I think a major problem with health anxiety is just simply we are getting older and our bodies are constantly changing over time. New sensation can trigger you dramatically
That’s so true. It’s been 3 years almost for me and meanwhile yes my body is changing. I don’t even remember what it felt like to be “symptom-less” but I’m unlikely to ever be because I’m not getting any younger. Eg floaters, neck/back pain, getting easily sore after sport can happen. I also wonder if i really was “symptom-free” 5-7 years ago or I just didn’t notice these sensations. The more you focus on something, the stronger you feel it. Eg. I know that I’ve always been a slightly dizzy person but it never triggered anxiety before.
@@Truerealism747 there is something that hurts me every day for sure. But my focus is not on my muscle pain anymore so I don’t notice it. In saying this I do exercise but I am not that well trained so I get sore after exercise a lot. But there were definitely times where I was just stressed and tight and had muscle pain because of that. It’s funny how when your brain is focused on something else you don’t notice things that used to make you anxious ..
I was told by a doctor that Anxiety build up in our subconcious mind & that's why the symtoms can pop up when you dont feel Anxious in your concious mind.
@@abrahamhernandez1913Mine is a constant headache I have had for 3 years. I used to get heart palpitations but they eventually went. This headache has scared me the most and the other day I banged my head against my headboard and it ramped it up again. Whenever I bang it even gently it fuels the headache even more. This video is comforting. My anxiety came back in august and so my headache has been ramped up since.
Health anxiety/depression is a roller coaster. Some days nbd, some days soul crushing. I’m sending all the peace, love and understanding to all my people out there in same boat. No choice but to keep paddling in the storm.
I also want you guys to understand that it is very possible to have symptoms all the time even when your relaxed and have those nasty als/Ms/Parkinson’s or any DM symptoms 24/7 remember you are an Anxious Person and this WILL happen but YOU ARE JUST FINE it will all work out just FINE! I PROMISE! I love you guys please keep fighting 💪🏻
Thank you for your words! But do you think it is possible to heal and to get better in a shorter time, once we know that the symptom is caused by anxiety and once we work a lot on ourselves with therapy? I have been symptom free for a long time after working on myself, now but sometimes I still get some symptom relapses and I am always worried they will last years like they did before. I still keep going...
I feel abnormal from the world and nobody could understand the pain and mental suffering i go through, but this comments make me feel a little normal again, so i would like to throw a panic attack anxiety party🎉🎉🎉🎉 with everyone whos going through this so we all could feel good together 😅😅😅😅😅
I turned 70 in March. My GAD has been lifelong. Health anxiety is a part of it but not all of it: I am inside my head 24/7, worried about my own thoughts, worried about worrying...and everything else. At the moment I'm undergoing a "swollen lymph nodes (groin)" panic. On my way to a CAT scat later this morning, biopsy tomorrow. Aside from all the other worries (non stop fear of death and disease), the cost here in the US of all these tests is not negligible despite having decent insurance Thank you: it's 4 am and your channel offers awesome reassurance - at least on the lymph note side. Living with this level of anxiety all my life has had tremendeous costs as you can imagine...THANK YOU ❤
Hi ❤ I recommend you pray to God and ask Him to remove your worries and fears and allow you your peace. Have FAITH and never fear. He will help you through it! I promise. Blessings ❤
I know you know howuch you help people but I just wanted to say you have been one of the main reasons I'm doing such better with my anxiety. You make a huge difference . I'm so grateful 🙏
Paige, I just wanted to say I hope you make a full recovery. I like yourself am very grateful for people like cherelle who are brave enough to tell their stories and help others. Best wishes for your future.
@@Phoenix1062 I am beginning to move forward thanks to all the advice over this past 7 months from cherelle and other youtube people. Also we have to face our fears no matter how we feel. Accept all the strange feelings we have and lead as normal a life as possible. Over and over every day until we conquer our fears and make normality normal.
Also so relatable, earlier in the year my digestive issues were way after I had gone through a bad period of health anxiety. These delayed symptoms are really frustrating!
Omg im actually crying with relief that someone is actually explaining my life and what i am living through. The relief that I'm not crazy or just the ONLY one in the whole world to ever experience all these things. Thank you!!! ❤ I've had 4 MRI's 6 CT's, so much blood work, every single muscle disease test, cancer tests, every test possible, but i was never satisfied, i always thought they've missed something. A&E was ny second home for many months, sometimes they would turn me away as I'd been there every night for weeks. I pray that i can be myself again after so many years of suffering.
Mine is few years ago ecg and all the blood test . This month colonoscopy and endoscopy. Now Im going for ultrasound and ct scan . The only problem is its so expensive
This video describes what I'm feeling right now. I'm having aches on the left side of my chest and it radiates to my left shoulder and arm. When this happens I think I'm having a cardiac issue. I immediately go into anxiety mode. My hands and feet get sweaty and my bowls are affected.I also get lightheaded. The symptoms will eventually go away but while its happening I'm contemplating going to the ER. I've been to the ER numerous times in the past just to find out its anxiety. I guess I"ll never know when something serious is occurring. So frustrating. I've accepted I have to live with this indefinitely. Thanks for sharing your perspective on the issue.
Does anyone have one of these symptoms 24/7? - tingling in different parts of the body that comes and goes; - Dry mouth; - Insomnia; - Accelerated heartbeat; - Repetitive thoughts; - Jelly legs,worse when I climb stairs or do things at home; - shortness of breath - Feeling of weakness on right leg
yes they started 2 months ago for me i had insomnia but i think it was part of the anti depressants now i just have a really bad feeling in my chest that doesnt go away weak arms and legs and sometimes a weird sensation on my neck and jaw even tho im okay in my head i feel it in my chest that radiates everywhere else that obviously turns into something more mental rather than just physical how are u doing now?
@@jairoortega6413 I'm much better, I did all the exams and nothing showed up. I decided to start therapy and went to the gym. I'm slowly getting better, but I've been fine
I recently had a couple episodes to where I ended up at the ER. My entire left side went numb and my speech was slurred. Could not make any sense . Followed by a major headache.. there multiple MRIs done.. x rays.. CT scans.. blood tests.. heart tests… doctors could not find anything wrong with me.. ever since then this health anxiety has been crazy.. these videos help so much!
I have experienced every last one of the things you have shared in this video. I live it daily and want to thank you for making those of us who live this daily, know we are not alone.
Your videos are absolutely amazing. I stumbled across them today after about 2 very dark weeks, one of the worst health anxiety waves I’ve been going through, with constant ruminating and fear of dying… thinking this time it’s the real thing. Thank you so much for getting me back out of the dark into having a brighter and more optimistic outlook on the future. Especially the video how you finally overcame it for 18+ months now was very inspiring. 🤗
Thank you so much for making theses videos. You don’t understand how helpful these videos are. I feel like people who don’t suffer from health anxiety. Don’t understand how frustrating it can really be and it can make you feel like you’re alone. Currently been having headaches every single day for a month convinced I have something wrong with me even when I’m not anxious I feel pain watching your videos really gives me some peace of mind.❤
Yes absolutely! The crazy thing is, i messaged some anxiety specialist on a very well known platform, and mentioned ALL my symptoms that NEVER EVER go away even when I'm not anxious , he said it's highly unlikely to be health anxiety, he'd never heard of my case before and is probably medication or some chemicals exposure!!!! What the hell!!! I paid good money to an anxiety expert who hasn't got a clue!!! You have explained my whole situation as if it were my life.
How are you doing today ? I hope you are feeling better. It's weirdly comforting knowing you are not alone. Keep strong. Reply to this if you are feeling alone in this
Seems like we have to build a better mindset and just remind ourselves it will get better, but it will take time! I am recovering from health anxiety, and I come back to watch your videos to remind myself. All is well and I will continue to get through this. For any of you still struggling, keep going you have to take control of your mind and make the changes in your life that are necessary to feel more at peace. It gets much much much much better than it ever was! I’m so grateful for your videos, RUclips has been my source for help versus health professionals 🙏
It’s our subconscious mind . 90% of what we do is controlled by our subconscious. Our subconscious is always filtering our environment. So although you may not perceive the worry or negative thoughts it’s is still in fact running in the background . We have to get better at communicating with our subconscious / inner child . It’s always processing/ protecting . And it speaks to us though our body aka sensations and symptoms .
My main one I’ve struggled with for 5+ years now is chest pains all over the left side of my chest, heart palpitations, heart attack symptoms, fast heart rate, etc. and despite the countless times doctors have told my heart is fine, it only makes me feel better for a bit and then it comes back. It’ll hit me out of nowhere when I’m not currently feeling anxious and then of course it triggers severe anxiety for the rest of the day so I relate to this.
