Convinced I have dementia.

[Seanaq]

Hey guys, I’m pretty new. I really should’ve thought about joining an anxiety forum years ago when all of this first started, maybe then I wouldn’t feel so crazy and thoroughly convinced I am dying (once again). I’ve gone through an ALS scare, several cancer scares, brain tumor scares, stroke scares, etc etc etc. right now, I’m convinced I have some sort of early onset Dementia. My anxiety has been through the roof the past couple of week causing my whole mind to feel so fogged up. I have a hard time thinking clearly, I can’t remember ****, I have a hard time finding words, etc. everything just seems so unfamiliar to me. However, I experience most of this when I’m home. I seem to have absolutely no problem working at all. I started a new job a month ago and I actually feel like I’ve caught on rather quickly. I cant kick this though. For some reason this has been the absolute worst my health anxiety has been and I truly believe my brain is slowly wasting as we speak. I had an MRI done a little over a year ago, which came back fine. I try to tell myself that something would have shown up then if something was wrong, but of course. Here we are. Panic attack after panic attack. Does anyone have any tips on how to get through a bad bought of health anxiety like this ? I’m terrified of taking medication due to a bad experience years ago. I just don’t know what to do anymore. I have three kids and literally do not have time for this ! Lol.

 

[Kmeyeraa11]

Hey Seanaq,

The first thing I would like to touch on is that you mention it is a problem for you when you’re at home, but at work you say it is no problem at all. I have had similar experiences with anxiety and it is because your mind is distracted at work. When you are at home you have plenty of time to think freely and get lost in your thoughts.

With my experiences, when I am busy, with friends, school, work or activities, my weird anxiety symptoms/ feelings are basically non existent.

I am no doctor, but I would imagine that if it was a medical problem, it would be persistent and you would feel the affects almost all the time.

I think you have similar anxiety to me such as that when you are busy and doing things, you are normal. But like me, I think you are a thinker, and often overthink. My advice would be to work on not overthinking, relaxing yourself, challenging irrational thoughts and keep busy!

Hope this helps! Stay strong!

 

[Seanaq]

Hey Seanaq,

The first thing I would like to touch on is that you mention it is a problem for you when you’re at home, but at work you say it is no problem at all. I have had similar experiences with anxiety and it is because your mind is distracted at work. When you are at home you have plenty of time to think freely and get lost in your thoughts.

With my experiences, when I am busy, with friends, school, work or activities, my weird anxiety symptoms/ feelings are basically non existent.

I am no doctor, but I would imagine that if it was a medical problem, it would be persistent and you would feel the affects almost all the time.

I think you have similar anxiety to me such as that when you are busy and doing things, you are normal. But like me, I think you are a thinker, and often overthink. My advice would be to work on not overthinking, relaxing yourself, challenging irrational thoughts and keep busy!

Hope this helps! Stay strong!

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Thank you so much for the kind words ! It helps a lot to finally have a group of people to talk to that understand what I’m going through ! I’m trying my best to learn how to relax again, I guess it’s just one of those things I have to take day by day.