Posted by Deneb on August 27, 2006, at 23:36:13
I like telling people about myself on the web. Sorry if this is blog-like.
I know I have social anxiety and that's been much better, but now I have new anxieties.
I have health anxieties now. The breast cancer scare triggered it.
Right now I'm getting more tests and I'm tempted to see the doctor all the time.
I don't know if I'll ever get over this new anxiety. When one thing is ruled out, more will take it's place.
This is horrible. Shouldn't the meds I'm on prevent me from getting worse? Pdoc said I'm already on a high dose of Celexa.
Pdoc wants to try non medical approaches first. She wants me to read "Feeling Good" and "Anxiety and Phobia Workbook". She wants me to exercise everyday and pick up astronomy or some other hobby again. She wants me to stay busy. I hope it works. I'm going to buy those books tomorrow.
If those things don't work, she'll increase my Risperdal to 1 mg. Looks like my meds won't be decreased any time soon. She said I should be stable for one whole year before my meds are decreased. At least my tremors seems to have improved.
I just really want this new anxiety to go away. There's hope because my social anxiety got better.
I've had health anxiety in the past, as a child and teen, but it would go away after a while. Maybe the same will happen this time.
The anxiety comes in giant waves. The more I read about the diseases, the more scared I become. On the plus side, I'm learning about new things. LOL
Deneb*
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