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Depression & Anxiety | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (11)
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@jlharsh thank you so much! i just depend on reassurance a lot when i have moments like this and having clarity that it’s NOT any stomach sickness is what makes me fully calm down.
i’ve dealt with this fear since i was younger but it’s gotten 10000x worse in the past 2 1/2 years. when i get like this the typical anxiety exercises don’t really help and it almost always leads to panic attacks, i don’t feel calm and relaxed until i get proof and 100% certainty that i don’t have a stomach illness and that i won’t vomit. if i don’t get that then i pretty much stay with impending doom and on the edge just waiting for something to happen and it affects my day to day life.
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@anagel It sounds like it isn’t only the physical symptoms that are difficult. You are struggling with the need to know with 100% certainty that you won’t vomit can leave you stuck in that feeling of impending doom, and you said it’s affecting your day-to-day life.
Since you already have an appointment Thursday, would you feel comfortable telling your doctor exactly what you just told us here - not only about the stomach symptoms, but about how much this fear and need for reassurance are affecting you? Then, would you come back and provide an update about your appointment?