Published on 12, July, 2020
Hi,
I'm a really big worrier. Worrying is a huge part of my Autism, its caused me so much grief, especially as I've got older. I'm now 21 and it's like I've had a lifetime of worrying. In the last three years alone...
My dad was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes, which looks like it's getting worse.
My mum was diagnosed with a brain tumour, we later found out it was benign.
We were involved in a car crash.
My brother had a blood clot on his lung, he is now better.
My gran passed away.
And I keep fluctuating between different states. Some days I'm happy and other days I'm really depressed and sad, and I'm unable to talk to my family about it because I don't like worrying them. I find it relaxing and soothing talking here, and also listening to music and watching Disney movies.
I just worry all the time, I can even wake up in the middle of the night worrying. And I also get stomach pains, chest pains and headaches. The pain varies between a 5 and a 7 but very rarely any higher than that. I always thought I was seriously ill but this year we took me to the doctors and they did a blood test, which resulted in me passing out outside of the doctor's and being found by a woman and her daughter - very embarrassing! Luckily it turned out that nothing was wrong with me, but the pains I get are still very uncomfortable and I don't even know what they are.
Does anybody else here worry and get pains? If you've got any good coping methods I'd love to here them.
Hi Fuzzy I get aches all over been tested for diabetes and all other blood disorders and nothing keep being told it’s just a virus as I type this I’m absolutely exhausted with it all
Got through work today just
How do I cope well I don’t but lying down in a dark room no music tv sometimes helps
Replying to you and fuzzy,,,I had just about every test going not so long ago, all came back as perfectly ok, was told I am one of the fittest fifty plus year olds they know, despite smoking all my life my chest x rays x2 both came back clear?
They said they had tested for everything but could find no reason for various chronic pains, during the fasting blood test, well after whilst ready to leave, I apparently blacked out, came too surrounded in medical staff, after being rushed to hospital in an ambulance sirens the lot, hooked up to various machines and being monitored throughout They conclusion was 1) I didn’t feint, 2) it was not passing out due to seeing blood, 3) it was just one of those things and as I was out for so long and they just couldn’t get me back they suspected heart failure. So no answers, the doctor said having taken blood for many years it appeared I had just shut down, totally,,nothing she did would bring me round, she was very used to feints, and people passing out but I was very different? I was allowed to go home none the wiser,
I did feel before and during it I was loosing a part of myself, 11 vials of blood isn’t much, but it was mine and it was gone. I just think I shut down to deal with the trauma of losing part of me?
Hi Hippy65 Sorry for the delay in replying to you.
I was tested for Diabetes and god knows what a while ago and everything came back negative, and I still struggle with pains nearly every day. My pains vary from the stomach, hands, chest, shoulder, back and head! Not much fun, especially when it comes to working *shudders*
I've taken to laying down as well, just me and peace and quiet. It does help a little.
I hope you're having a good day today!