Flying Badger
27-08-09, 00:57
Hi All.
I was talking to my acupunturist earlier today, discussing how people with certain problems tend to be more susceptible to others. I was wondering how true this might be with anxiety / panic problems. I thought I would say which other medical problems I have, and see if the same or similar can be said for other people.
I've had problems with my ears since birth. I am about 60% deaf in the right ear, and have been refered to ENT several times for persistant infections.
I also suffer with IBS. The pain from it isn't usually severe, but annoying. It tends to sit about level with my stomach, and also really low down in my abdomen. It feels like a tight rubber band being pressed against me. It sometimes feels like a muscle cramp.
For about 2 years, I've had a constant, severe pain in the right flank, and also 'down below'. For several months, a GP and urologist was sure I had kidney stones, but they have been ruled out. The current working diagnosis is some kind of nerve hypersensitivity. This is unusual, as I normally have a very high tollerence to pain.
My acupuncturist suggested that a hight pain threshold might be down to having a high amount of adreniline / endorphins in my system, which, as I understand, can also be a cause of anxiety.
As I said, I just thought it would be interesting to see if anyone else has similar health issues, and also struggles with anxiety / panic / depression.
Cheers
Gary
I was talking to my acupunturist earlier today, discussing how people with certain problems tend to be more susceptible to others. I was wondering how true this might be with anxiety / panic problems. I thought I would say which other medical problems I have, and see if the same or similar can be said for other people.
I've had problems with my ears since birth. I am about 60% deaf in the right ear, and have been refered to ENT several times for persistant infections.
I also suffer with IBS. The pain from it isn't usually severe, but annoying. It tends to sit about level with my stomach, and also really low down in my abdomen. It feels like a tight rubber band being pressed against me. It sometimes feels like a muscle cramp.
For about 2 years, I've had a constant, severe pain in the right flank, and also 'down below'. For several months, a GP and urologist was sure I had kidney stones, but they have been ruled out. The current working diagnosis is some kind of nerve hypersensitivity. This is unusual, as I normally have a very high tollerence to pain.
My acupuncturist suggested that a hight pain threshold might be down to having a high amount of adreniline / endorphins in my system, which, as I understand, can also be a cause of anxiety.
As I said, I just thought it would be interesting to see if anyone else has similar health issues, and also struggles with anxiety / panic / depression.
Cheers
Gary