For the last few days I have had dreams about severe pain on the right side of my stomach and needless to say it has me a bit paranoid. The internet is a great thing unless your overly anxious as then it becomes a surge of way too much information as my anxiety level has taken an odd dream an has blown it completely out of proportion. So now half of me is trying to battle the thoughts in my head and the other half is waiting for my stomach to explode.
Of course all of these new worries are really not new at all just the result of a brain that likes to pick things apart to the smallest degree and try to see it from all sorts of angles which ends up making mountains out of mole hills. So where does the root of my anxiety lie? Chances are it is part of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder where my brain is constantly aware of what is happening around me so I can react in the blink of an eye if need be, hyper vigilance is the scientific word for it which is a lot nicer than what I would call it. Take care
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Health related dreams also freak me out. I'm like you, I pick things apart to the smallest degree. You become your own worst enemy.
Yeah the internet becomes a black hole of paranoia if you get anxious about health issues. Once I convinced myself that I had had a previously unnoticed UTI and it had gone to my kidneys and I began to wait for sepsis, wondering which of my limbs they might have to amputate. From time to time I convince myself I’m having a heart attack even though I’m healthy and 21.
What helps sometimes is to force yourself to make a choice, like ok if I really have this thing, then I should go to the emergency room. And if deep down I feel like that’s overkill, then maybe it is. And if I do go, but was fine, it’s not the end of the world either. Basically think *really* what’s the worst that could happen, and then do something about it. Anxiety is all about the anticipation of a thing, taking real steps helps it dissipate.
Of course this is all easier said than done… still though it can help.