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Posted 1/13/2011 8:50 PM (GMT 0)
as if my anxiety needed another reason to come at me...ugh. today I was walking up the stairs talking on the phone, when all of the sudden my right ankle started hurting. it hurts right on the bone on the inside, and it hurts when walking and to the touch. I guess it bothers me so much too, because I dont recall hitting it or doing anything to it.
I dont know why, but sometimes writing out my issues helps me. so that is why I am writing this. of course all the stupid, illogical things o through my head that it is something dangerous...
the people in my life are sick of my anxiety and only put me down over it. the worse part is when they laugh at me. I know that most of my thoughts are irrational, but they just take over.
thanks for listening
Posted 1/14/2011 5:28 AM (GMT 0)
I am sorry that you are distressed about this C.B. I think that A/P just burdenes one to the point of anything out of the ordinary becoming scary! I'm sure that in rational thought you know that aches and pains just happen, but then anxiety starts to whisper in your ear that it could be something more...

Well I can tell you that it is going to be fine. I know because I have had these random pains, and they turn out to be nothing. My fear is usually centered around nausea. I will get an upset stomach from stress, food, whatever, and then worry that I'm coming down with the stomach flu, or food poisoning. Well, I never do. I've never had food poisoning, and only rarely get the stomach bug. I still have to fight these fears though, almost every time.

The more accumulative stress you have going on, the more the anxiety will try it's tricks on you. Take time to do your breathing and relaxation exercises. Keep telling yourself that aches/pains are a normal part of life, and are rarely anything to worry about.

I hope that you feel better, ankle and all, soon:)
Scaredy Cat
Posted 1/14/2011 7:15 AM (GMT 0)
i just wanted to also add that i as well do that! i have anxiety and previously i have had a lotttt of health problems the worst being i had a clot in my pulminary artery when i was 17 so now anytime i have chest pains i wana run to the er but i have slowed down on doing so because i need to be able to disassociate my anxiety from having actual health problems!

and i also have friends and family who basically ridicule me for my PA's dont take it personally! its hard not to i know this..but they just dont understand the constant strain it is on us to be afflicted with PA's and personally i think that they think if they downplay it to us we will feel its less urgent.

hope that you aches in your ankle goes away swiftly im sure you just strained a muscle or something!

Posted 1/14/2011 4:59 PM (GMT 0)
thanks, it does feel a bit better today. I was thinking I may have just burst a blood vessel as I have done that in both my hands and tops of my feet, and been to the ER thinking something was terrribly wrong and it was nothing that bad.
yeah SC, I get a pain and my mind just runs with it...super annoying. lately too, it has been the testing my daughter is going therough to see if she has MD or not. so, im just going to chalk it uo to that unless I see swelling or pain gets extremely worse:)
Posted 1/14/2011 5:19 PM (GMT 0)
Oh C.B. of course you are under stress with your daughter's health concerns! My thoughts and prayers are with your daughter and you today! We are all hoping for the best possible news.

Hugs,
S.C.
Posted 1/14/2011 7:12 PM (GMT 0)
thnks so much..her big tests are on Tuesday, so hopefully we will know more after that. they put a rush order on the testing and it still took 3 weeks to get in, so hopefully we will know something soon.
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