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Obsessive thoughts and fears


21 years ago 0 1 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Dear Steve, I have never heard anyone who has almost exactly my same symtoms. I have not been in a motercycle accident but I obsess the same way you do. I have suffered for about 10 years now. I am taking Effexor and it seems to take the edge off. Please feel free to write so we can talk further Stephani
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Hi, Steve. Sorry to learn about your accident. Feigning symptoms to get medication prescribed is a dangerous thing to do when the medication is not needed. Have you visited our sister site, The Panic Center? (See Outside Resources) That site addresses fears and offers a free program to help you deal with them.
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I'm a 33 year old male that had a life threatening experience (Motorcycle accident)about 7 years ago. The experience has left me scared with the constant thoughts of death mostly by disease. I convince myself that I have a deadly disease or cancer when my body doesn't feel perfect. I find symptoms to support my diagnosis. I can make doctors prescribe medication by telling them the symptoms that I've already researched. I can also just by thinking about it make myself feel bad. I'm on Effxor 150mg time released. I'm tired. This is a lonely problem because it all goes on inside my head and I can't stop it.

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