Hey LPG, how are you today ?
I suffer from extreme health anxiety and panic......it's completely crippling....I use alcohol to self medicate ….. sometimes the only peace I get is after a bottle of red wine....only for the anxiety to return even worse the next day.
I've had spells of being at the Dr every 2nd day ….. needing constant reassurance …. I've written letters to my kids, convinced I'm dying and the drs have missed something and so many other things.....it's absolute hell.
I've come to accept that I'll always have this …. accepting has made it easier to deal with.….I don't know if you take meds at all - but I take 10mgs of Citalopram every day - it doesn't cure anything but it definitely takes the edge off the anxiety and I can see it for what it is most of the time.
It's not easy ….. sending you big hugs. Hope you can find some peace.
xx