This is how I feel everyday; fast heart rate, palpitations, chest pain, dizziness and lightheaded. I've gone so many times to the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack to be told it's a panic attack. Everyday from the minute I get up till I go to bed this is all I do, evaluate every sympton. I've even had several nocturnal panic attacks. It's just such an awful feeling.
Omg I freaking love you I have so much health anxiety!!!!! I think like this all the time and so scared to share with people BECUASE they think I’m crazy
Every video you post seems to come at the right time for me - thank you. You have the best videos about health anxiety that I can find anywhere. Always grateful for these x
OMG! I relate to this so much. This has to be a miracle to find your channel. Reading these comments and seeing these help so much - I didn’t realize how common it was to have symptoms 24/7 and delayed symptoms. Thank you! 🎉
I have symptoms every single day almost all day long. Then I start googling and that makes things worst. I think my doctors are tired of me and my family as well.
@@Truerealism747 yes!! I have chest pain everyday! sorry for the delayed response. 9 months later and i’m doing worse - but i’m also revamping my approach. wishing you luck!
I’ve been on a health anxiety roller coaster for the past 7 months. Started with a pain in my back I convinced myself it was a kidney tumor. Turned out to be a little benign lump of fat on my lower back nothing dangerous at all. After 4 months of worrying about a kidney tumor I started having hypnic jerks every single night. Been suffering through those for 2 months and last week I started having super mild but daily headaches. It’s so hard telling myself it’s not a brain tumor or some other super deadly/dangerous condition. These videos have helped me since I discovered them 3 nights ago. Thank you and good luck to all of us.
I really needed this video - thank you!! I had a bad GI flare. I was in so much pain and was super on edge for sbout a week. Finally went to the Dr for it, adjusted some meds, was given a couple new ones. That night I woke up a few times with muscle twitches in my legs... Firing off like crazy!! Its been about a week and a half with the twitching and health anxiety ruining my last week and a half and they are starting to finally die down now that I've seen your videos. I do definitely find myself trying to attach myself to new minor things going on. I just love life too much despite how much I have going on in it. Definitely helps to remind myself that I have been diagnosed with anxiety. I have ALWAYS had health anxiety, even as a kid. My mom has videos of me on the ole family video recorder with my list of sumptoms and how they make me feel 🤦♀️. The first time i remember having health anxiety was after watching something on snimal planet, I had to have been like 7 years old or so, and i was convinced I had rabies 🤣 so yesh justcreminding myself that anxiety can cause my symptoms AND I have been diagnosed with anxiety helps reassure me.
I may be having this going on right now. In January of this year I started having panic attacks for the first time. I've always had some moderate anxiety but this really set me off. For the next 5 months, everyday was a struggle as I just felt a constant overwhelming fear at seemingly nothing at all. I tried a few different anti-depressants (one messed with my sleep which made me way worse), therapy, meditation, you name it. Nothing seemed to help. I got so bad that I would cry uncontrollably at work for no reason. I eventually got to the point where I took leave from work and really focused in on therapy. The combo of time off work, extra therapy, and an anti depressant that worked for me, led to a blissful 2 weeks where I had very little anxiety and started to feel hope for myself again. I was able to do things I enjoy and actually focus on them like cooking and working out. Then the twitching started. Both my calves now fasciculate non stop all day 24/7. I will also sometimes get random, short lived twitches in other parts of my body like my thighs, glutes, biceps, and triceps. I've been to just about every Dr and everything so far has come back clean with no nerve damage/compression and no obvious nutrient deficiencies. I know I dont have any damage or any life threatening neurological disease, but its hard to explain to other people just how uncomfortable I am 24/7 and the mental drain that has on me. This has been going on for about 3 months now. Nothing really makes the twitching better, but not getting good sleep definitely makes them worse. I'm working with a new dr on possible hidden deficiencies/malabsorptions and have been referred to rheumatology after an ANA test came back elevated. Im wracking my brain and trying to explore every avenue of health to find the cause of the twitching and fix it, but the reality could be that its just my nerves are out of wack and are still healing from the crazy amount of anxiety and stress from this year. I just wish it wasnt taking so long and my legs would go back to normal. Sorry for the long winded story/rant but it feels good to write it all out sometimes. Love your vids Cherelle.
I deal with a similar thing! You’re not alone. I have to get a muscle biopsy I guess now?? I really think everything will be okay but it will definitely be good information to have regardless. I got some more extensive blood test done and found out my CK enzyme levels were elevated??(idk how much) but my doctor was like let’s get a biopsy going just to see. And upon my research literally doing any normal activities or working out a little more can cause this to happen. So it can all be very normal even for healthy people. I’m like you and have tons of tests done and so far I’m good, with SOME little deficiencies or low levels of stuff but I’m working on that now. Haven’t had any nerve conduction studies but that could be next on the list after the biopsy. BUT I have read that your low back can be causing the twitching. Like something in the S1 or S2? But hard to say cause BFS is a thing too. Either way. It’s annoying, uncomfortable and anxiety is a pain in the butt. BUT we got this! the body knows how to heal. We just have to remember how magical it truly is and believe that if we do what we can to stay healthy, it can get better truly!
Hello! My widespread twitching has been going on for 2 years now. Every single day, not a day passes where I don’t twitch. This began 2 months after my dog passed away just when I thought I was ‘feeling’ better after an extreme amount of upset & stress.
After recovering from coronavirus, I still keep getting facial twitches and I got so scared. Everywhere around the eyes, eyelids, and other areas of face at times. And I have very bad anxiety issues so probably. I can so relate the annoyance and fear.
Today I was so upset, crying, feeling guilty over my parenting, and now have right eye twitching and muscle spasms by my lip. I know it’s from the upset and it’s affecting me in my face. :/
Wow thanks for this, definitely will consider this and finding a therapist as well. I feel like I’ve been battling this on and off for 3 years now. At 1st it was just numbness and tingling but lately it’s been migraines, dizziness/light headedness, and chest pains on and off. I’ve done MRIs, cardio tests, other brain tests, blood tests and everything has came back fine. Praying it can go away 😢
Thank you for this video. Now I understand what is going on with me. You touched on everything that I was feeling, wondering why I was still having symptoms even though I was feeling good...
This vídeos are a blessing, thank you so much, never stop , I find your channel today this is my 3rd video of you watching and I feel much better. Reading this comment make me feel better and know I’m not alone didn’t realize how common health anxiety is. Thank you 🙏🏼
Firstly I'd like to thank you for what you're doing. In the last 6 months, I've been convinced that I had at least 10 different cancers lol I was always checking everything on google looking for reassurance when actually it was just making it worse and I was always ending up freaking out ! So I was going to the doctors multiple times per months to get myself checked out. lol And today I've discovered your channel, I've watched many of your videos and it has helped me a whole lot ! Today I was anxious about having stomach cancer cuz sometimes I have stomach pain after I eat. And now I feel sooo much more relaxed and less stressed out ! So thank you so much for your videos !
Had just saved t to watch later but I really had to come back and drop a like and comment ofcouse💗 I will always call you my lifesaver u like a best friend of mine sharing such related anxiety disorder thoughts and feelings. En this popped up in aright time for a moment I thought I was healed okay not fully but in a better place but heart palpitations have always been a huge symptom lingering around even wen am not stressed or anxious and it bothered me aton thank you🙏 for always sharing ur thoughts on here u have no idea how many people uve saved from this🙌 much love from Africa💕💕💕
Great video! Thanks a lot! Last year I was going through a really bad anxiety episode with DPDR on constant fight or flight mode. I don‘t have DPDR anymore but still got a slight headache (the doctors say it’s tension). Whenever I worry too much about it and get into the google spirale it’s getting worse. Whenever I don’t feel the headache I feel my tension and anxiety. So I think you are absolutely right! There is still tension after such a long anxiety episode and it seems to be pretty normal! But still it can be frustrating sometimes.
I had this and never thought of it as an anxiety episode but now I see it clearly. Thank you for the video! I had two major episodes, one in 2012, when I tried to exit the body and fall asleep consciously which triggered the fear of death and the feeling of being in an afterlife, insomnia and the feeling of having no resort in reality. I managed the episode by getting near people who were more grounded and allowing myself to be guided towards a more practical way to live(I also ended a relationship back then). I had heart palpitations and the fear of having a heart attack. Another one is recently, after a parasite cleanse I had digestive issues and lowered my electrolytes and vitamins, which triggered dizziness and the impression that I have a neurodegenerative disease, or a brain tumor. I know in my heart it's stress and vitamin deficiency but the finger twitch and the hypochondriac gene from my grandmother plays me quite well...Thank you for raising awareness on this...I also had hip pain a few months ago triggered by stress and having to switch homes, and back then I remember thinking I had ALS or reumatoid arthritis..I hate when the brain does this :( Even after being a bit dizzy the other day, I am a bit afraid to wake up dizzy again and I check myself during the night
You definitely described me. I had Hodgkin's as well, and after I started to get other symptoms a couple years after the treatment ended, I also thought (and still think) that's there's always something seriously wrong with me. Thanks for the reassurance and knowing I'm not alone in this!
