I Cannot Be Stressed Because I Can Handle It! Posted: 03-16-06 03:12am
Thanks for the forum. I am looking at
some advice from those that are more
knowledgeable that I on the subject.
With a recent loss in my family I
developed dry mouth within days. I
started to feel dizzy, unfocused, loss of
appetite, and lost weight due to this.
I went for a medical and 11 vials of blood
were drawn over 2 test periods. Nothing.
Doctor finally said it must be stress and
I refuted as I explained to him that I am
a very strong person that deals with
stress all of the time and there is no way
possible that I could allow stress to get
to me like this.
He ordered up one more test-an hiv test.
:shock: though I am considered low risk
based on my lifestyle I knew hiv does not
discriminate. During the 2 days I waited
for the test results my symptoms became
worse. Now that I know that I am negative
my symptoms subsided a little which
opened up my eyes.
Could a person such as myself that has
dealt with tragedy in the past with their
head up high finally build up enough that
stress can actually break them down?
Thank you in advance.
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munky23
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Posts: 130
Posted: 03-18-06 19:06pm
Cut yourself some slack. A death in the
family will put major stress on you.
Possibly your not dealing with the death
or are in denial.
Either way a loss can defintely cause
physical symptoms...As you've described,
with apetite, sleep, strength etc.
You need to deal with the loss
emotionally.
No matter how "strong" you its usual to
have stress and depression following a
loss for a period of time (depending on
how close they were to you).
I reccommend getting through the loss.
The physical symptoms will go away once
you've dealt with the loss.
