fear

I'm sorry if I'm not able to make a new thread, but my other one was closed so I didn't know what else to do. I posted a thread called "Terrified. Please Help." and got some good feedback from it. However, I still have this ALS fear. I was worried about foot atrophy due to one foot being...

I have struggled with seeing many different symptoms pop up over the course of 3 years. From difficulting eating to twitching calves muscles to twitching tongue. I tried everything and nothing work. I had an EMG, and was about to go in for an MRI. But I figure it out beforehand, AND.... I don't...

Receiving confirmation of ALS creates feelings of shock, fear (or terror) and great sadness. It's like standing in a dim hallway staring into a pitch black room. We need to enter, but fearing the anticipated, unknown potential dangers lurking inside, keeps us rooted in place. The longer we...

Hello everybody. I am a 19 year old nursing student going into my sophomore year. I wanted to start off by saying my heart goes out to everyone dealing with this horrid diease. You are all such strong amazing people and my mother and I are looking to donate to the community and would like to...

Dear all, I am 27 year old male. For the past 3 month i started to have severe panic attacks and depression which is caused by my hypochondria due to feeling very sick all the time. (Occasional difficulty breathing, tachycardia, feeling hot, sweating, tremors and low grade fever, losing 15 kg...

I have thoroughly read many ALS forums, and a lot of "information" seems contradictory, specific to the onset of symptoms, sensory symptoms, validity of an EMG, etc. I would appreciate feedback regarding my symptoms and current state, but do want to highlight initial symptoms will seem...

Hello all. I have been seeing a psychologist for the past 2 months and I was doing great until I found another troubling symptom this past 2 weeks. I started to do dumb bell work out at home to try and get back my normal workout routine. I lifted somewhat heavy for me doing curls with 35 lb...

Hey everyone, Sorry to roll a few eyes at the"do I have als question" but I'm a little bit worried and possibly over thinking everything but for the last 16 months I've had symptoms, my daughter was premature due to preclampsia and I was really ill. I have hyperreflexia I put it down to...

First, thank you to everyone here who has battled this. All of us who come here in the DIHALS section with fear, you guys are always willingn to lend your opinions and expertise. So, thank you. I’m a long time twitcher. 2+ years now. With every other perceived symptom under the sun. Heavy...

Hello, I'll preface this by saying that I've had an on-again off-again fear of ALS that began 7 years ago, when I first noticed diffuse muscle twitches across my body and made the mistake of consulting Dr. Google. At that time (7 years ago) I informed myself about the nature of ALS symptoms...