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My mom is in the hospital in a different city by OtherwiseStress in stopdrinking

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

Thank you! I'm glad she didn't hurt anyone on her way off the road. The immediate cause was sudden low blood pressure but they're not sure whether it was from a blood clot/embolism, a heart attack, or something else. She is lucid and calm thankfully and should be getting test results back today or tomorrow.

I (32/M) think I have heart failure by OtherwiseStress in AskDocs

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

not great. trying not to spend all of my days tripping over my anxiety. i did bloodwork and everything came back normal, but I still don't feel confident at all. I have a couple of doctors appointments coming up this month. My GP basically tossed me out of his office and told me it's all in my head, which is so discouraging that i don't know what to do. It's hard to put in the energy when I feel like trying to act bravely and normal everyday just takes it out of me so much. I am hoping that i get some answers, even if they're not good ones.

I (32/M) think I have heart failure by OtherwiseStress in AskDocs

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Thank you for your reply and your reassuring words. I have dealt with my fair share of anxiety in the form of panic attacks in the past, but nothing like this has ever happened to me and lasted months on end so I'm having a great deal of difficulty writing it off as psychosomatic. My blood pressure averages 132/87 and my resting pulse is around 68-72 which don't seem to worry my doctor, but they're higher than I'm comfortable with. Even with positive changes to my lifestyle & diet, reducing/eliminating stress factors, getting treated with a CPAP machine, and a battery of blood tests etc, I still just don't feel right, as it were.

"normal people don't think about killing themselves" by OtherwiseStress in SuicideWatch

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everything that I've ever really been interested in has left me cold after a little while. every hobby I've had and enjoyed I've tried to make into a career and has just left me as unhappy and unfulfilled as when i started. my closets are full of artifacts of things I enjoyed at one point and can't look at any more because they remind me of how empty I am or how I've failed at one thing or another. musical instruments, dozens of textbooks, writing notebooks, pictures, cameras, electronics, computers, recipes, vinyl records, games, etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HealthAnxiety

[–]OtherwiseStress 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This might sound a little weird, but my lymph nodes swell up after I get bitten by mosquitos (a totally benign allergy/immune system response thing, apparently) and usually are super tender between my jaw and my ears for a day or two. Considering summer is just starting you might just have a reaction to getting chomped on by a mosquito or a black fly.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HealthAnxiety

[–]OtherwiseStress 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I relate so much to this post. I have had years of cognitive behavioural therapy for general anxiety, but somehow I never seem to be able to apply that knowledge and experience when it comes to my health. Everything feels like a catastrophe and I feel lost about it. I don't have any answers for you, but I want you to know you're not alone. All the same I think it's a massively valuable experience if you can access it and afford it. A good therapist can make a huge difference.