Back at it again..

Hey all,

For the first two months of my panic attacks/anxiety I was obsessing over my heart which caused many physical symptoms of anxiety in that area and now im obsessing over my brain. Recently I have been getting the slight pressure / wierd feeling on the top right side of my head which has me fearing for the worst. This feeling comes and goes but it's beyond annoying. I've been googling brain cancer symptoms and what not and its making everything worse. I'm very scared.

Post Edited (Soccer1) : 10/26/2014 9:16:39 AM (GMT-6)

Hi Soccer,

I am sorry that a new worry has started to bother you lately.:(

This is a pretty common anxiety issue...so much so, that it is listed under a site that we have in our Resources. Here is the list of head symptoms that one can experience due to anxiety.

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Head: (anxiety symptoms associated with the head)

• Brain fog
• Burning, itchy, tight scalp
• Dizziness or light-headedness
• Frequent headaches, migraine headaches
• Feeling like there is a tight band around your head, pressure, tightness
• Hair loss, hair is thinning, or clumps of hair are falling out
• Head, neck or shoulder pain, tightness/stiffness
• Head zaps, head tremors
• Giddiness
• Numbness
• Numbness tingling, numbness and tingling
• Shooting pains, stabbing pains, and odd pressures in the neck, head, or face
• Shooting pains in the face
• Shooting pains in the scalp or head
• When you close your eyes you feel like are beginning to, or will, float upwards
• Sore jaw that feels like a tooth ache
• TMJ (Temporo-Mandibular Joint) - clenching of the jaw or grinding of the teeth

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As you can see, there are quite a few of these...including what you describe...

So condsidering that you have had some health anxiety in the past...and the fears regarding your heart turned out okay...and as a result of anxiety.

You can safely draw the same conclusion here.:)

Hoping you can use your coping skills to bring down your anxiety and find relief!

S.C.

Soccer

Good advice above.... Quit googling your symtpoms, Knuckle Head!

I know it's hard and very tempting to go to the computer and start typing in our symtpoms when we start feeling bad but this will have an adverse effect and feed the anxiety beast!

You have all the classic symtpoms of anxiety. Instead of putting all of your energy into trying to diagnose yourself, put it into treating your anxiety (such as developing your coping skills and spending time on here)

I promise, if you continue honing your coping techniques, practicing healthy distractions, and educating yourself with this disorder then you will have all the tools necessary to "kick" your anxiety to the curb!

(SCaredycat - see what I did there? Their name is 'Soccer' and I said "kick" to the curb?!?!?!). Wasn't as funny as your "hooked" pun about the movie Jaws, though!

We are rooting for you, Soccer! Keep us posted!

Cornell

Post Edited (Cornell) : 10/27/2014 6:55:44 PM (GMT-6)