Remember that these fearful fixations are just your brain "searching" for something to be afraid of. Your body is responding as if there's a threat (adrenaline pumping, heart accelerated), but there IS no real threat, so your mind has to try and reconcile your physical reactions with what it's perceiving via your senses. So your brain picks a minor physical sensation, like a stomach cramp, and just blows it completely out of proportion so that you're hyper-aware of it, making it feel ten times more painful than it actually is. Part of dealing with hypochondria (which I've had) is that your brain jumps from one physical ailment to another; am I having a heart attack? is my throat closing up? do I have cancer? None of those things were ever actually happening to me, but my MIND said they were an immediate threat.
How did the talk go with the psychiatrist? I'm glad you have another appointment soon.
Hmm. That's interesting and it sounds like a good explanation for some of the feelings I've been having.
The talk with the phsyciatrist went well.
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