One thing after another...

[suzzeeb]

No wonder I can't get past my anxiety! Every day it's something else. A few weeks ago I posted about losing hearing in my left ear, which really caused my anxiety to flare. Well after a round of steroids my hearing has improved, though not sure it's quite back to normal and I have pretty loud ringing in my ears most of the time. Still, I'm relieved it's better.

So, once my hearing started getting better I noticed a bumpy rash over my whole forehead and around my eyes, which no big deal I guess just weird. That started to clear up and then a few days ago I went to a movie and after eating probably too much popcorn I started feeling a little queasy and was up all night feeling sick and spent the whole next day with diarrhea, that was Saturday. Yesterday I thought I was feeling maybe a little better but then last night in bed I was super anxious and stomach feeling off again and kept regurgitating food. Then diarrhea again this morning, plus as a bonus I am having super painful back spasms, all on about 3 hours of sleep! Like every day it's a different issue. I can't get feeling positive no matter what I do. I always feel beat down, exhausted and worried about what's going on. That doesn't seem normal to me. I don't know anyone else who is homebound most of the time because of health issues. How can I ever get on top of my anxiety when I'm always sick or having health issues? Ugh, I'm just super depressed today.

 

[Hobbit]

So sorry you're feeling this way suzzeeb ! I wish i had wise words to help you , just know that you're not alone and I'm thinking of you . BTW, i got sick after eating popcorn once too . I'm sure it was rancid or something. Throwing up , stomach cramps ect . Took me 2 days to feel better .

 

[E.B]

It may not seem like it, but it is normal unfortunately. This kind of stuff comes in waves whether it be anxiety, physical symptoms, etc...I have been there and understand what you are going through. Just think their are some people who live every day in constant pain, or constant feeling of being unwell. This will go away and get better. Stay strong.

 

[suzzeeb]

Thanks for your comments. I'm trying - just feeling super run down and discouraged. Hopefully all of this will pass soon.

 

[Ms.Honey]

I feel the same way! There’s always something. It’s exhausting.
I hope you find some relief soon. I do think it’s normal, just that people without health anxiety don’t think much of it all.

 

[Jonathan123]

It is in the very nature of anxiety that we will look for and find problems, most of which don't exist. If we had a bad cold we would expect a stuffed up nose and a sore throat. I come back again and again to the normality of anxiety. The body reacts to messages from the brain which come from the mind. MIND> DANGER.> I may have this or that. BRAIN.> DANGER. >Reaction. FEAR!! The body responds to danger just as it should, with anxiety which stems from the fight/flight mode we put ourselves in. The mind is master and the brain it's servant. The brain will do what the master dictates. We begin the fight and the struggle, which is natural but mislead. Why can't we see the normality of anxiety/fear? Because we get caught up in an illusion. The illusion that we MAY have some disease. I am assuming you have been checked out medically and told you are OK. Once we begin to fear it sets off a whole train of events that include physical as well as psychological problems, as we all know. Acceptance is still the answer. It can't be emphasised enough that we add fear to fear and so prolong the pain. Illusions can be misleading because they are not facts.

 

[suzzeeb]

It is in the very nature of anxiety that we will look for and find problems, most of which don't exist. If we had a bad cold we would expect a stuffed up nose and a sore throat. I come back again and again to the normality of anxiety. The body reacts to messages from the brain which come from the mind. MIND> DANGER.> I may have this or that. BRAIN.> DANGER. >Reaction. FEAR!! The body responds to danger just as it should, with anxiety which stems from the fight/flight mode we put ourselves in. The mind is master and the brain it's servant. The brain will do what the master dictates. We begin the fight and the struggle, which is natural but mislead. Why can't we see the normality of anxiety/fear? Because we get caught up in an illusion. The illusion that we MAY have some disease. I am assuming you have been checked out medically and told you are OK. Once we begin to fear it sets off a whole train of events that include physical as well as psychological problems, as we all know. Acceptance is still the answer. It can't be emphasised enough that we add fear to fear and so prolong the pain. Illusions can be misleading because they are not facts.

I was checked out by an ENT for my hearing loss. I'm not sure I over reacted to that. He basically said only a third of patient's hearing gets better when they have sudden loss like that. I am having CT of my head this week to see whether there is some kind of growth on my acoustic nerve I think it is. I had such distorted hearing in that ear that it was frightening, but I think it would be to anyone, not just someone with anxiety, although I'm sure more so in someone like me. Now I feel off balance most of the time, and that scares me too because who wants to live with that?