What is hypochondria? Hypochondria is a type of anxiety disorder that causes people to excessively worry about their health. People with hypochondria are informally called hypochondriacs, and they tend to fixate on their perceptions of certain symptoms. These symptoms may be mild, but in the perception of the hypochondriac, they are dangerous
I always get frequent urination episodes out of the blue they feel like a uti that gradually subsides. It was my first real noticable symtom which started in the december after the pandemic started. I had spells of dizziness and headaches etc before that but that never bothered me as I just assumed it was from tiredness because I had my second baby 3 weeks before covid all started. I was extremely stressed and anxious and hormaons everywhere and had the sleepless nights and all the general stress that covid brought us so no wonder really. I have had loads of different tests and been told its anxiety. Ive had also experienced tightness in throat, ibs type symtoms, tinitus, numb right leg, muscle tension around ribs, indigestion and reflux and probably some more which of course add more stress in themselves. They all come and go. When the frequent urination happened out of nowhere it was so confusing, so stressful and so uncomfortable which made everything worse. It still happens intermittently when I feel like I'm not stressed or anxious but I guess I have to remember that my body is still stressed from all the anxiety and stress and it will take a while for my nervous system to calm down.
I had to go up and check if it wasn’t my name above this post haha. Then I saw you had a baby and I knew it wasn’t me :) hope you’re doing better now! Pelvic pain and frequent urination were my first symptoms during the pandemic and anxiety has gone to almost every part of my body now but these two were very disturbing.
My upper back ache, shoulder, upper arms, and neck... it feels so tight... Im 100% sure this is caused by stress because i think i have rabies (im not even get bitten by an animal its just that a stray dog sniffed my legs LOL)
I suffer terrible with health anxiety. I have good reason I think because I had carcinoid tumour and had a result I had a lung removed. I had it for apparently 9 years or so growing slowly. That's what the surgeon told me. Why I had it I got terrible symptoms because it causes you to have carcinoid syndrome. Even tho the tumour was removed iv always still had the symptoms. I was 39 when i was removed I'm 58 now . But iv had to live with this controlling my life . It's horrible the anxiety part .I panic .I don't live a normal life .it controls my life for me . Xx
I keep having throat issues like tightness, along with sharp pains at times in my upper abdomen. I'm trying to learn how to live with this. It's really annoying and I'll usually need to sleep or have a nap to make it dissapear. Anyone else have these recurring anxiety symptoms as well?
I have the tight throat thing with the chest pains. I went to get an endoscopy (GERD runs on my dad's side) and everything was fine. They suggested that I see an ENT to check it out. Turns out it's silent reflux. Which makes sense since anxiety causes stomach issues
Listening to you makes alot of sense. I was with my ex for just over ten years. His drug addiction was hell to go through, the lying, cheating, gaslighting me, manipulation. He would come and go from me to addict females. I don’t use drugs. I was in that survival mode for all those years and since I asked him to leave in Nov 2022 the stress has gone, I’m grieving the loss of who he was off drugs, but I feel I’ve aged now, I’m 47, no motivation, I’m drained, tired and exhausted. I’ve had blurred vision then I start googling, I’ve had tingling feet and it showed I was taking too much B6. I am getting pain behind one eye and I think brain tumour. The stress of my ex on drugs has gone. But I’m getting all these weird symptoms in my body now. I worry about saggy eye lids. I hate being like this.
The toughest hill for me to climb has been accepting my EMG results, knowing I'm still perfectly strong (I just finished hand splitting wood for the day), and trying to associate my health anxiety with my twitching. It's been hard on my wife, and I'm beyond the feeling that I'm dying, so now I'm working through the acceptance. I'm just waiting for the day when I allow the twitching to just fade into the background and I live my life regardless of feeling them. I'm seeking out some counseling as well. Thanks for the videos!
Hi, I’m having muscle twitches in my body. I do have slight health anxiety and my doctors prescribed me with sertraline - I’m sure that the twitches occurred after taking this. Has anyone else had this issue? Obviously it’s made me worry thinking the worst (shouldn’t have googled!) - any replies welcome
Hi, I’m having muscle twitches in my body. I do have slight health anxiety and my doctors prescribed me with sertraline - I’m sure that the twitches occurred after taking this. Has anyone else had this issue? Obviously it’s made me worry thinking the worst (shouldn’t have googled!) - any replies welcome
Hi, I’m having muscle twitches in my body. I do have slight health anxiety and my doctors prescribed me with sertraline - I’m sure that the twitches occurred after taking this. Has anyone else had this issue? Obviously it’s made me worry thinking the worst (shouldn’t have googled!) - any replies welcome
Hi Cherelle, thanks for your openness, this is very helpful. I just wanted to add some of my own experience here. I was in a stressfull situation for months due to moving my workplace to a community centre. People would walk in and out all the time and this unsettled me a lot. As our sense of safety lies in the gut, I unconsciously closed off that area in my body because I did not feel safe. Because I closed off that part of my body, ('to keep it safe') I did not give life to that place by me breathing into it. After some time I felt more safe and then the symptoms began! Cramps, diarrhea, obstipation, you name it. My guts were trying to tell me that they felt abandoned by me! So for me, the big question is now, how can we stop ourselves from unconsciously closing off parts of our body whilst in an unsafe environment?
My mom died 3 months ago now I have bad anxiety and I had to travel. . Had bad attack and both hands have been tingling for 4 days straight and my friend today told me she had had this for weeks with anxiety, you probably made me able to sleep ! Xoxo
Really enjoy your videos and I learn much from them about myself and about others. I have sent the link to a friend who is considering minoring in psychology.
This is so much relatable i had also DIPPRESION and anxiety issue for 4-5 months because of some health and mental issue and i used to think that why this is happening to me and these thoughts developed the fear of disease and wim recovee with those health issue but still have the same symtoms as you have like headache dizziness numbness and tingling in body and also have face twitching i don't know how to recover from this... These all just ruin my k8-9 months and still don't know how long it's gonna be
Thank you for this video, my worries are lesser now🙏🏽 i’ve been suffering from Health Anxiety ever since the start of Covid back in 2020. Went through the same things you went through. For awhile, i thought that i had some major problems with my heart but after spending my hard earned money on countless of checkups and echogram, i was fine. And for awhile i was fine, my anxiety was not as bad as it was before but then recently i saw a post of someone who passed because of ALS and thats when my Health Anxiety began to creep in on me again. I’ve been having muscle pain on my left shoulder and a minor pain on one particular spot on my spine (had it checked out before and the doctor said i just need to start exercising) and i began to be hyper vigilant of any symptoms of my body such as tingling or anything. As of now i am trying to be okay again and this video helps me a lot. To all the lovely people who are suffering HA, you are not alone and be sure that we’ll overcome this together 💪🏽
I am in the same situation and it's soo hard most of the time bc even a small headache or a little pain in the chest is enough to feel paranoid and stressed. I just hope it will get better and I wish the same for you too.
Thank you for this! I had a very stressful 2 weeks of thinking I had pancreatic cancer until my ct came back clear. I promised myself I would never do that again to myself. Now I have dizziness for like 3 weeks.
My symptoms come and go in cycles, each symptom is a major Catastrophe at the time and I obsess over it. My latest phase has been heart related, flutters pounding etc went for an ECG and was normal but I was convinced they hadn’t tested me properly, lately I started having gasping when I was on the cusp of sleep and general need for taking deep breaths when I’m awake. I can easily take a deep breath but it feels like I need to to get oxygen into my lungs. So my partner suggested box breathing but on the hold your breath for the count of 4 once you’ve taken a breath in, I noticed my pulse drops right down, so I googled it and found all sorts. Now I’m mid panic.
I still have occasional tinnitus and ear pressure that started from a really bad bout of panic that put me into DP/DR back in 2021. Even though I got over the DP/DR and daily panic attack issue I was having, I developed lasting physical effects from the whole experience.
I recently went to get a vaccine and then I just asked the nurse to check my blood pressure and it was slightly elevated and I’ve tried to not fixate on that and trying to convince myself that it could be because of anxiety or anything else … anxiety is so frustrating sometimes
I can relate to everything that you've said because I used to be as you describe and still am except the circumstance or reason or illness,maybe imaginary has changed!Lately I struggle to breathe and actually pass and sleep!
