you never really get rid of them, you learn to stop them from being as severe!  I do still get the small one.  But until I have gone through the menopause I am not stopping my medication!

Amandria, I would definitely go and speak with someone professional.  Your friends can listen, but you will tell a counsellor things that you would not discuss with a friend.  Friends are there for you which is great, but you will get much more help from a professional as they will help you to cope and understand your anxiety. 

Please go and have a chat with your GP.  It may well help you.

Take care, cutey x
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Suzi Q

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #6 on: October 27, 2011, 03:52:45 AM »

Listen to the ladies love you need to have some therapy
We all get scared honest
When I was 12/13 we had a little girls of 10 die in our street of Leaukemia Susan her name was
She was diagnosed in the August dead by November in those days all they did was transfusions
She actually died of Phnemoonia sorry cant spell that word
Its haunted me all my life I was convinced for many many years Id get it and die
Talk aboyt Irony my son at 26 developed a blood autoimmumne disease and Id have it for him in spades
Go talk see GP ask for some help and it will help honest xxxxxx
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trandall

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #7 on: October 29, 2022, 08:02:58 PM »

Amandria you just need to look at the amount of replies you have, health anxiety is real and I suffer very similar to you always thinking the pain I have no matter where it is is cancer and have already had quite a few checks with GP but seem to slip back into the worry when a new pain starts. Best thing I can tell you is that HRT patches helped a little and then meditating and speaking to myself about it being thoughts and not real. I write down all the positive things that take my thoughts away from the fear which helps your not alone
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DottyD68

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #8 on: October 29, 2022, 09:20:03 PM »

Hi Amandria,

You aren't alone. Although I've always been a bit of a worrier, I had never suffered from anxiety or panic attacks until my mid 40's. I never realised at the time but the start of my peri-menopausal journey sadly co-incided with several close friends and family dying at a relatively young age from MND, cancer or tragic accidents. Before the covid pandemic, and despite having really bad white-coat syndrome, I was at the GPs pretty much every month getting my latest symptom checked out. Unfortunately the GPs never mentioned that many of my symptoms (including the health anxiety that had taken me there) were peri-menopausal.

I started doing meditation using the Headspace app which I find really helpful to reduce my anxiety when it flares up. HRT has also helped as has exercise. I now have developed the "wait and see" approach to any symptom rather than immediately (literally!) trying to speak to a GP and as a result of covid restricting GP availability I usually find that by the time I can actually get a phone appointment the panic has passed.

For me personally it is the worst symptom of the menopause as it is unrelenting but if you can find ways of managing it, it will really help you. Look after yourself.
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Lyncola

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #9 on: October 30, 2022, 05:48:26 AM »

I think menopause really messes you around, as well as health anxiety I got very angry about my past.
Molested as a child, menopause really brought all the resentment back. I got angry with my parents, why weren’t they there to protect me.

I’m thankful last year to have gotten headaches and facial pains, which I gotten put on amitriptyline.
Amitriptyline use to be antidepressant, I actually feel like my old self again, and can move on.

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Minusminnie

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #10 on: October 30, 2022, 08:57:09 AM »

Amandria you just need to look at the amount of replies you have,

Hi Amandria,


Just to say to new ladies that if a person is written in black on the forum they have left.  No reason not to add to an existing thread but just so that you are aware.
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Kathleen

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #11 on: October 30, 2022, 09:53:30 AM »

Hello ladies.

It is also worth looking at the dates. This question and most of the responses were   posted in 2011.

Adding to an old discussion is still helpful to current users of MM but starting a fresh thread is also an option.

Take care ladies.

K.

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suzysimmo

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #12 on: October 30, 2022, 12:40:32 PM »

I think the thoughts of dying are linked to menopause, at the moment I really feel like if I went to bed and don’t wake up it will be easier than this feeling, I feel very sad And low. I don’t honk the winter coming added in to the menopause isn’t helping
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Flossieteacake

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2022, 01:00:35 PM »

I think the thoughts of dying are linked to menopause, at the moment I really feel like if I went to bed and don’t wake up it will be easier than this feeling, I feel very sad And low. I don’t honk the winter coming added in to the menopause isn’t helping

Hello suzysimmo and welcome. I am very sorry to hear you are feeling this way. Would you like to start a new thread and tell us a bit more about your menopause journey? You are not alone so please reach out.
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DottyD68

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Re: Am I mad or is this normal
« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2022, 04:03:25 PM »

Thanks Minusminnie for highlighting that. I didn't realise. I also hadn't noticed it was an old thread. I just replied as it popped up flagged with a new comment.
Thanks for letting me know.
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