Diabolical and sinister anxiety

[bbenedict]

Does anyone else have a type of anxiety where there is, at any given time, one disease or malady that you focus on intently to the point of obsession? And then, when you somehow get past that for whatever reason, another one HAS to take its place - but there can really be only one at a time...
For example, right now I am obsessing with MS (even though logically I know that this is pretty unlikely) because one side has a strange sensation, but because I spend all my energy on that, anything else wrong with my body just fades away like it doesn't matter at all.
It is freakin exhausting.

 

[LonelySoul935]

I agree with you, mentally, it is very draining. I’m in a similar situation as you. I spent the past year, a whole entire year, obsessing, worrying, fearing over my health because I truly believed I had diabetes. Even now, after coming to terms with it, I still can’t eat anything that has too much sugar.

I now worry that I have other diseases: cancer, hypertension, GERD, anemia, heart disease and pancreatitis.

Take it one step at a time. It’ll be hard, definitely, but you have to know that no matter how you feel, you’re stronger than this. Talk to a psychiatrist if you can, don’t stop taking your prescription medicine, it’s okay to vent and go out and find a hobby. Getting your mind occupied on something will help you from obsessing—at least it works for me.

 

[bbenedict]

Thank you - I am going to therapy and taking my prescription medication and trying to embrace the anxiety as a part of me not as some enemy to be fighting against - but it is certainly difficult

 

[TDS74]

Does anyone else have a type of anxiety where there is, at any given time, one disease or malady that you focus on intently to the point of obsession? And then, when you somehow get past that for whatever reason, another one HAS to take its place - but there can really be only one at a time...
For example, right now I am obsessing with MS (even though logically I know that this is pretty unlikely) because one side has a strange sensation, but because I spend all my energy on that, anything else wrong with my body just fades away like it doesn't matter at all.
It is freakin exhausting.

Absolutely!! Story of my life!! As I type this my anxiety is severe, and become totally engrossed in my own world and thoughts of Doom!!! Feel better soon!