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@esikora I feel much the same. I have terrific health anxiety and have for decades. Over 60 now and it has gotten so much worse. I also fear death fear being alone fear sickness and not having enough finances. Just fear everything there seems to be no help coming from anyone that you have to deal with as far as the state the government Contractors, etc. and it just makes me spiral because it wasn’t like this when I was a little girl. It’s like there’s just no help and we know it. I am afraid to take meds. My talk therapy is not working. I wake up in panic every morning I have high blood pressure every time. I see a doctor or a dentist. I can’t find a real friend. I am just a mess and I just hope that death brings peace. I am so depressed about the way my life has become so is my husband it’s just a house of gloom. I wish I was never born. I don’t know why some of us had to suffer like this.
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@sandrajane The day I started to change my thinking was when I asked myself WHY was I doing this to myself because I knew that high blood pressure is a significant health risk in itself. I took on the challenge of learning to lower my blood pressure by listening to relaxing music and deep breathing and doing what I could to clear my mind of negative talk. I realized that I had choices in how I thought about things, and I could start to alter my own Self talk. I took my blood pressure before and after my music sessions and found I could lower it by 15 points.
I did have high anxiety and PTSD from experiences in early childhood onward. I took that apart piece by piece and learned from it. YES, it is possible to overcome disabling anxiety, but you can only do that if you believe that you CAN and start working on it. No one else can accomplish this other than yourself, and it is OK to ask for help and counseling.
What other things can you do to take control of your health?