Things:
I did several of the tests and the results are that I do have health anxiety.
The other name is hypochondria, which I dont like.
I tried to share some of the information I found to this blog, but it appears that no one blogs anymore.... so Im a little chuffed no one will read my rants.
There isnt any real coping strategies. Theres acknowledge and thought diaries, but no methodical, practical, personable techniques.
My annoyance - covid is here, if I go to see my doctor I am clogging up his time when others need reassurance. Health anxiety has caused me to spend too much time (and money) seeing doctors. Everything from weight loss, bloating, perceived breast cancer, migraines, panic attacks, uti, v&d, low iron, pins and needles, numbness, reaction to medication, asthma, pneumonia, fibromygalgia, dislocating knees and hips. I get tested, I have an illness, I get medication, I go away until the next ailment which tends to happen within the week, I return as directed, I get tested, I have reaction, I get medication, I go away, something else happens but I wont go back because Im seen as the hypochondriac, I stop medication, this is life.
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