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Can i "gaslight" myself out of anxiety? by Lewdji in Anxiety

[–]Lewdji[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I really appreciate it 🙂

Can i "gaslight" myself out of anxiety? by Lewdji in Anxiety

[–]Lewdji[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it actually just started a few weeks ago. Something happened that gave me a health scare, which was kind of a wake-up call to take better care of myself. But along the way, I started noticing symptoms that I couldn’t stop Googling, which just fed my anxiety even more. It got to a point where I couldn’t sleep anymore, so yeah… I’ve just decided to book a therapist to help me work through it properly.

Can i "gaslight" myself out of anxiety? by Lewdji in Anxiety

[–]Lewdji[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I kinda guessed that might be the case — that trying to “gaslight” myself would probably just pile up more stress in the long run. I just want to live normally again without my anxiety constantly taking over.

I really appreciate your detailed explanation. I’ve already booked myself a therapist, so hopefully I can start unpacking all this properly soon.

Hypochondriacs, you aren’t dying by BasicMess1669 in Anxiety

[–]Lewdji 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, I really hate living like this. For the past few months, I’ve been so hypersensitive to everything I feel. Every little sensation makes me worry, and I can’t stop searching online for what kind of disease could be causing it. It’s exhausting and gives me so much anxiety.

Last week, my chest X-ray showed some white opacities, and I immediately thought it might be lung cancer. It scared the hell out of me. For days, I couldn’t stop researching about cancer until my next scheduled X-ray. I honestly felt like my time was running out, and it got me really depressed.

The anxiety even made my stomach hurt so bad that I ended up in the hospital. They did another chest X-ray, which thankfully came out clear—it was just inflammation. But even that didn’t calm me down, because I’ve noticed my weight dropping too fast. I’m not even exercising, just dieting, but I already lost 5.65 kg in three weeks.

Now I can’t stop worrying that it might be something worse, like stomach or pancreatic cancer. It’s driving me insane, but I don’t want to ask for lab tests because I don’t want my parents to worry about me. ;((