Anxiety and physical symptoms. Help!

Hi, Thanks for reaching out. We can understand how hard it must have been for you, you have been very brave. Sometimes when we experience losses due to illnesses in the family, we end up thinking that the same thing is going to happen to us. It's natural to be concerned about your health, but there's a difference between healthy and debilitating worry. Sometimes this worry can cause intense anxiety over one's health, which can cause problems in everyday living. It is best to seek professional help regarding this if it continues to interfere with your daily life, as it can go out of control if not addressed in a healthy way. Treatment for health anxiety includes medication and psychotherapy focusing more on cognitive behavioural therapy. If you seek help and stick to your treatment plan, it’s possible to reduce your health anxiety symptoms so you can improve your daily functioning and decrease your worries. We would highly recommend you to approach a professional counsellor/mental health practitioner (preferably someone with CBT specialisation) who would be able to guide you through in a safe and non-judgemental manner. It is perfectly okay to seek out professional help from mental health practitioners from organisations or independent set ups. Credits: Apoorva Jain, Intern at Heart It Out

There are many, and meditation and mindfulness is at the top. I’ll send you some information below. Take a deep breath now. If you take three, it will calm you down more. Also, walking is very helpful, particularly in nature. You can listen to music, or exercise. Get out of the house, talk to a friend, pet a dog or cat. I’m going to give you ideas from my book From Darkness to Embracing the light free on kindle, see profile above. Dancing, Singing, Chanting and even Drumming. Dr. James Gordon recommends shaking your whole body to fast music. It is hard to be depressed or anxious whenever you do any of these activities. They are energy movers and help to move positive energy in and toxic energy out. Mindfulness. Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present and aware of where we are and what we’re doing. Eat slowly and mindfully, enjoy the flowers on a walk or the moon at night. Be mindful of every little thing. Mindfulness meditation can change your brain, which helps with the trauma rewiring you will need after these relationships. The Emotional Freedom Technique or Tapping. This practice consists of tapping with your fingertips on specific meridian points while talking through traumatic memories and re-experiencing a wide range of emotion. This is enormously helpful to relieve headaches, stress, insomnia, or anything that ails you. It works. Gratitude. A practice of cultivating a feeling of gratitude daily. I find making a list every night, especially if it was a bad day, forces me to think of what is positive about my life. Gratitude brings more good things into your life, research shows. Breathwork is a method for clearing energy using the breath. Inhale for a count of three and exhale for a count of five and hold your breath three seconds. Do this several times and consciously choose what you want to bring in, such as peace of mind. Just taking a deep breath when you are stressed is a big help. Meditation goes along with this, whatever form you feel comfortable with. This doesn’t have to be formal meditation, but just breathwork whenever and wherever you are. Yoga. This practice teaches you how to relax and release tension, strengthens weak muscles and stretches tight one. Yoga is for self-improvement, transformation, and healing in addition to the body work aspect of the practice. Yoga Nidra. A sleep-based meditation done lying down which is helpful for anxiety, stress, and insomnia. It is said that one 30-minute practice confers the benefits of 2 hours of sleep. This is essential for insomnia, nightmares and the anxiety you feel with the beginning stages of recovery.

Hi, I understand it is not easy to lose a parent and it is not easy to cope with mother having cancer. You have been having anxiety disorder since you lost your dad and you are feeling extremely anxious now. It looks like you are experiencing symptoms of anxiety. I understand you are feeling lonely and helpless. To feel better you can explain about your symptoms with a psychiatrist and also opt for counseling sessions. You can consult a psychiatrist first and then consider counseling sessions where you can share about your anxiety and what you are going through with a psychologist.

Consult a psychiatrist and psychologist.

You can contact me for counseling session

I understand, you are going through a tough phase in life. I would suggest you see a psychologist to help you go through the grief and help you with healthy coping mechanisms to deal with the phase of life. If you are going through psychiatric medication please continue them. Please seek help 🙏

Please see a psychologist as soon as possible 🙏

You should start your medicine with consultation of same doctor, with whom you consulted earlier. Beside medicine, you opt for psychotherapy also. You will be able to overcome your problems.

consult a psychiatrist and clinical psychologist