Today, I found out that what I thought could be a life-threatening issue causing me chest pains was only because I over-obsessed about it. Now not only do I have social anxiety, but I get so anxious I can create fake illnesses. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I finally went to the doctor's about my severe anxiety. I'm so used to putting on a happy performance around people that she didn't believe anything was wrong with me. FML
Today, I went to get Covid test because I had chest pain and shortness of breath. Turns out, I just have depression and anxiety. FML
Today, because I thought I was about to have an asthma attack, I had a panic attack. Then, the panic attack caused me to have a real asthma attack. FML
Today, I found out that I'm failing this semester because I've missed too many classes. I've missed the classes because I've been having panic attacks, a symptom of my anxiety disorder. I got the anxiety disorder because I was so afraid of failing school. FML
Today, after months of my doctor telling me that my heart palpitations are simply due to anxiety, and that I'm perfectly healthy, I decided to weight train to face my fears. Two hours later, I was in the emergency room. FML
Today, I found out at a routine check-up that I may have asthma. How it went unnoticed until now, I do not know. I guess the world just needed to come up with a new way to make me miserable. FML
Today, I suddenly gained a massive burst of anxiety out of nowhere when thinking about my upcoming assessment appointments for my back and hip surgeries. I need these so I don't end up permanently crippled due to spinal stenosis and a labral tear. The worst part is that I know I'm fretting over nothing. FML
Today, after decades of 24/7 cognitive impairment and being made to feel like a hypochondriac by many doctors over the years, I learned I have a severe physical illness. I kept researching and discovered my own illness, found out which test to ask for, and finally showed doctors proof. FML
Today, my social anxiety is so bad that the mere thought of talking to anyone, even someone who isn't even real, makes me feel ill and uneasy. FML
Today, I realised exactly how bad my social anxiety has gotten when I had a panic attack watching someone ask someone else out on a fictional show. FML
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kaprookie 3
Anxiety is dangerous, overthinking and obsessing can cause serious problems. Sit back and relax OP.
ProhibitionRose 14
There's a pill for everything these days
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Mr25_fml 14
you fail at life..
FlyingWhisps 5
Oh, chest pains. Why, I remember in my day how I used to have random heart aches for no apparent reason. It felt like I was just dumped but I was single... Nobody gives a damn on FML, though, so I'll just do it for you. "Cool story, bro"
sofineedsaladder 10
I have done this :/ I convinced myself I was going to die. Hypochondria as its finest...
RensM 22
It is a very common thing actually. It sucks when it happens, I know I have it too. One of the best things you can do to help it get better is meditation/breathing exercises or to get the same result in breathing, sing or read out loud. Breathing is the key to calming the body down and getting rid of the pains.
julia_lynn 21
Agreed. Whether therapy or drugs will help you really depends on your situation, but breathing/meditation should at least alleviate your symptoms while you get things figured out.
Meme1988 18
Relax!
kombatmp 1
Yeah I've done that before. I was told my chest pains were from anxiety, from stressing about my "illness"
yazzy101 11
Yer I had that too I got stomach aches through but once I started taking Zoloft I felt better go to your doctor and ask if you should take something. It really does help.
Amy28_fml 0
its ok to b anxious and we all create psychosematic illnesses in our lives. don't worry. try talking to a psychologist (not a psychiatrist)
JohnBrownRyce 0
It's called a placebo, if your mind completely believes its sick, it will generate an illness on its own. It's quite amazing actually
Savra_fml 17
Sorry to say Johnnyboy but that is not what a placebo is! Perhaps hypochondriasis is the word you are looking for, but placebo definitively not!!!
Jujubilee 1
Ugh... Hypochondriacs...