Please tell me someone else has experienced this??

I’m trying so hard not to post on here because i know it’s a compulsion. However I’m just so beyond scared. And this is health related and i know most of you are going to say you need to see a doctor or something along those lines but I’m just wondering If others have experienced anything like this and how to overcome it. I’m so beyond scared of having a brain tumor. Like it’s taking over my life. I’m scared to death of having a seizure because i know seizing is apart of brain tumors. I honestly don’t know what to do at this point. I keep feeling pains and sensations in my head particularly on one side. And because i know that brain tumor pain is normally localized in one spot i am freaking out. My mind keeps telling me “what if you are forgetful” so i keeps repeating my name, where i work, families names, etc to make sure I’m not in confusion and forgetting things. My eyes keep twitching, i am anxious 24:7. And normally being anxious would make me feel better in a way but now I’m scared to be anxious because anxiety could be a symptom of an underlying brain tumor. I don’t know what to do. I’m to scared of going to the doctors. What if they tell me i actually do have a tumor. Would i want to catch it early, of course i would but i am wayy to scared. These pains in my head are so beyond scary. The only thing making me feel somewhat okay is the fact that they come an go (and sometimes all over head as opposed to one spot) Like this morning i was fine with no pains but now they are here and I’m sick to my stomach. I’m also scared of feeling any nausea or stomach cramps because i know that vomiting is a sign of a tumor. And This morning i woke up with intense intense anxiety and i literally had a vision of me in the hospital getting a tumor removed. And it was beyond scary 😭😭😭

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Username: OCDMMOCDMM

Date posted: 2y ago

Not to reassure you but a lot of what you’re experiencing comes from anxiety. I have an MRI tomorrow and am also very scared of a brain tumor. I’ve had spots in my vision since I got COVID in August and they can’t figure out why. But then I overthink things like why do I stumble over words or get headaches or feel tingling in my hands and feet, etc.

Username: Anon17Anon17

Date posted: 2y ago

@OCDMM Thank you. I know that symptoms of brain tumor and symptoms of anxiety go hand in hand and that’s why i am so scared. The only thing really getting me through my day is the fact that when i am completely distracted i feel fine. But if I’m at all by myself i feel like my head hurts. Also my head pains aren’t really constant. They just come and go. And it’s so hard to tell if they are pressurized or not. Like i don’t know i can’t tell because i know brain tumor head aches are pressurized. For example right now i feel okay. But as far as eyes go i also see eye floaters i think they are called. They just come out of the blue. Today i haven’t experience many so that makes me feel better. I overthink absolutely everything. Like if my hands are tingling i Automatically assume that it is connected to my brain even though i probably just sat on my hand wrong. Sometimes i mess up my words and say things backwards and it scares me so much because i automatically assume oh I’m confused it must be a brain tumor. But really i just am bad at public speaking and have so much anxiety that i say it wrong. It’s so bad. I’m sorry that you are dealing with this. Good luck at your mri. What made you decide to get one? Any pressing symptoms that really alarmed you? I’m trying to tell myself that it is just anxiety but my mind keeps playing tricks on me.

Username: OCDMMOCDMM

Date posted: 2y ago

I went to the ER in August when I had COVID because all of a sudden I had these big spots in my vision that wouldn’t go away. They did do a CT scan and didn’t see anything but referred me to a neurologist who referred me to get one. At my appt, he was like “primary brain tumors are rare.” But I don’t remember bringing up brain tumors so it seemed like a weird thing to say and got me really freaked out.

Username: Anon17Anon17

Date posted: 2y ago

@OCDMM I’m so sorry you are experiencing this. I’m not a doctor and don’t want to give misinformation but i know that Covid can have really bad effects. It might not be long term but I’m sure it is related to Covid in some way. I hope they go away and i hope you feel better. Hopefully what your doctor said about brain tumors being rare is true for the both of us. I wish you good luck tomorrow

Username: OCDMMOCDMM

Date posted: 2y ago

@Anon17 Just wanted to let you know I got my results today and there was nothing abnormal on my MRI. They told me it’s probably just migraines and that they cause a lot of symptoms like speech issues, tingling, seeing spots, and headaches. Hope you’re doing well!

