Originally Posted by
frankjr 
Hi Everyone,
A little background, I partied a lot in college, and in some was continued after that but it was more under the table. I quit drinking a few years back for a couple of months and then managed to "drink responsibly" for a year or so until some major stress hit. What did I do? You guessed it went back in to the bottle. This past Monday I broke out in hives, Dr. is thinking because of stress, but if scared me and I have self-diagnosed myself with about 17 different things. I made the decision Monday night that enough is enough and I am not 49 hours in. I looked at my wife and kids and decided that I wanted to not only make it to my 35th birthday in a couple of weeks, but that I want to be around for my kids 35th birthdays. I think if I can get the negative thoughts out of my head and just focus on the present and future that it will get easier. So far the only side effect has been a little "twitching" of my hands but it goes away quickly. Luckily I have an appetite and have been eating well. I thank you all in advance and please pray for me, if that's what you do, or send me positive thoughts.
Thanks again.
Hey buddy. Word of advice: stay away from "Dr. Google" and "WebMD"..... you'll drive yourself
crazy thinking you're having a heart attack, have cancer, you about to die, etc. Seems EVERY little symptom you enter into Google comes back as "life threatening condition", "cancer", "heart attack", etc
I'm guilty of the "self diagnosis" thing myself, even went to a dermatologist one time cause i was super paranoid about a new skin mole that appeared suddenly. I spent days and days sulking with my anxiety/paranoia building. I did the same thing, went to "Dr. Google" and it only gave me
more anxiety, made me
more paranoid. "Dr. Google" just makes your anxiety worse if you are an highly anxiety-prone person (as i am). I made my appointment, got checked out, and it turned out to be nothing.... wasted like $100. And that's just one example.
When i was younger i actually went to an ER cause i genuinely thought i was having a heart attack, i was doing the same thing back then "Googling around".
You'd be surprised how many "dangerous" conditions simple anxiety can mimic, almost exactly. Always see an
actual doctor if something legit concerns you, stay away from "Dr. Google" it will just amplify your anxiety levels x10000.