Palps and globus hysteria (back of tongue feels weird lump In throat ) plagued me all symptoms always on left side of body . Wim Hoff cold showers and acceptance of anxiety are a big help .
One of your best episodes. You're a smoke-show as well....lol. Seriously though - thanks for your videos over the last few years. They have helped me. Did you ever have much stiffness btw? Over my 6 year journey - the stiffness is just so bad. I love to run and it's become very hard.
Hi Cherelle, this is almost exactly what I've been going through, it's very reassuring to finally find someone who has had the same experiences as me. I have been suffering with chronic sinusitis and facial numbness which was purely physical but because I have health anxiety and panic disorder, it has caused an almost constant panic attack lasting over 5 months so far. I've been wondering if I'll ever get better, if I'll ever be ok again or if I should accept that I have to live in an unbearable state of perpetual panic. I've had pressure in my head (not just sinusitis pressure) like someone is crushing my skull from every angle, sometimes flashes of pain where I think I'm going to fall over, I've felt weak and sick and dizzy, I've stopped being able to look after myself and it's caused depression. I too thought I had a brain tumour and I had an MRI two weeks ago. The results were ok and all the bloods done in A&E, out of hours and from the GP were normal. I thought this would settle any panic symptoms instantly, but no, I'm still struggling. I went into a shop today and I drove, but it was hell. It's been really good to watch some of your videos and I really connected with them. I'm also a lymphoma survivor so it was extra surreal watching this video as I used to check my neck constantly for lumps. Thanks and I hope you continue to win the battle against these symptoms.
Looks like I am in a same boat. I lost my father back in Jan 2022 due to heart attack and I could see him alive for the last time . Since then I am having health issues. I had 2 ultrasound for my breast lump and even one time they aspirated it but all came negative. So they mention it's hormonal. I was all relaxed and then suddenly I found a lump on back of a neck. I went to dr again they did ultrasound and said it's just swollen lymph node which could be due to any infection. But still I am paranoid and depressed crying all day long. Really don't know how will I overcome from my health anxiety. It's making me more sick I guess constant headaches neck pain
for me it's like such a difference when I do something with people I like or just talk with them it helps me so much it's just such a difference I'm like a different person I often wonder if my anxiety and symptoms come from lonliness
The latest n new symptoms I'm feeling right now is jaw pain. It used to be only when I'm having panic attack. But it seem now a bit anxiety would cause pain. Hate it
I had jaw pain for a short period too. It led to tension headache too. It was replaced by i don’t remember what, I think I got my toe injured during playing tennis lol. I still thought I had neuralgia even though I got injured
I always fear is I have a hernia or a terrible stomach issue, or if my diaphragm is messed up. I have constant muscle tension in my abdominals and stomach, bad gas, right feeling in my chest and shortness of breath, always worrying my heart will give out or I’ll black out and die. It really ruins my days, but I know I can get through this❤ We can all do this! If anyone has gone through anything similar symptoms or similar experiences, please if you have any advice or tips on how you recovered, I’d really appreciate it ❤❤
@@asifmalik1137 I had a haitus hernia soon as they told me reflux nearly killed memin.my.lungs until I had operation then twelve months later muscle pain started
This might not be the best thing to do but i've been struggling with health anxiety since probably 2018... then Covid came along and it got way worse, until a few months ago i was feeling borderline su***dal because i was tired AF of living with this crap then i went out with a friend like... we drank a lot, did coke, hell i even took a blue pill (i have to ad my "health issue" was my high blood pressure) then the next day we went out again and surprisingly i felt just fine for like a month or so! No palpitations, no tingling... NOTHING! then i got sick with covid and i'm back where i was before i felt good... and it's fucking frustrating
i have severe case of emetophobia (fear of vomiting) and i cant do anything in life because of the fear. i even get anxiety from eating something. if i eat anyhting anxiety comes after a minute when i done eating, sometimes i even get anxiety when i still eating and i get nausea wich is due to my fear even more scary. so yeah, most anxiety symtoms are stomach issues like Acid Reflux, constantly burping (is this still Reflux related symtom to constantly burp?!), flatulate a lot, have stomach cramps and also mild nauseua but constantly. i know its because i have fear of vomiting that i worry about my stomach and then i feel every little cramp in my stomach. i also have bad digestive issues with my intestines. sometimes i go immediatly at the toilet after eating, other times i have like weeks were i cant let it go. when i had it very severe i had hemmorhoids because of it and when it was gone and i could go to toilet again i had realy bad stomach pain and i was scared that i had appendicitis, pancreatis or even Stomach ulcer so there i was beeing in pain and lots of acid reflux and maybe it was just a stomach inflamation kinda but i was realy deadscared. i cant sleep at night because i have lots of night terrors nightmares and even worrying too much about getting sick. when i have nightterror its always the same, jolt wake up, thinking i gonna throw up and then when that feeling is gone i have heartpalpitations and tingling in my body and also very confused. i sleep with the lights on. besides my health anxiety and my severe bad case of emetophobia (wich means i never want to go on vacation since you can get vacationsickness, flightsickness or seesick or even foodpoisoning so vacations no thank you) i also have regular anxiety that comes out of nowhere. social anxiety, agraphobia, claustrophobia, fear of the dark etc. my anxiety issues gets me troubling my sleep and day to day life. i hope there is a way to get at least cope with my phobias and my healt issues due to these fears. but i am depressed and suicidal and i lost all hope.
Currently going through my worst bout of health anxiety and my head is so heavy and full… just off and dizzy. Kind of like the “hangover” after an anxiety attack but it’s lingering daily…ugh!
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Symptoms appear when alone and quiet, but when enjoying something can't feel a thing.
That's so true
Same for me bro
SAME!!
So truuuue, I’m feeling pain only when I think about it
thats soo truee
Biggest problem is we are alone ..whenver in busy or happy i dont get this sensations
I think a major problem with health anxiety is just simply we are getting older and our bodies are constantly changing over time. New sensation can trigger you dramatically
That’s so true. It’s been 3 years almost for me and meanwhile yes my body is changing. I don’t even remember what it felt like to be “symptom-less” but I’m unlikely to ever be because I’m not getting any younger. Eg floaters, neck/back pain, getting easily sore after sport can happen. I also wonder if i really was “symptom-free” 5-7 years ago or I just didn’t notice these sensations. The more you focus on something, the stronger you feel it. Eg. I know that I’ve always been a slightly dizzy person but it never triggered anxiety before.
@@gabrielametodieva8360 do you have muscle pain everyday
@@Truerealism747 there is something that hurts me every day for sure. But my focus is not on my muscle pain anymore so I don’t notice it. In saying this I do exercise but I am not that well trained so I get sore after exercise a lot. But there were definitely times where I was just stressed and tight and had muscle pain because of that. It’s funny how when your brain is focused on something else you don’t notice things that used to make you anxious ..
@@gabrielametodieva8360 yes the subconscious.brain it's the OCD protective part are you hypermobile
I was told by a doctor that Anxiety build up in our subconcious mind & that's why the symtoms can pop up when you dont feel Anxious in your concious mind.
Wow! A DOCTOR told you that? Must be a wonderful professional :). Hard to come by.
Your statement has provided immense comfort. Atleast for the moment.
I still feel like chest pains, when I'm not anxious like jabbing stabbing pain
Or just dull pain out of nowhere
@@abrahamhernandez1913Mine is a constant headache I have had for 3 years. I used to get heart palpitations but they eventually went. This headache has scared me the most and the other day I banged my head against my headboard and it ramped it up again. Whenever I bang it even gently it fuels the headache even more. This video is comforting. My anxiety came back in august and so my headache has been ramped up since.
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Health anxiety/depression is a roller coaster. Some days nbd, some days soul crushing. I’m sending all the peace, love and understanding to all my people out there in same boat. No choice but to keep paddling in the storm.
I also want you guys to understand that it is very possible to have symptoms all the time even when your relaxed and have those nasty als/Ms/Parkinson’s or any DM symptoms 24/7 remember you are an Anxious Person and this WILL happen but YOU ARE JUST FINE it will all work out just FINE! I PROMISE!
I love you guys please keep fighting 💪🏻
Thank you for your words! But do you think it is possible to heal and to get better in a shorter time, once we know that the symptom is caused by anxiety and once we work a lot on ourselves with therapy? I have been symptom free for a long time after working on myself, now but sometimes I still get some symptom relapses and I am always worried they will last years like they did before. I still keep going...
Do you get chronic muscle pain
Thank you very much for these words.
