MisterNegative

Date posted: 3y

Throat concerns

I've been doing pretty well with ignoring my body's sensations and and ignoring Google when it comes to symptoms that my anxiety has manifested but I've been dealing with weird neck tension and jaw tension on the left side for a while now. Couple weeks off and on and while I know I've been down that road before I can't help but think it is something terrible like throat or oral cancer. I've never smoked in my life and my doctor has told me I am healthy and good to go but the thought of something I'm possibly ignoring or something that had been overlooked overwhelms my mind at times. Anxiety has a Bible list of symptoms and they can happen even when your not anxious or stressed. Any words of wisdom or similar experiences to gain perspective.l?

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Kiersin_

Date posted: 3y

Whenever I feel pain anywhere, I would look up on Google and it'll scare me. I went to a nerlogist, but I still sense that he didn't pick up. I know anxiety could cause a lot of symptoms, I know when I don't search up anything and I forget about it it gets somewhat better. There are still problems I am having that keeps me wondering what it can be.

FreetoSpeak

Date posted: 3y

A statement I've done is, "maybe I'm sick, maybe I'm not." Living with the uncertainty is really hard at first especially when fear demands attention but if you write this down multiple times a day and repeat it in your mind you'll find the anxiety is less. Sounds weird I know, but it's worked for me.

Chy

Date posted: 3y

It could just me simple TMJ from clenched and anxiety. I had similar pain and through it was brain related - got a cheap mouth guard from Walmart and it fixed it. My doctor had me do that and he was right. I did all the CAT scans and everything because I was worried and it wasn’t even serious.

Stephen Theo...

Date posted: 3y

I'm in the same boat. I'm new to having diagnosed OCD and anxiety, and its taken me over a year to accept that a lot of all my weird body sensations are most likely anxiety and ocd. I've had millions of tests too that say I'm healthy, but my stubborn mind still tries to convince me otherwise.

OCDMM

Date posted: 3y

I had the same thing, spent a boat load on medical bills only to be told it’s basically just TMJ and post nasal drip

MisterNegative

Date posted: 3y

Tmj?

OCDMM

Date posted: 3y

It’s like damage to your jaw from clenching and grinding your teeth

MisterNegative

Date posted: 3y

Ah ok. Does it resolve pretty easily

MisterNegative

Date posted: 3y

It seems like nothing to worry about.

OCDMM

Date posted: 3y

Eh, sort of. I have to wear a nightguard and I had to do PT but I’ve had this issue for a long time so I did damage to the cartilage

MisterNegative

Date posted: 3y

Ah. I don't think I have anything like that and sorry to make you bring it up but I appreciate you sharing your experience with me.

OCDMM

Date posted: 3y

No worries, it’s a pain but it’s more annoying than anything, mine is a mild/ moderate case. The post nasal drip can also cause throat stuff along with a ton of other benign things, I had the same worries, though

MisterNegative

Date posted: 3y

Oh ok. Thank you for sharing.

lauraheit

Date posted: 3y

This was me about a year ago. Every month i’d hyper focus on a new thing wrong with me. Try to counteract the thoughts with more believable logical answers. And, if anything, ask for a blood test! Remember sometimes our anxieties can manifest as physical symptoms. :)

Bobbbbby

Date posted: 23w

Acid Reflux

Hello, I just wanna put my thoughts onto something to hopefully release them. I have health ocd/anxiety which comes with googling and overthinking. Lately, I’ve been have stomach issues and acid reflux on new SSRI medication and convince myself I have SIBO or a weird disease. I then I looked into gastric diseases then freak myself out more for days on end. I’m am trying to use the ERP and saying “Mabye I do mabye I don’t”; but I always end up doing stuff to make it worse. If I have any advice don’t google, I should take my own advice😂. I have a few appointments to make sure nothings wrong which I know logically nothings wrong but for some reason I still think something is really wrong. (If you have similar stuff DONT look it up, it’ll just say the worst thing, ignorance is bliss 😭😂) Not expecting a response, just wanted to “release” my thoughts. Hopefully I help someone who is going the same thing. Anyways hope everyone is doing good and making progress in their life. :)

carol.xxx

Date posted: 22w

Health anxiety please help x

Hey friends… I am in a really low place regarding my health anxiety. I am absolutely terrified of cancer. Im only 17 years old and im worrying more about health then living my life its very draining. At the moment I have a very chesty cough which has lasted around two weeks and a runny nose and just full sinuses. I woke up from my sleep tonight and woke up completely wet in sweat and itchy. I am terrified in case ive got cancer. I get so so scared It genuinely is not only affecting me but everyone else around me im pulling them down too. 💔 I am UK based and recently got a job and even then its all I can think about. Im crying my eyes out scared ☹️ To anyone else going through this your not alone and its so consuming. ❤️‍🩹

Anonymous

Date posted: 22w

Has anyone’s obsessive thoughts changed themes?

I went from intrusive thoughts of hurting people, thinking I did horrible things and not remembering it like running people over with my car etc, to my brain trying to convince me I that I had split personality disorder to now health anxiety. The intrusive thoughts weren’t as bad as this. I’ll get physical symptoms like my heart racing, chest pain, can’t swallow. It’s been causing panic attacks but I’m constantly scared I’m dying. If my mole looks like it changed I freak out and think I have cancer. I had to get a stethoscope to listen to my heartbeat to make sure I don’t have an aortic aneurysm to buying a Fitbit to constantly check my pulse. I went to the ER bc I thought I was dying and now I’m paying a 2 thousand dollar bill when they say my heart is fine. It’s just exhausting.

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