What are typical doctor treatment procedures for stress ? Posted: 10-08-07 08:09am
Hi there.
I hope you dont mind but i would rather
keep my personal details private for
several reasons!
Im a male aged between 19-24 and lately i
have been coming to terms that i am
stressed. I would say now that i look back
i have been stressed since some time in
2004. Headaches have been in my life from
a young age, first diagnosis was from my
doctor in 1994, i have had nearly every
test possible to find the rooted problem,
from blood, to sinus. lately in the past 2
years i have been experiences unbearable
migraines, maybe 2 every 3 months or so,
when i get these i cannot move and i am
violently sick and dizzy, i even lose my
footing and at the age i am this really
worries me. Anyway, i have an ordinary
life, nice girlfriend and steady money
with a full time job. Problem is i worry
like no ones business, i cant relax or
even crack a smile sometimes for the worry
of work and pressures from outside that
really should not be getting the better of
me, i sometimes even wake up in the
morning shaking for a reason i cant
explain, but the worry is constantly
there.Every situation i am faced with i
put too much thought into and convince
myself that the world is coming down on
me. I have a rash on my arm that has just
appeared and friends tell me it could be
stress related.Its that bad that every
time the phone rings i expect it to be
trouble.I have looked up lots of reat info
sites on the net and i can honestly say my
symptons match 18 of the 20 symptons
online. Lately i took a big step and
booked an appointment with my doctor to
see what he says, because a lot of the
stress is work worries i expect he may
sign me off work for a bit, this also
worries me as i have a very responsible
job and no one else can move into my shoes
whilst i get my self back to normal,and
this will probably result in the old
'theres nothing worng with him' in the
workplace. PLEASE can anyone help as
regards to doctor procedures for stress.
thank you very much for taking your time
to read this.
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johnR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 229
Posted: 10-08-07 12:42pm
You need to try cognitive behavioral
therapy aka cbt. It has changed my life
dramatically more than I ever thought
anything could. I highly recommend cbt for
panic, anxiety and depression. If you work
at the exercises like the tea form you can
retrain your brain to think more
objectively and like me you can go from
being a worrier to a warrior. If you don't
want to see a therapist pick up a copy of
the book Been there, done that? Do This!
By sam obitz and start doing the tea form
exercise in it. We used this book in my
cbt group. Take care and know you can get
better if you learn to think more
objectively and learn to live in the
present and stop fearing the future
through the cbt exercises. The more you
work on the exercises the more relief you
get. Good luck!
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derry21
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 4
Posted: 10-08-07 15:28pm
thanks very much. I looked into CBT and
came across pages on anxiety, i can really
really relate to the info povided and
think CBT may be the way forward, the
example it gave on a CBT task was very
relevant to my feelings and im sure this
is what ie been looking for to get into a
better way of thinking and how i can
change how i perceive other peoples
actions that against me that i usually
take personally.I have an appointment with
the doctor and will be sure to get to the
bottom of this constant worrying.Again, i
couldnt thank you enough.
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CarolDiane
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I Totally Agree Posted: 10-08-07 17:42pm
I agree 100% with JohnR here. Get the book
and read it. You will get alot of good
information on dealing with this. Of
course if it really seems to be getting
out of control for you where you can't go
one day without having something on your
mind to bog you down. Then it's time for
counseling.
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johnR
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 20 May 2006 Posts: 229
Posted: 10-23-07 15:18pm
derry21
wrote:
thanks very much. I looked
into CBT and came across pages on anxiety,
i can really really relate to the info
povided and think CBT may be the way
forward, the example it gave on a CBT task
was very relevant to my feelings and im
sure this is what ie been looking for to
get into a better way of thinking and how
i can change how i perceive other peoples
actions that against me that i usually
take personally.I have an appointment with
the doctor and will be sure to get to the
bottom of this constant worrying.Again, i
couldnt thank you enough.
My pleasure Derry, Please come back and
give us an update on how you are doing?
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Georgia59
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Joined: 11 Apr 2007 Posts: 5546 Location: Along the Mississippi, USA
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Posted: 10-23-07 16:08pm
CBT really is great. You can try to find a
psychologist who practices it (it is often
covered by insurance) or there are lots of
books/tapes to lead you through it. And
you can always come here for support
too!!
