Does anyone else feel like they always have to have something wrong with them?

[Maige]

So I made a thread like a week back about these severe panic attacks I have been getting. In January they started to calm down and eventually went away. The very SECOND they went away my bad tooth (before anyone says anything I am getting dental work done) began to hurt like the dickens. My tooth had hurt before and every now and then I'd have a few bad days where it hurt like mad and pain meds barely scraped the surface of the pain, but I went through over 10 days of it hurting this badly and pain meds doing zilch, which did lead to me getting antibiotics in case there was an infection.
And, like before, the very minute my tooth pain started to go away these panic attacks came back. I'm serious, the very day the toothache subsided I had one of the worst attacks of my life. Now the last few days I've been doing well with these panic attacks. I'm SUPER anxious but I notice that if don't give in to the panic attack, it typically doesn't happen.
Anyway, it seems like there always has to be something wrong with me. Whether my anxiety's super high, my tooth hurts, or I feel nauseous. The last few days I spent the mornings extremely anxious and during the evening, when I'm nowhere near as anxious, I feel nauseous. The last two nights I felt SUPER nauseous after drinking water for some reason. Now, my emetophobia is nowhere near the level that it used to be, I don't panic when I feel sick, but I still am an emet and it's still very uncomfortable to go through.
I like to joke that I can never have a moment's peace, something always has to be the matter. But it gets very aggravating and very tiring.
To make matters worse during one of my panic attacks I grinded my teeth so hard I broke my bad tooth entirely away except for a few pieces stuck in the gum, and they hurt like a mother if anything touches them.

I'm sure other emets can relate, mostly with anxiety problems. Something's always wrong!

[Razzle]

Yes yes yes! I always feel like my mind almost SEARCHES for things to worry about. Feeling calm? No no...you feel n*! Not worried over sv*? Whatever about that wisdom tooth removal? Hey, what'sthat gurgly noise in your stomach? Better obsessively google and read only the horror stories!

I talked to my therapist and I came to my own conclusion that I do all of this to "prepare for the worst" but subconsciously feel like the worst is currently happening. I find once I am in worrymode everything is fair game. Once I totally relax and find something cool to obsess over (games, movies, shows, tattoos, music) that I stop feeling s* and panicy all of the time I guess because my brain is busy latching onto something better or more productive.

These days it's difficult as I am not in college anymore and rather am working a tedious job where my mind wonders a lot, and usually to dark places. That was the upside to college...everyone was talking about something positive/cool/insighful or I was always doing something (video game tournaments, event planning, trips, hanging out with friends) and my activity level went form 100 to like, 5. Doesn't help I'm not totally into my job either.

[Afdpt]

I used to have that too. I think a big part of it is that when you're distracted by something such as tooth pain or any other ailment it takes your mind off of what typically makes you panic. When you lose that distraction, your mind goes back to its old ways.

[blackrabbit]

I always f'n feel this way. If it's not a constant fear of catching a sv it's something else. I am a big hypochondriac. But I also have other issues going on so this month of Feb sucked so far. I just want spring to be here so I don't have to worry as much!!

[thecheesecake17]

Sometimes when I'm well I'll worry cos I'm usually so UNwell so when I'm well I'm like 'there must be something wrong here cos I'm feeling good' haha not even joking

[Razzle]

Sometimes when I'm well I'll worry cos I'm usually so UNwell so when I'm well I'm like 'there must be something wrong here cos I'm feeling good' haha not even joking

Ahh I get this way! And I usually feel crazy waves of n* from anxiety and from expecting to feel like crap that by the magic of the self-fulfilling prophecy I essentially make myself feel sick anyway

[crd08]

Yes, I feel like I never get a break. This month alone I've had 3 cold sore outbreaks, random toothaches (comes and goes-getting root canal), my normal panic attacks and anxiety, terrible allergies, and my neck has been acting up from my car accident. I'm in pain daily and I'm only 25 :| And I noticed my anxiety medicine kinda starting to help, but now this past week IBS is flaring up extra bad for some odd reason. I think it's cuz I'm eating more "normal" due to feeling less anxious. Like today I had a big competition for school and 20 minuets after the lunch they gave us, D* lol and I was so proud cuz I wasn't feeling anxious at all until that moment haha something had to go and ruin my momentum lol but I try to look at the positive and i knew I wasn't sick so I didn't even let my brain go there. Once I went I was fine. But my therapist says we are always preparing for the worst. We expect bad things to happen and so we focus on those things and over look the bigger picture. But I seriously do think I have some crappy luck sometimes lol

[ibdynamic1]

Pretty much everyday I think something is wrong.. Especially when I have something super fun I'm looking forward to doing im like what if I feel sick.. What if I'm sick and I can't leave..I do take anti anxiety meds to help with it but it's not an everyday pill.
I actually left work early tonight I thought I was coming down with the flu and my back was killing me and I just had to leave work that moment (I work in a very busy casino) and with not feeling good and all the people it makes me feel worse.
If its not my stomach it's my head or my throat or back to my stomach. ;(