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<blockquote data-quote="New Leaf" data-source="post: 682950" data-attributes="member: 19522"><p>My dearest CB, I am probably preaching to the choir, so please forgive me. If you already have extreme anxiety and heaped upon that are real stressors in your life, your job, your difficulties with your daughter and an upcoming trip, this is <em>anxiety times infinity</em>. You must know already that anxiety causes stomach problems. I do not have an anxiety disorder, but do have stress. I get stressed when preparing for trips too, worrying about packing, forgetting something, being at the airport on time. OMG, driving in a different city (my kids have told me after our fall trip that they will not let me drive.....) I digress. When I am anxious, my stomach hurts and I even get palpitations at times.</p><p>Is it possible, with all of this piling up, your anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) acting up, that your stomach is on overdrive?</p><p>About the weight loss, when I am on a diet, the weight loss comes in spurts and sometimes with anxiousness and a bit of dehydration there are jumps. Four pounds in six days is not super drastic for me. That happens sometimes, even if I have overdone it a couple of days, then the next week, the overdoing shows up as weight gain.......That being said, <em>I am hoping with all my heart that you do not have stomach cancer.</em></p><p>I do understand going to drastic conclusions when not feeling well. It happens to me too, I am convinced I have some terrible disease. But, I have to push it to the back of my mind.</p><p>That may be difficult for you to do because of your Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety, so it is a vicious circle. The mind is a very powerful thing.</p><p>Are there any coping skills that you can use to help ease all of the worries? It would be a shame if you worried yourself sick so that you couldn't enjoy this trip that you are so looking forward to.</p><p>I hope you can find time to relax this weekend and ease your mind. The week will go by quickly enough and then you will be off to paradise. YAY!</p><p>Please take care.</p><p></p><p>(((HUGS)))</p><p>leafy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="New Leaf, post: 682950, member: 19522"] My dearest CB, I am probably preaching to the choir, so please forgive me. If you already have extreme anxiety and heaped upon that are real stressors in your life, your job, your difficulties with your daughter and an upcoming trip, this is [I]anxiety times infinity[/I]. You must know already that anxiety causes stomach problems. I do not have an anxiety disorder, but do have stress. I get stressed when preparing for trips too, worrying about packing, forgetting something, being at the airport on time. OMG, driving in a different city (my kids have told me after our fall trip that they will not let me drive.....) I digress. When I am anxious, my stomach hurts and I even get palpitations at times. Is it possible, with all of this piling up, your anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) acting up, that your stomach is on overdrive? About the weight loss, when I am on a diet, the weight loss comes in spurts and sometimes with anxiousness and a bit of dehydration there are jumps. Four pounds in six days is not super drastic for me. That happens sometimes, even if I have overdone it a couple of days, then the next week, the overdoing shows up as weight gain.......That being said, [I]I am hoping with all my heart that you do not have stomach cancer.[/I] I do understand going to drastic conclusions when not feeling well. It happens to me too, I am convinced I have some terrible disease. But, I have to push it to the back of my mind. That may be difficult for you to do because of your Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and anxiety, so it is a vicious circle. The mind is a very powerful thing. Are there any coping skills that you can use to help ease all of the worries? It would be a shame if you worried yourself sick so that you couldn't enjoy this trip that you are so looking forward to. I hope you can find time to relax this weekend and ease your mind. The week will go by quickly enough and then you will be off to paradise. YAY! Please take care. (((HUGS))) leafy [/QUOTE]
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