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Sorry to everyone who messaged after my last doomer post I’ve been having a days-long panic attack at this point and haven’t had been able to respond further and the thread got locked
My hands and feet are feeling like pins and needles sometimes now, I’m totally fucked, whatever this is this is the thing that’s gonna kill me, either directly or because I don’t know how much longer I can take it anymore
How likely is it it that it’s MS? It would explain the eye issues I’ve had for a year now. Should I go to the emergency room? Can they help me or is it just gonna be “idk, you’re not bleeding out, go home and pay me 9999999$”
Idk if I can live with another, much worse, disability. Sorry for having a mental breakdown on main I’ve just been in bed alone for days terrified
I missed the wolf thread :(
Today I forced myself to eat meat for the first time in over a year regardless of how horrible it is cuz I just want this to just be B12 deficiency so bad but its probably not, it makes no sense for me to be deficient ;w;
I hate this so much
You may well be, some people have trouble digesting B12 and could be deficient even if not vegetarian or vegan (one of the RWN cohosts had this). I’m hoping your symptoms are just due to anxiety and panic attacks, though those are hardest to treat. Either way, can you go to your family doctor or a walk-in? They’ll probably do bloodwork first, which isn’t very expensive to get done and can catch a deficiency. If it’s B12 they can treat that with a couple of shots quicker than a supplement or dietary change would.
The pins and needles may just be a side effect of the adrenaline of your anxiety attack. It happens to me sometimes and actually seizes up all my extremities. It’s something to do with your brain trying to draw the blood out of ur extremities so it creates the pins and needles. I may be wrong about your case but it may be worth considering.
I don’t have any advice but I hope things get better for you, that sounds terrible.
Might have to delete this acct at this rate of embarrassing mental-breakdown-posting lmao
You are fine, if they let my dumb ass post all over the place, you’re allowed a mental-breakdown-post or two
I’m sorry that you’re experiencing weird shit with your body and that it’s got you so anxious. As someone who’s also currently working through a life-changing crisis, I think you should take a step back and breathe. You’re still here and you’re still alive.
Please try to steer your mind away from self-harm. I’m experiencing similar thoughts, but we can’t give up when there’s still life to live. Things may be materially shitty and the outlook is whack, but as long as we’re alive, we can get through this.
If you’re in the US, texting 988 helped talk me down from an extreme anxiety attack over not being able to survive through my circumstance. They’ll listen to you, and offer some suggestions with a trained perspective on helping people through crises. It helped me organized my thoughts and be able to see through the worries.
Edit: They also can provide links to services or resources, or tell you when you should go to the doctor/hospital.
If you’re not in the US, you may be able to look up some similar resources in your country.
Those are some suggestions, it really sucks to hear that you’re going through that. You’ll be okay.
Thank you, I might text them if I can find the energy <3
Health anxiety just seems so intractable. Some kind of degenerative brain disease is literally my worst fear :(
You’re welcome! I’d say give it a shot, it sounds like you could definitely use someone to talk to.
And oh yeah, health anxiety can be extremely scary and overwhelming, that’s valid. But the worst part is not knowing what it is. Our minds are so powerful, we’re able to convince ourselves that we have a terminal illness. I’ve fucking done it, just last year. I thought I absolutely 100% had colon cancer. But it was a hernia, a much less severe issue. I was shaking when I felt my stomach, obsessed over it every day, and started thinking about writing a will, lmao. For 3 months, I felt this way.
I made an appointment to go to the doctor to get this looked at, and it set my mind so much at ease. It’s expensive af, and I still owe those medical bills, but at least I know what I’m dealing with.
Try to pull back and take baby steps to figuring out what you should do to take care of yourself. You can do this, you’ll get through this.