Brain Tumor, Schizophrenia, or Hypochondria?!

It all started a month and a half ago, I was home alone, in my teens, my mom was at work and I got numb on one side of my body and my vision went all blurry, all out panic I ran to my neighbor screaming 'help'. She called an ambulance for me, while in it I had a very fast heart rate. Since then I have been feeling off but I can be distracted from it. I feel like my eyes are all screwy and I've been going to counseling for anxiety. I've had some head aches, and a lot of floaters as well as parts of my body feel weird and like there not there sometimes. Like Leg tingling or numbness and same with arms and sometimes face. Lately I've also been having a lot of radical weird thoughts that have been freaky and violent and scary.. I've been told my body is sick of me stressing constantly and is loosing its capacity to deal with things, to that my symptoms are nothing like a brain tumour and that I'm not insane, but it doesn't seem right, I also a few hour ago at 9pm had a yawning fit and read that it can mean you have a brain tumor.... I don't know what to do, but I just can't enjoy life anymore...

Hi Pro -

I'm sorry you are going through this. I was in my teens when I started to have the symptoms that ended up being anxiety. I had symptoms like you did - they affected the mind and body. And I hadd the same fears you did (and questions).

I'm glad you're in counseling. At the time, I had a bunch of tests done to rule out possible physical problems, which is why they eventually concluded anxiety.

Stick with your counseling. Work with your parents to make sure you are getting the proper medical attention. If your concerned about something, talk to your doctor and make sure you get a clear answer to your concerns. It helped me to understand the process, and why I was thinking and feeling the way I did, and the options I had.

At any rate, you're not alone in this. None of us can say exactly what is happening to you - that is for your doctor to do. But many of us here have gone through what you are going through.

Otter.

Thanks Otter,

Yesterday I went in to the doctors and they did a Neurological Exam and said I did fine on it and that the nausea, eye issues, headaches, ect. were all anxiety. Although its hard to get through my head I try to use that as a platform, but I always wonder 'Do people with Brain Tumors fail the Neurological Exams? How did they know?' :/

A tumor is really, really, really unlikely, but you can get ulcers with the anxiety. You must attempt to get the OCD under control. No truth can be found via OCD, nor can any problem be solved. It distorts your judgement badly and only works towards convincing you that your worst fears are true. That's all it does.

Read this:
obsessive-compulsive/topic103176.html
and this:
obsessive-compulsive/topic144944.html

And look for Brain Lock by Jeffrey M. Schwartz.

And alas, eating raw sunflower seeds appears to help the OCD to a quite noticeable extent. Takes a few hours to help. Hey, give it a try. You need to eat about a cup of them though. Don't overdo it.

ProBMG wrote:... but I always wonder 'Do people with Brain Tumors fail the Neurological Exams? How did they know?' :/

This is the burden of OCD, to continuously make us doubt. When all evidence points in one direction we still wonder about that slight chance. In my case I didn't even have to think of that "slight chance", my brain would just make up something completely absurd.

Continue along the line of dealing with professionals to help guide you. There are also things you can do on your own, as bendib mentioned - and more.