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Anxious and fear feeling
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I am 33 year old male..
I recently got to know I have rheumatoid arthritis. I was very upset and searched a lot on internet and all. After that I opted for a healthy lifestyle and feeding habits to reduce my weight by 17 kg. Now I have totally manage my RA symptoms and report with no medication. But due to my overthinking nature and slightly negative attitude I always have a fear of having or developing some serious illness. When such feeling comes I feel anxious, light bodied and fearful. What to do please suggest.
Secondly sleep is not very sound...seems like most of the times sleep in dreams.
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Hi.. medicines can help you with your health anxiety.
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Hi, I appreciate that you reached out with your concern.
It’s understandable that dealing with a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis can impact your emotional wellbeing. It is a good thing you have it under controlled or at least working on it via healthy lifestyle. These kind of health issues are usually due to chronic stress.
I suggest you to work on your stress and manage your anxiety. You can do the same by practicing pranayamas daily, meditation, and progressive muscle relaxation. If you feel, they still persists, you should consider therapy like Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
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Daily do Progressive muscle relaxation techniques to calm yourself.
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This is illness anxiety and may need treatmwntif persistent. You will be fine. Just consult with a psychiatrist.
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I would suggest you to follow TIP technique whenever you are overthinking
T- tap whole body
I- intense exercise in which you can jump 10 times
P - paced breathing
And cons
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Greetings,
Thanks for reaching out for better understanding of your issue. As i see you have done good with your RA problem. As you were frightened with the onset of new illness it made you worry full and over thinking about your body and small symptoms could trigger you with huge thoughts. It need proper councelling and short term management with medicine for betterment.
Kindly visit your Psychiatrist or have a online consultation
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visit your Psychiatrist or online consultation
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practise breathing techniques or have a walk daily which helps to calm you body and mind
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You should consult with psychiatrist for these symptoms
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do timely follow up with your doctor for RA too.
stop using internet for your symptoms/illness. it will confuse you more.
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Dr. Saloni Seth Agarwal
Psychiatrist
7 yrs exp
Delhi
Hi
What you seem to be having is a typical illness anxiety.
But we will need to have a more detailed evaluation to see for the distress and dysfunction due to the same
And accordingly draw out a management plan
So what I would suggest would be to consult a Psychiatrist (you can take my appointment through Practo)
It is quite treatable …so please consult as soon as possible before the severity increases
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Consult a psychiatrist
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Do not google search for symptoms of any illness or do not get self investigation done. Please avoid doctor shopping
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