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Post by quantumrose on Jul 22, 2014 16:21:16 GMT
Chaps, this seems to be the worst part of PNI for me. Whenever Im worried or going through a blip I believe that Im dying. Its terrifying. At the moment I've got a tummy bug and chest pains. My Dr is so sure that the chest pains arnt serious she hasn't sent me for tests. Reassuring I suppose. They are almost certainly anxiety induced and/or tension related. But it's totally debilitating. I guess I'm just looking for some reassurance xxx
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Post by monica on Jul 22, 2014 16:39:44 GMT
Hi QR
Everything u mentioned in ur post was me-with pni I developed symptoms I'd never experienced before which sent my already existing health anxiety into over drive. I spent forever torturing myself about the pain of leaving my children behind when I died, how they would cope etc. it was hell on earth for me.
Tbh I never realised pni and anxiety could produce such debilitating physical symptoms and more to the point I just couldn't believe it either which made me stress more and so on.
For me the antids really cured me of this together with a couple of cbt techniques I was taught.
Sorry I've gone on about me. Just want to reassure youx
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Post by sarajay28 on Jul 22, 2014 16:43:30 GMT
Hi qr,
Yes it definitely is debilitating and horrible and you are not on your own with this. I have been recovered for a long time now but occasionally I 'freak out' about health symptoms when feeling anxious. I have asthma and normally it's never an issue but on particularly bad days (which happen to us all!) I can really freak out if my chest feels tight or I feel breathless for any reason. I am able to talk myself out of it but I remember all to well not being able to and feeling like I was going to die. It really is awful so I totally sympathise with you. Like you say your reassurance comes from the Dr not sending you for tests. Here if you need to talk through it though. I've been where you are xx
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Post by quantumrose on Jul 22, 2014 17:47:48 GMT
Thank you so much for your replies. I find what you've both said very soothing, it's amazing to think what our minds can do. When I say "it's debilitating" I mean the health anxiety not the pain itself and yes, like you Monica, I've been thinking about how my family would cope if I was awfully ill. So, so exhausting. Why does my mind go over this stuff? Its like torture. Thanks again, really appreciate your kindness xxx
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Post by Weeble on Jul 22, 2014 18:51:02 GMT
Oh you poor thing that's tough. Fear is such a big part of my pni.blips too. I have found allowing myself to sit with the fear and not trying to control it really helpful. For me facing it out has diminished it's power Then I find that the fear has another less frightening real cause and I often end up laughing at myself :-)
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Post by quantumrose on Jul 25, 2014 7:56:53 GMT
Completely agree, so often facing the fear is a large part of realising its not really a fear to worry about! Embarrassed to say I went to the docs again. She was great. Gave me full check over, reassuring words and I left feeling better. I have hardly had any pains since. Only when I'm anxious Thanks for your replies, you ladies rock! X
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Post by Weeble on Jul 25, 2014 9:20:25 GMT
Not embarrassing a sensible response well done u
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Post by monica on Jul 25, 2014 14:44:09 GMT
Think it's normal to feel that way. I used to - wud b ok then bam the old anxieties would kick in. Well done in going to drs and nipping the anxiety in the budx
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Post by quantumrose on Jul 25, 2014 16:45:10 GMT
Thank you so much for looking at things the way you do! I give myself such a hard time (and so does my hubby!) for going to the docs about my health worries. Its hard (understatement) because not only do I have health anxiety, I also have a phobia of all things medical. Talk about rock and a hard place! X
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Post by Weeble on Jul 25, 2014 17:36:04 GMT
That's a fantastic combination :-) poor you. Perhaps talk to your gp about health anxiety it can be treated and is really common.
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Post by quantumrose on Aug 2, 2014 19:42:17 GMT
Oooh, tell me what you know!! Going to my gp is laden with its own worries but I will go if you think theres anything they can do. At the moment my plan is hypnotherapy. I did hypnobirthing before the birth of my second child, just listened to a cd, and I was amazed that it worked!
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Post by monica on Aug 3, 2014 8:59:39 GMT
There is a link in the alternatives section - it's a search facility for accredited hypnotherapists . Someone on here had hypnotherapy and said it did helpx
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Post by quantumrose on Jan 16, 2015 9:55:42 GMT
Re-read this thread this morning, it helped no end. I feel terribly needy at the moment, I'm sorry for it spilling out here. I know you guys dont look at it that way but I do. I often think about the amazing women who run this forum, how you've all got your own families, lives, things to do! And then there's me needing reassurance about stuff. I hope to contribute as much as I can and not just 'take' from tge forum. I don't know how helpful my replies are sometimes but they are heartfelt :-) Sorry, not sure where I'm going with this, good to get thoughts into words.
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Post by monica on Jan 16, 2015 14:33:43 GMT
We've all been there and understand . Don't feel needy - it's a bad patch which you will get through. Also don't pressurise yourself into feeling that you have to commit to anything. The primary aim of this forum is to support you. Saying that you are a huge to support to the girls on here anyway and that's also when ur feeling pants yourself! Xxx
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Post by Amanda89 on Oct 9, 2016 21:56:02 GMT
Hello there, Just wanted to let you know that what you'be describe did exactly how I felt whilst suffering from PNI. Because I had never experienced panic attacks and anxiety before, I assumed it was a health problem and that I was dying with a possible heart issue (which didn't help and totally confused the doctors because I was in fact hospitalised at the time for complications, so they didn't even realise I was suffering from anxiety either). I found that after being diagnosed with PNI it helped a little that I would remind myself that I was just having an anxiety attack (even if I felt like I was dying), remind myself that my anxiety would try to make me feel otherwise, and reminded myself that I had felt the same numerous times before. I found that trying to distract myself on something other than myself and my body helped - look around you, notice things you can see and describe them in your head in detail. Use all your senses: what can you hear? feel? smell? See? it may calm your nervous system from focusing on your mistaken sense of impending doom. I never thought it possible that I would get better and back to normal, and at the time I couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel, but that's the horrible thing about depression and anxiety, it doesn't let you. Even if you can't see it, it is there. You WILL get better. Xxx
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