I guess my point is there are physical things that happen that ruin a person's quality of life too, so it's not all illusion.

I feel the same way! There’s always something. It’s exhausting.
I hope you find some relief soon. I do think it’s normal, just that people without health anxiety don’t think much of it all.

I feel the same way! There’s always something. It’s exhausting.
I hope you find some relief soon. I do think it’s normal, just that people without health anxiety don’t think much of it all.

I'm sure that's true. I just don't know how to live like that. My mother in law has cancer and she will go through her treatments and go straight to dinner and the casino like nothing ever happened and go to bed at night and sleep like a baby! I don't get that at all! I would be devastated and need to go home and rest and take care of myself or feel sorry for myself. I would be so worried something I would have a reaction or feel ill or whatever. I'll just never have a life like that and that's depressing.

 

[Missy]

I wish I could be like that, but acceptance has taught me that is just not how I am. I try to separate the anxiety from the problem. This helps to see things more rationally.

 

[Jonathan123]

I wish I could be like that, but acceptance has taught me that is just not how I am. I try to separate the anxiety from the problem. This helps to see things more rationally.

I was not suggesting all symptoms are an illusion. I was referring to those with HA and the imaginary illnesses they think they have. Of course there are real symptoms and sickness that has to be dealt with on a physical level. You are right in trying to separate the anxiety from the problem. People react in so many different ways to any life event. Your mother in law may have decided to accept how she is and get on with life. Her diversions may help her overcome her fears. If you practise acceptance then, eventually, it will come right. I am so sorry to hear about your hearing. You are having treatment and some therapy so here's hoping.

 

[Missy]

Jonathon, I did not mean that illnesses are an illusion. Sorry if I didn't clarify it more. Basically, I mean the anxiety only makes the problem worse. Trying not to do the "what if's".

 

[kammie72]

I was checked out by an ENT for my hearing loss. I'm not sure I over reacted to that. He basically said only a third of patient's hearing gets better when they have sudden loss like that. I am having CT of my head this week to see whether there is some kind of growth on my acoustic nerve I think it is. I had such distorted hearing in that ear that it was frightening, but I think it would be to anyone, not just someone with anxiety, although I'm sure more so in someone like me. Now I feel off balance most of the time, and that scares me too because who wants to live with that?

I guess my point is there are physical things that happen that ruin a person's quality of life too, so it's not all illusion.




I'm sure that's true. I just don't know how to live like that. My mother in law has cancer and she will go through her treatments and go straight to dinner and the casino like nothing ever happened and go to bed at night and sleep like a baby! I don't get that at all! I would be devastated and need to go home and rest and take care of myself or feel sorry for myself. I would be so worried something I would have a reaction or feel ill or whatever. I'll just never have a life like that and that's depressing.

Cheers to your MIL! I love her spirit and hope she makes a full recovery.

 

[suzzeeb]

Cheers to your MIL! I love her spirit and hope she makes a full recovery.

Thank you. A full recovery isn't likely but her treatments are keeping it at bay for now, but she is enjoying her life and not letting it get her down.

 

[audaparizeau]

No wonder I can't get past my anxiety! Every day it's something else. A few weeks ago I posted about losing hearing in my left ear, which really caused my anxiety to flare. Well after a round of steroids my hearing has improved, though not sure it's quite back to normal and I have pretty loud ringing in my ears most of the time. Still, I'm relieved it's better.

So, once my hearing started getting better I noticed a bumpy rash over my whole forehead and around my eyes, which no big deal I guess just weird. That started to clear up and then a few days ago I went to a movie and after eating probably too much popcorn I started feeling a little queasy and was up all night feeling sick and spent the whole next day with diarrhea, that was Saturday. Yesterday I thought I was feeling maybe a little better but then last night in bed I was super anxious and stomach feeling off again and kept regurgitating food. Then diarrhea again this morning, plus as a bonus I am having super painful back spasms, all on about 3 hours of sleep! Like every day it's a different issue. I can't get feeling positive no matter what I do. I always feel beat down, exhausted and worried about what's going on. That doesn't seem normal to me. I don't know anyone else who is homebound most of the time because of health issues. How can I ever get on top of my anxiety when I'm always sick or having health issues? Ugh, I'm just super depressed today.

One of my family members has hearing loss missing some high-vibration noises and low-vibration noises along with some ringing issues, we found out a have and taken to the free hearing test, and they discovered significant hearing loss in the right ear; given some steroids, a little better now.