Open Question: How to deal with possible hypochondria and no one to talk to?
Ok I won’t go into a life story, lol but I’ve been dealing with this since I can remember. I am 17 and I have a few undiagnosed ‘mental’ problems that I can’t seem to get under control. Even worse, I don’t really have anyone to talk to and I feel myself slowly drifting away from everyone. I’ve been ignoring my ‘friends’. Some of my family members know about my problem but it’s wiped away as a joke. Well, lately, I’ve been stressed about various things, and stress brings out my health anxiety.
I’ve had numerous illnesses in my head… cancer, heart disease, an undiagnosed congenital heart problem, diabetes, ovarian cancer, stomach ulcer, brain tumor, brain cancer, skin cancer, anuerysm, endometriosis, mental illnesses, going deaf, going blind, passing out, and now… I’m having fears of having a seizure. I have convinced myself that I have had a seizure or that one is coming. I had an episode last night that very well felt like one, but when I went to my mom, she yelled at me and brushed me off. This all started when I was diagnosed with scoliosis. Every since then, I’ve been worried about having some nerve or spinal issues (seizures, paralyzation, etc). I’m thinking about this every waking minute.. the only time I have peace is when I sleep. I can’t even concentrate on my work because I think I’m about to have a seizure. And almost as a coincidence, everything is reminding me of seizures now. When I ran to my mom about this, there was a girl on TV passed out from a seizure. A few days ago, I heard that Jeremy Shockey had a seizure. I heard that Gary Coleman had a seizure a few months before he just died. I don’t know if it’s a coincidence, but it’s scary me to death. I literally feel sick typing this..plus I read that stress can cause seizures and I really don’t know what to do with myself 
My hands and feet are sweaty and I feel like throwing up now because of what I just typed. I just feel like a mess
Sat, 29 May 2010 02:06:16 GMT
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