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Hello all. Hope you are all enjoying this heated Sunday.. There is something I wanna vent and I know this isn't the right website to come for advice, but hey I see everyone else posting random threads, so why not? lol before anything, yes I know this is something I should consult my doctor with and I will get to it but it's Sunday, I don't wanna wait and I would like to know if anyone else has experienced this and can probably give me a little ease of mind.
Lately, I have been experiencing hypochondriacal symptoms. For those who don't knkw what hypocondria is, hypocondria is when you are obsessed with the idea of having a serious medical condition, even though there is no diagnosis. This is more of a psychological issue. I've always been a person with anxiety when I see or hear something worrisome. I started having sleep problems on and off ever since I finished high school. Anyway, this might sound embarassing, ladies, you'll understand what I mean by this but a few months ago my doctor prescribed medication for me to take as hormonal therapy for 3 months. My fear of having a severe health problem started there. First, I assumed I had every single disease on Google. I typed my symptoms wondering why my hormones would go out of whack and everything I read scared me to the point where I basically wanted to start planning for my funeral. (Mind you, my doctor reassured me I will be fine). the medication does work and did not cause any serious side effects, but my anxiety gets the best of me when I wondered why my hormones went out of balance. That was 3 months ago. Now, like a week ago I drank too much water and I kept going to the bathroom. There I go again. I looked up my symptoms. This time I assumed I had diabetes. this went on for a few days. I kept googling symptoms for diabetes until my mom told me to stop. Then I left it alone, then out of curiousity i decided to look up hyperthyroidism (since my mom is hypo). Symptoms included insomnia and fast heart rate. There. I now think I have hyperthyroidism. Even though Ive never experienced random anxiety attacks and I have been able to sleep. My heart never randomly beats fast. I have not experienced any weight loss. I do not have a goiter. I do not have excessive hunger. I don't experience any of the symptoms but Google said I have a thyrpid disease and I am going to die. last night when I was laying down I think I made a sudden move that caused my heart to beat a little faster. I immediately remembered that it was a symptom so I started researching it for the 100th time. I tried to fall asleep but then I would start to think about it and I would start to panic, making me actually think it is because I have this disorder. I was not able to sleep, at all. So since midnight I've been awake. I haven't even been able to take a small nap. I tried to sleep but then I'd feel my heart beat again. I do not have any symptoms for anything I mentioned, until yesterday when I started to over think. I've always been a skinny girl but I've never had any problems. I do stress, I do get anxiety at times but theres always a reason for it. When I looked up hypochondria, I immediately knew I had that. Reading through all the symptoms was as if I were writing it myself. I do have a great obsession with researching any little minor symptom. If I wake up with a small cramp, Google tells me it's a tumor. If I search for ways to get an eyelash out of my eye, Google tells me I'll go blind and I'm going to die. Im scared I have every single disease out there. the last time I went to a doctor which was 3 months ago, although it was not a routine check up, I noticed that i was underweight, probably because I didn't eat breakfast. And usually i skip it and eat ljke once or twice a day. But lately I have been eating more, just not enough I think. Anyway, has anyone ever experienced this before? Im worried that late at night if I try to go to sleep all the diseases i read about will linger in the back of my mind and cause me to panic. Let me just say, I was ok, meaning I felt normal, symptom-free before I started obsessing over these things. This all just started happening ever since I read about hyperthyroidism. Tomorrow, I will give my doctor a call. I know she's gonna tell me to stop reading the Internet... again. Lol how can i overcome this obsession that is starting to cause me to panic for any little minor symptom i get ? [emoji]128557[/emoji]
And I am extremely sorry for the novel I just wrote. But also thank you for taking the time to read it. I would really appreciate any advice.
Lately, I have been experiencing hypochondriacal symptoms. For those who don't knkw what hypocondria is, hypocondria is when you are obsessed with the idea of having a serious medical condition, even though there is no diagnosis. This is more of a psychological issue. I've always been a person with anxiety when I see or hear something worrisome. I started having sleep problems on and off ever since I finished high school. Anyway, this might sound embarassing, ladies, you'll understand what I mean by this but a few months ago my doctor prescribed medication for me to take as hormonal therapy for 3 months. My fear of having a severe health problem started there. First, I assumed I had every single disease on Google. I typed my symptoms wondering why my hormones would go out of whack and everything I read scared me to the point where I basically wanted to start planning for my funeral. (Mind you, my doctor reassured me I will be fine). the medication does work and did not cause any serious side effects, but my anxiety gets the best of me when I wondered why my hormones went out of balance. That was 3 months ago. Now, like a week ago I drank too much water and I kept going to the bathroom. There I go again. I looked up my symptoms. This time I assumed I had diabetes. this went on for a few days. I kept googling symptoms for diabetes until my mom told me to stop. Then I left it alone, then out of curiousity i decided to look up hyperthyroidism (since my mom is hypo). Symptoms included insomnia and fast heart rate. There. I now think I have hyperthyroidism. Even though Ive never experienced random anxiety attacks and I have been able to sleep. My heart never randomly beats fast. I have not experienced any weight loss. I do not have a goiter. I do not have excessive hunger. I don't experience any of the symptoms but Google said I have a thyrpid disease and I am going to die. last night when I was laying down I think I made a sudden move that caused my heart to beat a little faster. I immediately remembered that it was a symptom so I started researching it for the 100th time. I tried to fall asleep but then I would start to think about it and I would start to panic, making me actually think it is because I have this disorder. I was not able to sleep, at all. So since midnight I've been awake. I haven't even been able to take a small nap. I tried to sleep but then I'd feel my heart beat again. I do not have any symptoms for anything I mentioned, until yesterday when I started to over think. I've always been a skinny girl but I've never had any problems. I do stress, I do get anxiety at times but theres always a reason for it. When I looked up hypochondria, I immediately knew I had that. Reading through all the symptoms was as if I were writing it myself. I do have a great obsession with researching any little minor symptom. If I wake up with a small cramp, Google tells me it's a tumor. If I search for ways to get an eyelash out of my eye, Google tells me I'll go blind and I'm going to die. Im scared I have every single disease out there. the last time I went to a doctor which was 3 months ago, although it was not a routine check up, I noticed that i was underweight, probably because I didn't eat breakfast. And usually i skip it and eat ljke once or twice a day. But lately I have been eating more, just not enough I think. Anyway, has anyone ever experienced this before? Im worried that late at night if I try to go to sleep all the diseases i read about will linger in the back of my mind and cause me to panic. Let me just say, I was ok, meaning I felt normal, symptom-free before I started obsessing over these things. This all just started happening ever since I read about hyperthyroidism. Tomorrow, I will give my doctor a call. I know she's gonna tell me to stop reading the Internet... again. Lol how can i overcome this obsession that is starting to cause me to panic for any little minor symptom i get ? [emoji]128557[/emoji]
And I am extremely sorry for the novel I just wrote. But also thank you for taking the time to read it. I would really appreciate any advice.
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