am i the only one?

[asailorswife]

i have read through these forums on here and have found nobody that goes through the same things that i do. i am 31 years old, i started having panic attacks out of NOWHERE three years ago, and i am slowly becoming what i feel to be agoraphobic. i do go to the store and what not - but that is because i do not have to go on the main roads to get there.

i also have something called health anxiety. where i feel the slightest twitch in my body, ache, or pain....and i automatically get scared that something is going on with me, physically.

[ThePinkFloyd]

Don't be sorry,if I know something is that anxiety and constant fear can be a very lonely and scary place. It's very deficult to cope with your everyday life when those thoughts are getting in to your head.I have paused my life for over 7 months now.I am hoping that I am going to find a closer soon but as I have come to understand...the change will begin from inside you.No matter what doctors and everybody else say...the change begins from our mind. :)

[asailorswife]

sorry pink, hun

[nursegirl6572]

You're far from alone.  If you browse through the forum, you will find plenty of people with issues just like you have.  

What have you done to address the anxiety thus far?

[ThePinkFloyd]

Well I am having health anxiety too...I know it is a very deficult situation to go through.I am keep looking for symptoms and changes on my body and skin.I am also keep thinking what If I develop cancer or what if I develop a very rare illness and stuff like that.

[asailorswife]

nope, i have been a member here for several years

[Mozxanax]

ThePinkFloyd is right that you're not alone with health anxiety. I don't think the comment about Googling was meant in a bad way, it's just that a lot us tend to do it at times. Point is..there's a lot of posts here with people who worry themselves sick over health issues. You're in like company here. Don't feel so alone. My best.

[ThePinkFloyd]

I assumed that you found this website by googling stuff about your anxiety.As I say I am no doctor so I just took a guess.I have made that mistake so I was just trying to prevent you for doing it.But my advise is still the same,if you can not manage the situation you should talk to a proffesional. :)

[asailorswife]

funny.

not sure where, in my post, does it say that i google?

[ThePinkFloyd]

You are not the only one here.Most of us are here becuase we are afraid of our health.I am no doctor or psychologist but the only advice I can give you is to stop googling and find a good psychologist to talk to about those things.