Hi everybody. Reading some of these posts has actually made me feel a little better. You guys have a great sense of humor. But I guess we have to, huh? I'm just realizing that I have a problem with hypochondria. I've had panic disorder for 6 years. The meds helped a lot for about 5 years. Since then it's been downhill. I feel better than last summer though. Went through some kind of wierd downward spiral or something. Don't know if it was the meds or not. REALLY bad. I finally figured out it wasn't normal to do stuff like check the inside of my mouth 3 or 4 times a day with a flashlight for leukoplakia. (probably didn't spell that right.) I thought I just knew all kinds of medical terms coz I is smart. Just coming to terms with this has helped a lot. The thing that I can't understand is they say all these wierd symptoms are caused by anxiety, but I wouldn't be having all the anxiety if I didn't have the crazy symptoms! So which comes first? It's like my brain and body work against me and turn every bit of stress (even normal kind) into physical stuff. This really sucks! Does anybody have the squeezy throat thing? I get it so bad it almost feels like my eyes are bulging out!
