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Q: Please Help...
asked by: emilybug on April 13th, 2007
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Hi There,

I'm having a hard time and I'm hoping some one will be able to reassure me in some way.
I seem to always latch on to an illness when I'm feeling stressed and I believe I have it and I can't determine anxiety from real symptoms.
A few months ago it was breast cancer. I actually develpoed a pain that lasted over 2 months and had severe anxiety.
2 years ago it was MS after my dad died. I felt like the floor was moving under me and I had body twitches and sore muscles and pin prick feelings all over and a sore neck.
I'm doing it again!
I have sore legs (but also I'm walking many hours a day to deal with my stress). Still, I get moments or soreness in my thigh or calf that then disappears.
I'm getting pin prick feelings also again. Like little ting feelings that happen singley and randomly.
I'm asking all my friends if they have felt this and most say they have but then I go on the medical sites and scare myself constantly!!!
I'm so panicked about MS right now. I'm feeling my muscles burning sometimes and can't sleep. I feel claustrophobic ...like I can't handle being in my body.
This is dramactic I'm sorry. I hope someone understands this.
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futurelovers
replied on April 13th, 2007
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Sorry to hear you feel this way. I can already reassure you, that if you are posting this in the anxiety forum - then that means you already had experiences with anxiety before, and you posting here again - is just saying that all you're experiencing is anxiety. So most likely you need to get your anxiety handled before you start jumping to conclusions about other illnesses.

I'm not quite sure what ms is...
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johnR
replied on April 14th, 2007
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I agree with the previous post. Try and join a cbt group I think it will help you a lot.
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emilybug
replied on April 14th, 2007
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Thanks for the replies.
I have made a deal with myself that I will officially rule out diseases for one week and I am not allowed to go on medical sites for 1 week.
I will assume any symptoms I feel are anxiety and I'll see if that helps bring me down off this tangent.
I saw my CBT about 10 days ago and at the time I felt fine....LOL

thanks again!
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johnR
replied on May 4th, 2007
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Hi Emily, how are you doing now?
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