Friday, July 25, 2008

paranoia may destroy you

So, if these are the signs for women for heart attacks how can you tell if it's not major depression or life events (like buying a house) that are impacting you? IE, if I have little twinges in my chest, (left side, not center of the chest), should I go to the doctor? Oh, and my father, grandfather, first cousin all died of heart attacks.

Heather, I blame this paranoia on you. Making me think about heart attacks and death. I wrote to my doctor friend and asked. We'll see.

OK, my psychiatrist called back and her diagnosis is simple anxiety. I'll stop worrying and get a full physical soon.

9 comments:

Susan said...

Thank you...now I'm paranoid!

NoRegrets said...

Sorry...

Ami said...

Congrats on the house! And I'm so with you on the paranoia thing. It's gotten to the point where I ignore most "symptoms" because every little twinge starts me thinking I've got some disease or medical problem. Probably not a good place to be. :)

M. Robert Turnage said...

My way of dealing with it is to get paranoid about stuff that could never happen. I don't worry about my health or burglars or anything - I get paranoid about zombie invasions or a portal to another dimension under my bathtub or elves living in the walls. Those are the things you should be paranoid about.

heather said...

me? now what did i do?

deep breath, you can do it. just don't look at the big picture for a bit. focus on smaller more manageable details for now.

The CEO said...

Check your e mail, and stop feeling so anxietious. You'll do fine. I'm not paranoid at all.

Anonymous said...

them doctors certainly know how to get people into the showroom to buy their product

Mel said...

I'm thinkin' better safe than sorry.....and a visit with the physician won't hurt you in the least.

WOW....a homeowner!! Congratulations!!!!!! :-)

NoRegrets said...

OK, I'm breathing. And I will get a check up at my next check up.
thanks all...