Health anxiety

**Posts:** 9 · by **Pilg** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 12:47 pm

Hi, i am new here. I suffer from health anxiety and i am having a big bout of it now. I have been worrying about things for months. My parents getting older, my kids just went off to college, my dogs are aging etc etc. A few days ago i felt weak in my legs and it through me in to a full panic. I have been obsessing over this since then. I feel terrified and want to know exactly why it happened. Please help!

**Posts:** 162 · by **Marais** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 1:15 pm

Everyone is getting older, its just a part of life. About feeling weak in your legs, i would google symthoms and if that doesnt help go to a doctor.

**Posts:** 452 · by **Roady** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 1:26 pm

Pilg wrote:Hi, i am new here. I suffer from health anxiety and i am having a big bout of it now. I have been worrying about things for months. My parents getting older, my kids just went off to college, my dogs are aging etc etc. A few days ago i felt weak in my legs and it through me in to a full panic. I have been obsessing over this since then. I feel terrified and want to know exactly why it happened. Please help!

Can you explain what exactly is so fearful to be alone for you?

**Posts:** 9 · by **Pilg** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 1:40 pm

I have gone to the doctor. She said that it is nothing serious

**Posts:** 9 · by **Pilg** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 1:43 pm

Marais wrote:Everyone is getting older, its just a part of life. About feeling weak in your legs, i would google symthoms and if that doesnt help go to a doctor.

I have been to the doctor and she said it is nothing serious

**Posts:** 452 · by **Roady** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 1:49 pm

Isn't that health anxiety actually a fear of death?

**Posts:** 9 · by **Pilg** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 2:02 pm

**Posts:** 12 · by **AliseOX** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 5:57 pm

Try to find medical reason why you felt weak in legs. Then just deal whit it and problem gone.

**Posts:** 9 · by **Pilg** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 7:09 pm

I went to doc and she said I may have virus but nothing worse

**Posts:** 452 · by **Roady** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 7:42 pm

Pilg wrote:Yes

Do you think that you can grow out of this fear?

**Posts:** 9 · by **Pilg** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 7:56 pm

I don't know. I am feeling so much anxiety because I have OCD . It is the doubting disorder. So even though she gave me full neurological exam I still feel scared. I doubt everything when my anxiety OCD hits

**Posts:** 452 · by **Roady** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 8:02 pm

Pilg wrote:I don't know. I am feeling so much anxiety because I have OCD . It is the doubting disorder. So even though she gave me full neurological exam I still feel scared. I doubt everything when my anxiety OCD hits

May I be very polite to write it a little different.

You have an anxiety and the doctors label that as OCD. OCD is just a label.

The root problem is your anxiety and that causes lot of symptoms like not social, not respectful, compulsion, addictions/escape mechanisms etc.

You have any idea where that fear comes from?

**Posts:** 9 · by **Pilg** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 8:11 pm

Yes but that doesn't seem to help knowing where it came from

**Posts:** 452 · by **Roady** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 8:13 pm

Pilg wrote:Yes

Sharing your emotions with somebody who you trust can be very helpful.

**Posts:** 9 · by **Pilg** » Sun Nov 20, 2016 8:20 pm

Looking for counselor that knows about problem

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