Username: Anon17Anon17

Date posted: 2y ago

@OCDMM So glad to hear that!! This truly makes me feel better. Because I’ve been struggling with seeing bright lights at the corner of my eyes and tingling as well. So happy for you!

Username: divyDdivyD

Date posted: 2y ago

I hear u. I kind of felt the same thing too. But I know that I have a bit of a jaw issue which sends pain up your head and down your neck. So, the odds of a tumour is rare, right? The problem is that with ocd, we mix up the stakes (which are very high) with the odds (which are low). No matter what’s said and done, you will not feel safe until you get 100% guarantee that you’re fine. Then what is to say that after clear test results, you might think you have it again. You might think that it’s newly developed or it somehow got missed. This is the ocd egging you on. I repeat. OCD egging you on. By all means go and get a check up. We mustn’t ignore our health concerns. You’re going to need to face your fears on that and you’re going to need to trust the drs answers. But how you’re reacting now is very unhelpful. You’re catastrophic thinking and having tunnel vision on this tumour thing. Take some time to relax and get your anxiety levels down. When you have calmed down, you will have some clarity of mind, and can focus on your erp. Once u have your Dr app in place… well that is all you can do really… you might feel a bit better. Try not to go into the what if scenarios because that’s anxiety so when those thoughts pop up you can say to yourself that u can let these thoughts be and u don’t have to do anything. Say yeah yeah yeah yeah I’ve already got a dr app. Carry on with wtv you were doing. This diminishes the power of the worrying thoughts. Look, I’m sorry you’re going through this. I 1000% know what you’re going through, I really do. It’s horrid. I pray for you to find strength in these relentless moments of fear and confusion.

Username: M_____M_____

Date posted: 2y ago

I'm experiencing this exact same worry right now. Not fun at all. You're not alone!

Username: McSteezzyy

Date posted: 5y ago

Hey guys, I’m kinda freakin out. I keep feeling like I have a brain tumor. I read the symptoms, I asked my parents, my roommates and their girlfriends, I don’t know why I feel so weird. Does anybody have tips?

Username: Anon17

Date posted: 2y ago

Made the mistake of googling 😩😩 help me please.

I just can’t help it. And you would think I’d be able to stop considering how much worse it makes me feel. I have Pains that come and go in my head. They are not stabbing that are just there. Sometimes they last all days sometimes they last 1 second and come and go throughout the day. The last few days oven been scared of brain tumors. So i looked it up again. And it says less than 1% of population develop cancerous tumors. However then i got reading about aneurysms. And it says that most people die within the first 25 minutes after a ruptured aneurysm. What the heck?!! What if i secretly have one? It says that aneurysm headaches are stabbing worst pain you could ever feel which my headaches are not. But what if i secretly have an aneurysm. It says they are caused by High blood pressure. Which i tend to have every time i go to Doctors ( i thought it was nerves, anxiety, being obese). What if i just wake up i. The middle of a night with a headache that brings me to my knees and it’s a ruptured aneurysm?? I’m more scared about this than a brain tumor. What am i doing to myself? Please help 😭😭😭

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Username: 353512shi

Date posted: 1y ago

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I have been have the same headache for a week now. I have never had a headache for this long before and it is really scaring me. I went to the doctor a few weeks ago about my thyroid turns out i was fine. Now I made another appointment about my headaches. I am terrified I have a brain tumour. My family all laugh at me and don’t take me seriously anymore when I see i am worried I have this, because all the times i thot i was dying i wasn’t. But this time feels way to real and so concerning. I don’t wanna die and I am scared I have a tumour but no one not even my doctor will end up taking me seriously because I am always making appointments for a new thing. But what if I do have one and everyone just sees me as the boy who cried wolf.

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