@@Truerealism747I get chronic headaches
Can improve/cure with carnivore diet.
I feel abnormal from the world and nobody could understand the pain and mental suffering i go through, but this comments make me feel a little normal again, so i would like to throw a panic attack anxiety party🎉🎉🎉🎉 with everyone whos going through this so we all could feel good together 😅😅😅😅😅
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*dance* *dance* *parties*
I turned 70 in March. My GAD has been lifelong. Health anxiety is a part of it but not all of it: I am inside my head 24/7, worried about my own thoughts, worried about worrying...and everything else. At the moment I'm undergoing a "swollen lymph nodes (groin)" panic. On my way to a CAT scat later this morning, biopsy tomorrow. Aside from all the other worries (non stop fear of death and disease), the cost here in the US of all these tests is not negligible despite having decent insurance
Thank you: it's 4 am and your channel offers awesome reassurance - at least on the lymph note side. Living with this level of anxiety all my life has had tremendeous costs as you can imagine...THANK YOU ❤
Hi ❤ I recommend you pray to God and ask Him to remove your worries and fears and allow you your peace. Have FAITH and never fear. He will help you through it! I promise. Blessings ❤
it just goes from one symptom to another! It's like a joke
I know you know howuch you help people but I just wanted to say you have been one of the main reasons I'm doing such better with my anxiety. You make a huge difference . I'm so grateful 🙏
Paige, I just wanted to say I hope you make a full recovery. I like yourself am very grateful for people like cherelle who are brave enough to tell their stories and help others. Best wishes for your future.
@@annecampbell2950 awe thabk you Anne so much! I hope everything gets better for you too💕
@@Phoenix1062 I am beginning to move forward thanks to all the advice over this past 7 months from cherelle and other youtube people. Also we have to face our fears no matter how we feel. Accept all the strange feelings we have and lead as normal a life as possible. Over and over every day until we conquer our fears and make normality normal.
Yes ma'am 💞 mind started after having my third baby last year
Also so relatable, earlier in the year my digestive issues were way after I had gone through a bad period of health anxiety. These delayed symptoms are really frustrating!
Omg im actually crying with relief that someone is actually explaining my life and what i am living through.
The relief that I'm not crazy or just the ONLY one in the whole world to ever experience all these things.
Thank you!!! ❤
I've had 4 MRI's 6 CT's, so much blood work, every single muscle disease test, cancer tests, every test possible, but i was never satisfied, i always thought they've missed something. A&E was ny second home for many months, sometimes they would turn me away as I'd been there every night for weeks.
I pray that i can be myself again after so many years of suffering.
Mine is few years ago ecg and all the blood test . This month colonoscopy and endoscopy. Now Im going for ultrasound and ct scan . The only problem is its so expensive
This video describes what I'm feeling right now. I'm having aches on the left side of my chest and it radiates to my left shoulder and arm. When this happens I think I'm having a cardiac issue. I immediately go into anxiety mode. My hands and feet get sweaty and my bowls are affected.I also get lightheaded. The symptoms will eventually go away but while its happening I'm contemplating going to the ER. I've been to the ER numerous times in the past just to find out its anxiety. I guess I"ll never know when something serious is occurring. So frustrating. I've accepted I have to live with this indefinitely. Thanks for sharing your perspective on the issue.
omg this is me rn
You'll know if it's serious but it won't be serious cause you're fine
Does anyone have one of these symptoms 24/7?
- tingling in different parts of the body that comes and goes;
- Dry mouth;
- Insomnia;
- Accelerated heartbeat;
- Repetitive thoughts;
- Jelly legs,worse when I climb stairs or do things at home;
- shortness of breath
- Feeling of weakness on right leg
How are your symptoms, anxiety partner
@@oscarfuertes90 Better, I don't feel the tingling so much anymore. I still keep my heartbeat fast, insomnia and trembling vision when I wake up...
yes they started 2 months ago for me i had insomnia but i think it was part of the anti depressants now i just have a really bad feeling in my chest that doesnt go away weak arms and legs and sometimes a weird sensation on my neck and jaw even tho im okay in my head i feel it in my chest that radiates everywhere else that obviously turns into something more mental rather than just physical how are u doing now?
@@jairoortega6413 I'm much better, I did all the exams and nothing showed up. I decided to start therapy and went to the gym. I'm slowly getting better, but I've been fine
I have most of it
I recently had a couple episodes to where I ended up at the ER. My entire left side went numb and my speech was slurred. Could not make any sense . Followed by a major headache.. there multiple MRIs done.. x rays.. CT scans.. blood tests.. heart tests… doctors could not find anything wrong with me.. ever since then this health anxiety has been crazy.. these videos help so much!
Have you tried any medication since taking the tests?
Hi, I'm curious as well if you're taking any medications for your anxiety? And if it worked?
Hemiplegic Migraine or migraine with aura!
I have the latter and it's what started my health anxiety
I have experienced every last one of the things you have shared in this video. I live it daily and want to thank you for making those of us who live this daily, know we are not alone.
Your videos are absolutely amazing. I stumbled across them today after about 2 very dark weeks, one of the worst health anxiety waves I’ve been going through, with constant ruminating and fear of dying… thinking this time it’s the real thing. Thank you so much for getting me back out of the dark into having a brighter and more optimistic outlook on the future. Especially the video how you finally overcame it for 18+ months now was very inspiring. 🤗
Thank you so much for making theses videos. You don’t understand how helpful these videos are. I feel like people who don’t suffer from health anxiety. Don’t understand how frustrating it can really be and it can make you feel like you’re alone. Currently been having headaches every single day for a month convinced I have something wrong with me even when I’m not anxious I feel pain watching your videos really gives me some peace of mind.❤
From the deepest part of my heart I’ll say this THANK YOU FOR EXISTING 🙏
Yes absolutely! The crazy thing is, i messaged some anxiety specialist on a very well known platform, and mentioned ALL my symptoms that NEVER EVER go away even when I'm not anxious , he said it's highly unlikely to be health anxiety, he'd never heard of my case before and is probably medication or some chemicals exposure!!!! What the hell!!! I paid good money to an anxiety expert who hasn't got a clue!!!
You have explained my whole situation as if it were my life.
How are you doing today ? I hope you are feeling better. It's weirdly comforting knowing you are not alone. Keep strong. Reply to this if you are feeling alone in this
I am experiencing symptoms without being anxious and this pops up. Thank you♥️
your the reason all of us are at peace from our anxiety and also the reason to why we can controll it
After a year of successfully navigating my health anxiety, it's come back. You're describing exactly what I'm dealing with again now.
Seems like we have to build a better mindset and just remind ourselves it will get better, but it will take time! I am recovering from health anxiety, and I come back to watch your videos to remind myself. All is well and I will continue to get through this. For any of you still struggling, keep going you have to take control of your mind and make the changes in your life that are necessary to feel more at peace. It gets much much much much better than it ever was! I’m so grateful for your videos, RUclips has been my source for help versus health professionals 🙏
It’s our subconscious mind . 90% of what we do is controlled by our subconscious. Our subconscious is always filtering our environment. So although you may not perceive the worry or negative thoughts it’s is still in fact running in the background . We have to get better at communicating with our subconscious / inner child . It’s always processing/ protecting . And it speaks to us though our body aka sensations and symptoms .
Affirmations?
My main one I’ve struggled with for 5+ years now is chest pains all over the left side of my chest, heart palpitations, heart attack symptoms, fast heart rate, etc. and despite the countless times doctors have told my heart is fine, it only makes me feel better for a bit and then it comes back. It’ll hit me out of nowhere when I’m not currently feeling anxious and then of course it triggers severe anxiety for the rest of the day so I relate to this.
Are you still dealing with this lily?
How are you feeling now?
What are you suffering from
This is how I feel everyday; fast heart rate, palpitations, chest pain, dizziness and lightheaded. I've gone so many times to the hospital thinking I was having a heart attack to be told it's a panic attack. Everyday from the minute I get up till I go to bed this is all I do, evaluate every sympton. I've even had several nocturnal panic attacks. It's just such an awful feeling.
@@khushimehta3506hello khushi
Thank you so much for posting this. I'm in a very dark place at the moment... you've no idea how much it's helping me out
Omg I freaking love you I have so much health anxiety!!!!! I think like this all the time and so scared to share with people BECUASE they think I’m crazy
Every video you post seems to come at the right time for me - thank you. You have the best videos about health anxiety that I can find anywhere. Always grateful for these x
I can’t believe what I heard. Absolutely spot on to what I have been dealing with for 7 months. Thanks so much for sharing this.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching. 🫶🏽
This helped me so much because your honestly a mirror of me with amxiety thankyou
OMG! I relate to this so much. This has to be a miracle to find your channel. Reading these comments and seeing these help so much - I didn’t realize how common it was to have symptoms 24/7 and delayed symptoms. Thank you! 🎉
Do you have pain symptoms
@@Truerealism747 yes i have its all symptom normal for anxiety dont worry you're not alone❤
@@zumy8913 do you have it everyday I got trigger points in shoulders armpits everyday ah where is yours thanks
I have symptoms every single day almost all day long. Then I start googling and that makes things worst. I think my doctors are tired of me and my family as well.
