Posted by cloudydaze on July 21, 2006, at 22:02:43
In reply to I'm anxious, posted by Deneb on July 20, 2006, at 23:36:54
At least your fear is rational. However, you may be obsessing a bit. I know its hard - i deal with Bipolar, general anxiety AND social anxiety every day...
You can feel worried without letting it consume you. Rationalizing with yourself sometimes helps. Ask yourself why you feel this way - what exactly are you scared of? You're not really scared of the lump. Are you scared of death? Even IF you do have cancer, that is not an automatic death sentence. My grandma survived breast cancer, and she's an old woman! You are a healthy young adult (and chances are it's proably not cancer).
You've got to accept that you are worried, and stop driving the nail in further. Don't torture yourself over it.
> I feel guilty for starting yet another thread about myself and not replying to others more. I will try to reply to others more tomorrow.
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> I've just been feeling anxious these last couple of weeks. I'm anxious about my health. It's not just the lump thing I'm anxious about now. There are more. I know a normal person wouldn't get anxious about the new things I'm anxious about, but I'm still worrying.
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> I hate this. I don't want to live in fear. I don't want to worry anymore. Am I ever going to go back to normal again? This lump thing has triggered me to worry about my health. This happened once before, when Hammie died, I got over it for a while, but now it's back.
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> I want some help. What can I do to get rid of my anxiety?
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> Deneb*
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