OK .. since starting a period on monday today I am certain
1. Im going to stop breathing and drop dead
2. Die in the elevator crashing to the ground
3. Die in a car accident
4. Have throat cancer (because of my chronic sinus infections)
5. Have skin cancer
6. Have a panic attack and run screaming through the office

oh .. and its only 10am ,, Im sure the list will get longer as the day goes on ... geeze

Thats a typical day for me Didgens

Just the pits isn,t it

Hope this passes soon for you.
KathS

thanks Kath !

giving up .. taking some xanex .. dont care if Im sleepy or not ..

next time try to take xanax before not after you get the thoughts, it may never happen. LOL.
Just kidding, I been there too, racing mind over everything and anything, consider how many symptoms i had and still have over 10 years, I am still alive.
I only really worry about getting into care accident, as driving becoming source of stress as winter approaches.
best,
I.

I am sorry, I am not going to be much help! LOL! You should have seen my list!

All of these things sound logical to me! LOL!

Here is a BIG HUG for you...and I will remind you that just the fact alone that you are still alive at this late hour is a good omen.

Hugs to YOU,
Shebee

Oh didgens, I'm sorry your list is so long but (and I sincerely hope you won't take this the wrong way!) I actually LOLd when I read it because I have so many things like this on MY list these days and many more that are really quite "dark". Truth be told, it would be a relief to run screaming through the office! I'm so tired of trying to hold it all in/together...it's exhausting. I've got mild cramps right now so I know something is cooking up for the next several days. Oh joys, another period! I'm 55 for God's sake, I'm SO OVER THIS I can't tell you!!!! No solutions for you but just wanted to tell you that you're not alone with your list of insanity! Ok, so next time you feel like you are having a panic attack, go ahead and run screaming through the office and picture all of us running right with you!

xoxo
Jan

Thanks all .. I was going for a little humor .. soemtimes writting it down and looking at it helps me go .. oh yeah ... its peri.. my boss is pretty understanding .. I just let him know the dwarves are visiting ,, he gets it .. his wife is mid 40's and headed down this road .. Im trying to give him pointers !!

Typical day for me too at the moment
Hope your list didn't get too much longer as the day progressed!

Hugs

Jackie

Thanks Jackie .. took my 1/2 xanex this am .. made me really sleepy .. but a little better ,, maybe a good night sleep will help .. thanks all ,, why do these crazy crazy thoughts appear .. is it just brain malfunction ? it would be nice to know why we go so off kilter and start panicking over the craziest things .. I think what makes it so bad is that most of us ladies have have relied on what they call "womens intuition" in our lives to keep us safe or to "feel out " a situation and know how to react .. with this screwy stuff going through our heads now its like that intuition cant be depended on leaving us very disoriented ..

I'll jump in.

So far today, I've thought:

1. I'm pregnant (5 days late with sore breasts)
2. Have luekemia (general tired feeling )
3. Have stopped my periods for good (um, probably not -- I'm 43)

It's 7:00 am here. I can take two roads today -- the one leading to more health-ridden swerving-all-over-the-road thoughts, or the one leading to calm assurance. God, please help me to take that road less travelled!

Health anxiety is such a roller coaster ride!

its the same for me to i have a large list to mostly thinking im going to die and i use to think it was only me that was thinking like this till i came here....and now know its all of us on here... so im not mad after all .. well maybe a bit crazy ok well a lot crazy lol so my hubby says lol