@@Truerealism747 yes!! I have chest pain everyday! sorry for the delayed response. 9 months later and i’m doing worse - but i’m also revamping my approach. wishing you luck!
So tired isn't!! Let's fight this and have a peaceful body 🙏 Thank you for this video!!I found the answers💪🏻
I’ve been on a health anxiety roller coaster for the past 7 months. Started with a pain in my back I convinced myself it was a kidney tumor. Turned out to be a little benign lump of fat on my lower back nothing dangerous at all. After 4 months of worrying about a kidney tumor I started having hypnic jerks every single night. Been suffering through those for 2 months and last week I started having super mild but daily headaches. It’s so hard telling myself it’s not a brain tumor or some other super deadly/dangerous condition. These videos have helped me since I discovered them 3 nights ago. Thank you and good luck to all of us.
You hit the nail on the head with this one! So thankful for this.
this described me 100%. Good to hear I'm not alone. Thank you for sharing
I just wanted to thank you for your videos. Going through a hard time at the moment and you have really helped me.
I really needed this video - thank you!!
I had a bad GI flare. I was in so much pain and was super on edge for sbout a week. Finally went to the Dr for it, adjusted some meds, was given a couple new ones. That night I woke up a few times with muscle twitches in my legs... Firing off like crazy!! Its been about a week and a half with the twitching and health anxiety ruining my last week and a half and they are starting to finally die down now that I've seen your videos. I do definitely find myself trying to attach myself to new minor things going on. I just love life too much despite how much I have going on in it. Definitely helps to remind myself that I have been diagnosed with anxiety. I have ALWAYS had health anxiety, even as a kid. My mom has videos of me on the ole family video recorder with my list of sumptoms and how they make me feel 🤦♀️. The first time i remember having health anxiety was after watching something on snimal planet, I had to have been like 7 years old or so, and i was convinced I had rabies 🤣 so yesh justcreminding myself that anxiety can cause my symptoms AND I have been diagnosed with anxiety helps reassure me.
I may be having this going on right now.
In January of this year I started having panic attacks for the first time. I've always had some moderate anxiety but this really set me off. For the next 5 months, everyday was a struggle as I just felt a constant overwhelming fear at seemingly nothing at all. I tried a few different anti-depressants (one messed with my sleep which made me way worse), therapy, meditation, you name it. Nothing seemed to help. I got so bad that I would cry uncontrollably at work for no reason. I eventually got to the point where I took leave from work and really focused in on therapy. The combo of time off work, extra therapy, and an anti depressant that worked for me, led to a blissful 2 weeks where I had very little anxiety and started to feel hope for myself again. I was able to do things I enjoy and actually focus on them like cooking and working out. Then the twitching started.
Both my calves now fasciculate non stop all day 24/7. I will also sometimes get random, short lived twitches in other parts of my body like my thighs, glutes, biceps, and triceps. I've been to just about every Dr and everything so far has come back clean with no nerve damage/compression and no obvious nutrient deficiencies. I know I dont have any damage or any life threatening neurological disease, but its hard to explain to other people just how uncomfortable I am 24/7 and the mental drain that has on me. This has been going on for about 3 months now. Nothing really makes the twitching better, but not getting good sleep definitely makes them worse.
I'm working with a new dr on possible hidden deficiencies/malabsorptions and have been referred to rheumatology after an ANA test came back elevated.
Im wracking my brain and trying to explore every avenue of health to find the cause of the twitching and fix it, but the reality could be that its just my nerves are out of wack and are still healing from the crazy amount of anxiety and stress from this year. I just wish it wasnt taking so long and my legs would go back to normal.
Sorry for the long winded story/rant but it feels good to write it all out sometimes. Love your vids Cherelle.
I deal with a similar thing! You’re not alone. I have to get a muscle biopsy I guess now?? I really think everything will be okay but it will definitely be good information to have regardless. I got some more extensive blood test done and found out my CK enzyme levels were elevated??(idk how much) but my doctor was like let’s get a biopsy going just to see. And upon my research literally doing any normal activities or working out a little more can cause this to happen. So it can all be very normal even for healthy people.
I’m like you and have tons of tests done and so far I’m good, with SOME little deficiencies or low levels of stuff but I’m working on that now.
Haven’t had any nerve conduction studies but that could be next on the list after the biopsy.
BUT I have read that your low back can be causing the twitching. Like something in the S1 or S2? But hard to say cause BFS is a thing too.
Either way. It’s annoying, uncomfortable and anxiety is a pain in the butt. BUT we got this! the body knows how to heal. We just have to remember how magical it truly is and believe that if we do what we can to stay healthy, it can get better truly!
Hello! My widespread twitching has been going on for 2 years now. Every single day, not a day passes where I don’t twitch. This began 2 months after my dog passed away just when I thought I was ‘feeling’ better after an extreme amount of upset & stress.
After recovering from coronavirus, I still keep getting facial twitches and I got so scared. Everywhere around the eyes, eyelids, and other areas of face at times. And I have very bad anxiety issues so probably. I can so relate the annoyance and fear.
For me it’s the weakness and tight band feeling:(
Check out anxiety centre. Its amazing!
Today I was so upset, crying, feeling guilty over my parenting, and now have right eye twitching and muscle spasms by my lip. I know it’s from the upset and it’s affecting me in my face. :/
Dear, your videos are curing me.
Wow thanks for this, definitely will consider this and finding a therapist as well. I feel like I’ve been battling this on and off for 3 years now. At 1st it was just numbness and tingling but lately it’s been migraines, dizziness/light headedness, and chest pains on and off. I’ve done MRIs, cardio tests, other brain tests, blood tests and everything has came back fine. Praying it can go away 😢
what were the tingling sensations like? in which parts of the body? Are you okay now?
Just wanted to say you are amazing and are helping lots of people.
Thank you for this video. Now I understand what is going on with me. You touched on everything that I was feeling, wondering why I was still having symptoms even though I was feeling good...
You are genuinely a godsend
This vídeos are a blessing, thank you so much, never stop , I find your channel today this is my 3rd video of you watching and I feel much better. Reading this comment make me feel better and know I’m not alone didn’t realize how common health anxiety is. Thank you 🙏🏼
Firstly I'd like to thank you for what you're doing. In the last 6 months, I've been convinced that I had at least 10 different cancers lol I was always checking everything on google looking for reassurance when actually it was just making it worse and I was always ending up freaking out ! So I was going to the doctors multiple times per months to get myself checked out. lol
And today I've discovered your channel, I've watched many of your videos and it has helped me a whole lot ! Today I was anxious about having stomach cancer cuz sometimes I have stomach pain after I eat. And now I feel sooo much more relaxed and less stressed out ! So thank you so much for your videos !
Had just saved t to watch later but I really had to come back and drop a like and comment ofcouse💗 I will always call you my lifesaver u like a best friend of mine sharing such related anxiety disorder thoughts and feelings. En this popped up in aright time for a moment I thought I was healed okay not fully but in a better place but heart palpitations have always been a huge symptom lingering around even wen am not stressed or anxious and it bothered me aton thank you🙏 for always sharing ur thoughts on here u have no idea how many people uve saved from this🙌 much love from Africa💕💕💕
I m going through the same thing. Feels good to know that this is normal. And we are going to be fine soon.
Thank you so much for your videos. I watch many different videos from other people but yours are the most helpful for me
Yess -! I never feel anxious but I always get shaken, dizzy and I feel like shivering 🥶
Im like dizzy everyday for like a week now :(
@@konnichiwow3139 how are u now?
@@AK-zw3yz im like 80% ok now, it comes and go. Stress also is one of the trigger and lack of sleep.
