HELP please is this anxiety?

Question

Please help me! I was recently diagnosed with a health anxiety disorder and postnatal deppression, for the past few weeks i have been convincing myself i have a brain tumor. its pretty ridiculous i know but im so scared at the thought of having one i ont know if im imagining the symptoms or if they are real? I feel like my eyes slight move with out me doing anything, no one has seeen anything odd though, i feel nauseous alot but that could be my anxiety. I had a ct scan 5 months ago as they thought i had pulminary embloism (blood clot spread to lungs) but it turned out tyhere was absolutely nothing wrong with me! could they have seeen a brain tumor then? what is happening to me i dont want to be like this but i cant help it i hate worrying all the time im fine through the day time but as it gets dark i start to panic like mad! has anyone else suffred with this? It seemed to have started after birth or the death of my grandad (terminal cancer) Help!!>>

ive been given anti-deppressants anfd booked in to see a pyschologist in feb. I know everyone dies,. but its taking over my life in the fact its going to happen soon and im just so terrified of it.

Answer 1

You probably have anxiety and some stress in your life at the moment, this causes you to think the way you do and have panick attacks. You might still be grieving also after your grandad had died and all kinds of things are playing on your mind.
You don't have a brain tumour because they would have told you if you had after your ct scan so you should stop worrying about that.
Did you say you recently had a baby also, your hormones are probably all over the place also, it takes time for your system to settle back down.
Do you think maybe you need your eyes testing if you think they move without you doing anything.?
Anxiety and stress builds up after certain events in your life and they start to take over if you let them.
Visit your doctor and have a word with him, he may be able to help you in some way.
Good luck and hope you feel better soon.
Think positive always...

Answer 2

You are certainly making yourself unduly upset. If a CT scan was done of your lungs they wouldn't do a scan of your brain. There would be no way of knowing, from a lung scan if there is a tumor in your brain. Stress, hormones, death and a new baby...all of these are enough to make a person have an anxiety attack! This too shall pass...I promise! However, until it does please talk to your doctor about all of your concerns. Speaking with a therapist may also be a good idea since you have had so many big changes in your life in such a short amount of time. A therapist will help you to sort out your feelings. Good luck!!

Answer 3

I would recommend talking to your doctor about this.
With the fact that you don't feel this way in the daytime i would say it is just something that's on your mind, but talking to a professional is a good idea if it bothers you a lot.
Everyone has the ability to convince themselves that they have illnesses, to the point of actually becoming ill. That's the power of the brain for you.
It's obviously been a stressfull time for you recently and the anxiety probably comes from that.

Are you busier during the day than at night?
If so, try and keep busier at night, at least to occupy your brain so you don't think so much about these things.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

I am no expert, or doctor, but this does sound like anxiety to me. I suffered from anxiety at one time; thought I was going to have a heart attack all the time! that was 20 odd years ago! I do think that this kind of irrational problem is related to other things going on in your life; the birth of your child; postnatal depression; the death of your grandad. Lots of fresh air is good. Yoga is good. Keeping busy! I wish you well.

Answer 5

Sounds like severe anxiety and a extreme self awareness... Try knowing yourself better than you already do and focusing on other people more than on yourself in daily interactions.

A therapist may be very good for you... You need to feel inner peace in order to have a happy and fulfilling life.

You may be subconsciously worried about your own mortality since your grandad died, which is normal for anyone.... Everyone dies alone, just as they were born alone... The key is focusing on things you can control, not on death or disease right now... Someday you will have to face it, but not now!! Live NOW while you're healthy.

Answer 6

Hun, I have had anxiety disorder before and I can tell you that I truly understand the trials of each day, associated with this!

In fact, my symptoms began shortly after the death of my Mom. I did seek help! I had too, as I felt as though I was not safe outside my home! I could not go shopping, I got scared if I heard someone was coming to my house and I did not understand any of this! I am a very outgoing person and my behavior became the opposite!!

Let me ask you this...do you believe in God? I do! In the midst of all of this, on anti-depressants, something for the panic attacks and sleep aids, I started to cry out to God! Seriously! I wept aloud, in the darkness of my room as I could no longer live that way! Have you asked God to help you, to guide you through this? I would strongly recommend that you pour out your heart to HIM! It was through prayer, good counseling and my faith, in God which brought me out of a "living nightmare", into the reality of my life and all life offers to us!

Sweety, I DO NOT, like hearing that anyone is feeling this way! It is not a long road back...if you get good counseling and let God into your heart as He loves us more than anyone ever could. He is the great Physician!!

I want you to know that I am going to be praying for you as I desire that noone ever feel this! It is crippling...in everyway! I ask God to guide you to a wonderful counselor and that you will come to understand the why's. May God bless you with HIS peace!

gail
E-mail if you need or, want to just talk!

Answer 7

This must be miserable for you. We can all give you advise, but the strength must come from within yourself. Talk with your family about your feelings and be sure they are on your side

Keep yourself busy with the baby and remember that there are so many people out there with worse problems. I sometimes feel down and then I look around and consider myself quite blessed and it perks me up right away. It's like the man who was upset that he had no shoes until he met the man who had no feet.

Gets some help and keep busy.

Answer 8

im the same as you. im a hypercondriact. i always think im dying of some sort of disease, a different one every other day. i hate living like this and i told my doc all about it and she told me its an anxiety disorder and prescribed some tablets and they have made me about 60 % better and i just learn to deal with it now. ive had it on and off all of my life an it was a relief to get diagnosed with something cos i thought i was the only person in the world with this problem. you will need to take the tablets for about 5-6 weeks before you notice them working but they do work. good luck and i hope you feel better soon. x .

Answer 9

Concentrate on the baby. Try to forget your struggles in the enjoyment of his/her life and discoveries.

Usually people who imagine something wrong have some sort of misery in their life which they are trying to escape. If there is something really bothering you, you may need professional help to discover what it is and deal with it so it stops creating in you these psychosomatic symptoms which are really your body's protest against what's going on (or may have gone on in the past) that you dislike or can't control.

Answer 10

I recommend seeing a psychologist, therapist, or psychiatrist. I'd even start with a visit to a general MD. Use one who respects you. Perhaps it's nothing, but it's worth getting checked out. Good luck.