tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780058410537977838.post6026553498507391049..comments2023-11-03T08:47:31.579-07:00Comments on this girl's life: oh good.lisalisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03506556513672749033noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780058410537977838.post-11963699611106661992010-10-09T07:30:01.785-07:002010-10-09T07:30:01.785-07:00I have struggled with health anxiety since I was 8...I have struggled with health anxiety since I was 8 or 9--it really does suck. But I finally got diagnosed with OCD and found an Exposure and Response Prevention therapist and that has made such a difference. Yes, I will probably always have thoughts about whether something is cancer, a dvt or appendicitis, but now I've learned that to look things up online is a compulsion, similar to crack in its short term potency in giving relief, and then long term hell, and that I can never know absolutely for sure what my symptoms mean, and that the more I tolerate the anxiety, eventually it recedes as long as I am not compulsing--that's great you didn't go to the ER!expwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10556989048175473815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780058410537977838.post-53108993333972598772010-10-07T06:53:38.337-07:002010-10-07T06:53:38.337-07:00Ok, still not a complete success, you need to chan...Ok, still not a complete success, you need to change the &It; to a "<"krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970254025864615280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780058410537977838.post-3447657921700655362010-10-07T06:48:18.380-07:002010-10-07T06:48:18.380-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970254025864615280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780058410537977838.post-43413890757996372872010-10-07T06:40:25.038-07:002010-10-07T06:40:25.038-07:00I'm just catching up, so I wanted to let you k...I'm just catching up, so I wanted to let you know that your last post was really inspiring and you are such a strong person! <br /><br />As for this latest post, I can't tell you how I read this with wide eyes because I've never actually known what it is like to have an anxiety disorder. It is absolutely amazing to hear all that you have been through and it makes me believe that you are one of the strongest people I have ever "met" (quotations since obviously we have never met in the real non-internet world). I think that your little girls are so lucky to have such a great mother to look up to, even if they are young enough that they might not realize how strong you are yet. <br /><br />Not being a doctor and having never experienced anxiety like yours, I cannot say for sure that this is true, but I think your idea that you use your ED to cope with anxiety and calm yourself sounds like a good explanation. Occasionally, I find myself wondering if I have one condition or another after reading things like WebMD and I find that, for me at least, thinking about the basic anatomy (or looking it up in an anatomy book) is really useful for ruling things out. I'm not sure if this would help or make matters worse for you, but you might find that getting an anatomy textbook and even just reading it once in a while to learn about the parts of the body and the way their functions relate to one another might be useful. On the other hand, if you find reading textbooks as boring as I do at times, this might only be a last resort anyway. I just figure that doctors have to take anatomy courses and so reading that might help me to better understand why something (a self-diagnosis) is unlikely true.<br /><br />Oh and for linking back to a previous entry, I think you should be able to simply insert a hyperlink (though I haven't tried this yet on blogger) the html would be this: "<a href="www.something.com" rel="nofollow">text naming your entry</a>" Obviously, just remove the quotes at the very beginning and end of what I typed and place your own link and text.<br /><br />Hope your week has been good so far!!krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02970254025864615280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780058410537977838.post-22027781719700413012010-10-05T18:15:10.531-07:002010-10-05T18:15:10.531-07:00i'm dealing with a lot of anxiety right now ==...i'm dealing with a lot of anxiety right now == no drugs, no drinks, no binging, purging or starving. now what? feelings. panic. <br /><br />there have absolutely been times when i thought i was dying -- got checked many times for cancer and other assorted. there was a solid year where i kept going to the doctor with headaches, sure i was going blind. lots and lots of issues. <br /><br />doesn't mean you don't have a right to your fears. sounds like you're doing the best you can, and that's what you're doing. good work.<br /><br />YAY on not binging and purging. AMAZING. and it is such hard work.<br /><br />i used to hate to leave the house because i thought my mother was going to die if i left the house. this went on for a long time.<br /> <br />things are getting better for me these days, although some days are a lot harder than other.<br /><br />i think we hang on, hang in, take the steps and then, yes, move forward -- at our own pace.<br /><br />take care!I Hate to Weighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241064340434705588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780058410537977838.post-90078733768706658862010-10-04T17:30:38.145-07:002010-10-04T17:30:38.145-07:00You're not alone. I've struggled with depr...You're not alone. I've struggled with depression and anxiety, plus OCD, in addition to anorexia. I also believe I developed anorexia to deal with my anxiety problems. Now it's just kicking ED to the curb!<br /><br />*Hugs*<br /><br />angelaAngela Elain Gambrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08199876962091491591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780058410537977838.post-21862767017338568342010-10-04T09:13:40.203-07:002010-10-04T09:13:40.203-07:00I have been through something similar. I develope...I have been through something similar. I developed panic attacks and OCD and struggled with them for many years until I fell into an Ed that kept changing symptoms or adding symptoms. Now with Ed more under control, my OCD is flaring up. It's crazy. You are so not alone.<br /><br />PS: I am a bit of a hypochondriac. WebMD scares the crap out of me every time, too.kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18268548015072137304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1780058410537977838.post-59974475948674471062010-10-03T21:41:06.547-07:002010-10-03T21:41:06.547-07:00i've never commented on your blog before. read...i've never commented on your blog before. reading this post just reminded me so much of how i was when i was younger too. my fear wasn't really as well-defined, but any time my mom went out i was hysterical. and it did kind of limit her expeditions... also used to get homesick if i was sleeping over somewhere. usually my parents had to come and fetch me because i got physically sick with homesickness. actually, i can relate to much of what you've written in this post. also around 11/12 my eating started getting weird, although with binge-eating rather than restricted eating, and after/around the same time, some ocd-type things, although mostly if not only thoughts and obsessions. and recently i have experienced to a degree the same kind of health anxiety, especially having chest pain, when i end up going to bed half-convinced i'll be dead in my sleep, but just think "oh fuck it, i don't care" and then wake up the next morning anyway. <br /><br />it's definitely not a fun thing to deal with. i can only say: congratulations for recovering so much from an eating disorder. not that suffering from health anxieties is more "fun"...The Bed Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772618283324432454noreply@blogger.com