Great video! Thanks a lot! Last year I was going through a really bad anxiety episode with DPDR on constant fight or flight mode. I don‘t have DPDR anymore but still got a slight headache (the doctors say it’s tension). Whenever I worry too much about it and get into the google spirale it’s getting worse. Whenever I don’t feel the headache I feel my tension and anxiety. So I think you are absolutely right! There is still tension after such a long anxiety episode and it seems to be pretty normal! But still it can be frustrating sometimes.
how are you feeling now did yo get shooting pains too along the tension
I had this and never thought of it as an anxiety episode but now I see it clearly. Thank you for the video! I had two major episodes, one in 2012, when I tried to exit the body and fall asleep consciously which triggered the fear of death and the feeling of being in an afterlife, insomnia and the feeling of having no resort in reality. I managed the episode by getting near people who were more grounded and allowing myself to be guided towards a more practical way to live(I also ended a relationship back then). I had heart palpitations and the fear of having a heart attack. Another one is recently, after a parasite cleanse I had digestive issues and lowered my electrolytes and vitamins, which triggered dizziness and the impression that I have a neurodegenerative disease, or a brain tumor. I know in my heart it's stress and vitamin deficiency but the finger twitch and the hypochondriac gene from my grandmother plays me quite well...Thank you for raising awareness on this...I also had hip pain a few months ago triggered by stress and having to switch homes, and back then I remember thinking I had ALS or reumatoid arthritis..I hate when the brain does this :( Even after being a bit dizzy the other day, I am a bit afraid to wake up dizzy again and I check myself during the night
Do u feel light headedness???
You definitely described me. I had Hodgkin's as well, and after I started to get other symptoms a couple years after the treatment ended, I also thought (and still think) that's there's always something seriously wrong with me. Thanks for the reassurance and knowing I'm not alone in this!
What is hypochondria?
Hypochondria is a type of anxiety disorder that causes people to excessively worry about their health. People with hypochondria are informally called hypochondriacs, and they tend to fixate on their perceptions of certain symptoms. These symptoms may be mild, but in the perception of the hypochondriac, they are dangerous
Great channel i suffer anxiety over my eyes and have done for years
Please keep posting and please keep sharing!!!!
I always get frequent urination episodes out of the blue they feel like a uti that gradually subsides. It was my first real noticable symtom which started in the december after the pandemic started. I had spells of dizziness and headaches etc before that but that never bothered me as I just assumed it was from tiredness because I had my second baby 3 weeks before covid all started. I was extremely stressed and anxious and hormaons everywhere and had the sleepless nights and all the general stress that covid brought us so no wonder really. I have had loads of different tests and been told its anxiety. Ive had also experienced tightness in throat, ibs type symtoms, tinitus, numb right leg, muscle tension around ribs, indigestion and reflux and probably some more which of course add more stress in themselves. They all come and go. When the frequent urination happened out of nowhere it was so confusing, so stressful and so uncomfortable which made everything worse. It still happens intermittently when I feel like I'm not stressed or anxious but I guess I have to remember that my body is still stressed from all the anxiety and stress and it will take a while for my nervous system to calm down.
We have same symptoms to the point I'm wondering if i have diabetes hahahaha
I had to go up and check if it wasn’t my name above this post haha. Then I saw you had a baby and I knew it wasn’t me :) hope you’re doing better now! Pelvic pain and frequent urination were my first symptoms during the pandemic and anxiety has gone to almost every part of my body now but these two were very disturbing.
This is my life! on and off this happens to me and brings me in a state of sadness and loneliness !!
I know it’s been a while, but how are you doing??
My upper back ache, shoulder, upper arms, and neck... it feels so tight... Im 100% sure this is caused by stress because i think i have rabies (im not even get bitten by an animal its just that a stray dog sniffed my legs LOL)
I suffer terrible with health anxiety. I have good reason I think because I had carcinoid tumour and had a result I had a lung removed. I had it for apparently 9 years or so growing slowly. That's what the surgeon told me. Why I had it I got terrible symptoms because it causes you to have carcinoid syndrome. Even tho the tumour was removed iv always still had the symptoms. I was 39 when i was removed I'm 58 now . But iv had to live with this controlling my life . It's horrible the anxiety part .I panic .I don't live a normal life .it controls my life for me . Xx
I know it’s been a while, but how are you doing ??
Your videos are making a big difference,thankyou.
I keep having throat issues like tightness, along with sharp pains at times in my upper abdomen. I'm trying to learn how to live with this. It's really annoying and I'll usually need to sleep or have a nap to make it dissapear. Anyone else have these recurring anxiety symptoms as well?
I have this too. Sharp pains. And I get really scared.
Same here with the sharp pains
Omg I get the tight throat too. Especially lying down.
I have the tight throat thing with the chest pains. I went to get an endoscopy (GERD runs on my dad's side) and everything was fine. They suggested that I see an ENT to check it out. Turns out it's silent reflux. Which makes sense since anxiety causes stomach issues
@Mara M
How are you now? I Kno it's been a year now
Thank you for the video! I've been dealing with this for months ever since i passed out in december
Listening to you makes alot of sense. I was with my ex for just over ten years. His drug addiction was hell to go through, the lying, cheating, gaslighting me, manipulation. He would come and go from me to addict females. I don’t use drugs. I was in that survival mode for all those years and since I asked him to leave in Nov 2022 the stress has gone, I’m grieving the loss of who he was off drugs, but I feel I’ve aged now, I’m 47, no motivation, I’m drained, tired and exhausted. I’ve had blurred vision then I start googling, I’ve had tingling feet and it showed I was taking too much B6. I am getting pain behind one eye and I think brain tumour. The stress of my ex on drugs has gone. But I’m getting all these weird symptoms in my body now. I worry about saggy eye lids. I hate being like this.
The toughest hill for me to climb has been accepting my EMG results, knowing I'm still perfectly strong (I just finished hand splitting wood for the day), and trying to associate my health anxiety with my twitching. It's been hard on my wife, and I'm beyond the feeling that I'm dying, so now I'm working through the acceptance. I'm just waiting for the day when I allow the twitching to just fade into the background and I live my life regardless of feeling them. I'm seeking out some counseling as well. Thanks for the videos!
How long are you twitching?
@@brentpope100 1 year+ and just got some vitamin d results. Definitely low.
Hi, I’m having muscle twitches in my body. I do have slight health anxiety and my doctors prescribed me with sertraline - I’m sure that the twitches occurred after taking this. Has anyone else had this issue? Obviously it’s made me worry thinking the worst (shouldn’t have googled!) - any replies welcome
Hi, I’m having muscle twitches in my body. I do have slight health anxiety and my doctors prescribed me with sertraline - I’m sure that the twitches occurred after taking this. Has anyone else had this issue? Obviously it’s made me worry thinking the worst (shouldn’t have googled!) - any replies welcome
Hi, I’m having muscle twitches in my body. I do have slight health anxiety and my doctors prescribed me with sertraline - I’m sure that the twitches occurred after taking this. Has anyone else had this issue? Obviously it’s made me worry thinking the worst (shouldn’t have googled!) - any replies welcome
Hi Cherelle, thanks for your openness, this is very helpful. I just wanted to add some of my own experience here. I was in a stressfull situation for months due to moving my workplace to a community centre. People would walk in and out all the time and this unsettled me a lot. As our sense of safety lies in the gut, I unconsciously closed off that area in my body because I did not feel safe. Because I closed off that part of my body, ('to keep it safe') I did not give life to that place by me breathing into it. After some time I felt more safe and then the symptoms began! Cramps, diarrhea, obstipation, you name it. My guts were trying to tell me that they felt abandoned by me! So for me, the big question is now, how can we stop ourselves from unconsciously closing off parts of our body whilst in an unsafe environment?
My mom died 3 months ago now I have bad anxiety and I had to travel. . Had bad attack and both hands have been tingling for 4 days straight and my friend today told me she had had this for weeks with anxiety, you probably made me able to sleep ! Xoxo
I'm very sorry to hear about your mother. I lost my Dad when I was 22, it's been 17 years since then. I wish you peace during this time.
Really enjoy your videos and I learn much from them about myself and about others. I have sent the link to a friend who is considering minoring in psychology.
This is so much relatable i had also DIPPRESION and anxiety issue for 4-5 months because of some health and mental issue and i used to think that why this is happening to me and these thoughts developed the fear of disease and wim recovee with those health issue but still have the same symtoms as you have like headache dizziness numbness and tingling in body and also have face twitching i don't know how to recover from this... These all just ruin my k8-9 months and still don't know how long it's gonna be
Thank you 🙏
I also have a problem with my eyes dancing all the time, some days slower, some days faster, its so hard to live with these symptoms...
This is so exciting Everything you said is everything I have experienced
Thank you for this video, my worries are lesser now🙏🏽
i’ve been suffering from Health Anxiety ever since the start of Covid back in 2020. Went through the same things you went through. For awhile, i thought that i had some major problems with my heart but after spending my hard earned money on countless of checkups and echogram, i was fine. And for awhile i was fine, my anxiety was not as bad as it was before but then recently i saw a post of someone who passed because of ALS and thats when my Health Anxiety began to creep in on me again. I’ve been having muscle pain on my left shoulder and a minor pain on one particular spot on my spine (had it checked out before and the doctor said i just need to start exercising) and i began to be hyper vigilant of any symptoms of my body such as tingling or anything.
