health anxiety

I think the most challenging and earliest TMS symptom for me has been anxiety. I've had fear of doctors and procedures since a very young age. I've been doing great with all of my original physical symptoms (they're gone and I no longer fear them if I feel a tingle) except recent ankle pain...

Hi all, It's been a while since I've been here. Just a quick overview: I'm 30 from England. I had a bit of a troubled upbringing as my mother was an alcoholic and I got a lot of abuse, I also have perfectionist traits and tend to bottle up my emotions - although I got better at dealing with...

Hi everyone, Did anyone have an excessive amount of anxiety during the pandemic that could possibly have caused PTSD? Do you think it has caused any lingering rage that could be contributing to your TMS symptoms? The reason I ask is I’m starting to realize that might be the case for me. All...

Hi, I have been fighting TMS on and off for 30 years. I have had insomnia, depression, IBS, foot pain, back pain, neck pain, severe panic attacks, leg numbness, neuropathy, plantar fasciitis, leg weakness, allergies, persistent cough, numb and tingling hands, hands curling up (won’t open all...

So I've been dealing with new TMS symptoms and some small relapses too. I've come to recognize that Health Anxiety is a constant theme for me and I think it's driving some of my fear and my TMS symptoms. I wound up working with a therapist and taking an online course to deal with this. Here some...

Hi all! I’m new to this forum, but have been journaling since september last year. I believe a lot of my symptoms are TMS, but am to unsecure and can still not trust it’s all about that. Can you please help me to navigate? When I was 19 I with hyperthyriodism, went on medications for some years...

So throughout the past months I have slowly been able to get rid of most of my pain symptoms using tms methods. However, the pain symptoms have gotten replaced by horrible health anxiety regarding other health conditions and it honestly almost feels worse than the previous pain. I know the...

Hi Everyone, Just discovered this site, what a relieve and really great that so much knowledge and experiences are being shared here! Good to recognize I am not going crazy ;-) I am from Holland, and here TMS is not so much of a 'thing', people look at me as if I am crazy when I tell them...

I have been suffering with different symptoms of pelvic pain for almost three years now. When I first started experiencing pelvic pain my main symptoms were urinary frequency and urgency. I went to see my doctor to get tested for a UTI which came back negative. My doctor still prescribed me a...

I'm just wondering if self-absorption is a common trait among those with TMS. I am aware that TMS is a pain syndrome and that people in pain are generally self-absorbed but I'm wondering if this trait is more prevalent amongst TMS'ers? From my own perspective I have noticed that since my...

So, I went to visit my Mom with my dog and she was very happy! But, as I was waiting for my Mom and younger employee (male) went to see if my Mom was ready to come out to the visiting area. So, as he came back, he was talking to me about his health problems...He told me he had been having...

Just when I think I've moved past a symptom, up it pops again. In this case, doctor paranoia. This past spring after having the shit scared out of me with female issues, I thought I moved to a place of peace at not freaking out over symptoms and tests. (It didn't help that this doc pulled out...

Hello everyone! I thought I'd share my story before I go completely insane from all the pain. My name's Anna and I'm 27. I live in Poland. My problems started around February this year when I experienced severe panic attacks along with health anxiety issues. At first I thought I was going to die...

I would like to ask a question that I have only seen touched on on this forum in a roundabout way. I am currently re-reading the excellent book, "Phantom Illness." My question is - How does TMS relate to the more generalized hypochondria? In this book, general hypochondria is broken down into...

I posted about a week ago about having a dizziness that lasted about 2 weeks. That has passed, finally and thankfully! But a real problem I deal with pretty much daily, is anxiety, mainly health anxiety. It's gotten worse over the years but lately it's been really bad. Could this be caused by...

I am hoping someone with more TMS insight might be able to help me with working on what feelings I need to address. All of my physical manifestations over the past 4 years have all been triggered by health anxiety scares. Once my tests cleared me of any health issues I was able to get abck to...

At last Sunday's weekly drop-in chat, someone mentioned struggling with hypochondria. I think that hypochondria and TMS often go hand in hand because TMS is all about obsession with the body and physical concerns instead of one's unconscious emotions and that is exactly what hypochondria causes...