As of now i am trying to be okay again and this video helps me a lot. To all the lovely people who are suffering HA, you are not alone and be sure that we’ll overcome this together 💪🏽
I am in the same situation and it's soo hard most of the time bc even a small headache or a little pain in the chest is enough to feel paranoid and stressed. I just hope it will get better and I wish the same for you too.
Thank you for this! I had a very stressful 2 weeks of thinking I had pancreatic cancer until my ct came back clear. I promised myself I would never do that again to myself. Now I have dizziness for like 3 weeks.
My symptoms come and go in cycles, each symptom is a major
Catastrophe at the time and I obsess over it. My latest phase has been heart related, flutters pounding etc went for an ECG and was normal but I was convinced they hadn’t tested me properly, lately I started having gasping when I was on the cusp of sleep and general need for taking deep breaths when I’m awake. I can easily take a deep breath but it feels like I need to to get oxygen into my lungs. So my partner suggested box breathing but on the hold your breath for the count of 4 once you’ve taken a breath in, I noticed my pulse drops right down, so I googled it and found all sorts. Now I’m mid panic.
I still have occasional tinnitus and ear pressure that started from a really bad bout of panic that put me into DP/DR back in 2021. Even though I got over the DP/DR and daily panic attack issue I was having, I developed lasting physical effects from the whole experience.
Was your tinnitus constant in the beginning
Just want to say you’re absolutely stunning stay happy stay safe.
Again thank you for this video it means a lot.
I recently went to get a vaccine and then I just asked the nurse to check my blood pressure and it was slightly elevated and I’ve tried to not fixate on that and trying to convince myself that it could be because of anxiety or anything else … anxiety is so frustrating sometimes
Hey how are you feeling?
@@karenmaradei9521 heyyy thanks so much and I’m feeling much better hope you’re good yourself ?
I can relate to everything that you've said because I used to be as you describe and still am except the circumstance or reason or illness,maybe imaginary has changed!Lately I struggle to breathe and actually pass and sleep!
Palps and globus hysteria (back of tongue feels weird lump
In throat ) plagued me all symptoms always on left side of body . Wim Hoff cold showers and acceptance of anxiety are a big help .
One of your best episodes. You're a smoke-show as well....lol. Seriously though - thanks for your videos over the last few years. They have helped me. Did you ever have much stiffness btw? Over my 6 year journey - the stiffness is just so bad. I love to run and it's become very hard.
Hi Cherelle, this is almost exactly what I've been going through, it's very reassuring to finally find someone who has had the same experiences as me. I have been suffering with chronic sinusitis and facial numbness which was purely physical but because I have health anxiety and panic disorder, it has caused an almost constant panic attack lasting over 5 months so far. I've been wondering if I'll ever get better, if I'll ever be ok again or if I should accept that I have to live in an unbearable state of perpetual panic.
I've had pressure in my head (not just sinusitis pressure) like someone is crushing my skull from every angle, sometimes flashes of pain where I think I'm going to fall over, I've felt weak and sick and dizzy, I've stopped being able to look after myself and it's caused depression.
I too thought I had a brain tumour and I had an MRI two weeks ago. The results were ok and all the bloods done in A&E, out of hours and from the GP were normal. I thought this would settle any panic symptoms instantly, but no, I'm still struggling. I went into a shop today and I drove, but it was hell. It's been really good to watch some of your videos and I really connected with them. I'm also a lymphoma survivor so it was extra surreal watching this video as I used to check my neck constantly for lumps. Thanks and I hope you continue to win the battle against these symptoms.
wow. You're a godsend, thank you!
Looks like I am in a same boat.
I lost my father back in Jan 2022 due to heart attack and I could see him alive for the last time . Since then I am having health issues.
I had 2 ultrasound for my breast lump and even one time they aspirated it but all came negative. So they mention it's hormonal. I was all relaxed and then suddenly I found a lump on back of a neck.
I went to dr again they did ultrasound and said it's just swollen lymph node which could be due to any infection.
But still I am paranoid and depressed crying all day long.
Really don't know how will I overcome from my health anxiety.
It's making me more sick I guess constant headaches neck pain
Hi.. How are you feeling now?
for me it's like such a difference when I do something with people I like or just talk with them it helps me so much it's just such a difference I'm like a different person
I often wonder if my anxiety and symptoms come from lonliness
I think people with good heart gets this anxiety and all 😢 I didn’t mean people who doesn’t have anxiety are bad 😅
The latest n new symptoms I'm feeling right now is jaw pain. It used to be only when I'm having panic attack. But it seem now a bit anxiety would cause pain. Hate it
I had jaw pain for a short period too. It led to tension headache too. It was replaced by i don’t remember what, I think I got my toe injured during playing tennis lol. I still thought I had neuralgia even though I got injured
thanks for the video it was very helpful
Thank you for this 🙏🏾
I always fear is I have a hernia or a terrible stomach issue, or if my diaphragm is messed up. I have constant muscle tension in my abdominals and stomach, bad gas, right feeling in my chest and shortness of breath, always worrying my heart will give out or I’ll black out and die. It really ruins my days, but I know I can get through this❤ We can all do this! If anyone has gone through anything similar symptoms or similar experiences, please if you have any advice or tips on how you recovered, I’d really appreciate it ❤❤
I also have hernia and now I feel full body muscle loosenning and easiness in breathing and unable to run properly
@@asifmalik1137 I had a haitus hernia soon as they told me reflux nearly killed memin.my.lungs until I had operation then twelve months later muscle pain started
Automatic Like when I see the amazing Cherelle. ❤️
This might not be the best thing to do but i've been struggling with health anxiety since probably 2018... then Covid came along and it got way worse, until a few months ago i was feeling borderline su***dal because i was tired AF of living with this crap then i went out with a friend like... we drank a lot, did coke, hell i even took a blue pill (i have to ad my "health issue" was my high blood pressure) then the next day we went out again and surprisingly i felt just fine for like a month or so! No palpitations, no tingling... NOTHING! then i got sick with covid and i'm back where i was before i felt good... and it's fucking frustrating
people, after an intensive blood test, MRI, etc, my Potassium level is quite high and this causes tingling and twitches as well.
Same by me..but not Kalium is to high. Vitamin B6 is to high
I’m getting anxiety when I I wake up out of a sleep and also when I’m in a car
I must not have calmed down enough in 2 and a half years. Blurred vision for 2 years straight ans ghe crazy thing is i stull fuel it with stress
i have severe case of emetophobia (fear of vomiting) and i cant do anything in life because of the fear. i even get anxiety from eating something. if i eat anyhting anxiety comes after a minute when i done eating, sometimes i even get anxiety when i still eating and i get nausea wich is due to my fear even more scary. so yeah, most anxiety symtoms are stomach issues like Acid Reflux, constantly burping (is this still Reflux related symtom to constantly burp?!), flatulate a lot, have stomach cramps and also mild nauseua but constantly.
i know its because i have fear of vomiting that i worry about my stomach and then i feel every little cramp in my stomach. i also have bad digestive issues with my intestines. sometimes i go immediatly at the toilet after eating, other times i have like weeks were i cant let it go. when i had it very severe i had hemmorhoids because of it and when it was gone and i could go to toilet again i had realy bad stomach pain and i was scared that i had appendicitis, pancreatis or even Stomach ulcer so there i was beeing in pain and lots of acid reflux and maybe it was just a stomach inflamation kinda but i was realy deadscared.
i cant sleep at night because i have lots of night terrors nightmares and even worrying too much about getting sick. when i have nightterror its always the same, jolt wake up, thinking i gonna throw up and then when that feeling is gone i have heartpalpitations and tingling in my body and also very confused. i sleep with the lights on.
besides my health anxiety and my severe bad case of emetophobia (wich means i never want to go on vacation since you can get vacationsickness, flightsickness or seesick or even foodpoisoning so vacations no thank you) i also have regular anxiety that comes out of nowhere. social anxiety, agraphobia, claustrophobia, fear of the dark etc. my anxiety issues gets me troubling my sleep and day to day life.
i hope there is a way to get at least cope with my phobias and my healt issues due to these fears. but i am depressed and suicidal and i lost all hope.
I really needed to hear this. Thank you
Thank god for you Cherelle x
Currently going through my worst bout of health anxiety and my head is so heavy and full… just off and dizzy. Kind of like the “hangover” after an anxiety attack but it’s lingering daily…ugh!