Sorry, when I said the 'net, I mean from my perspective. I know it's my fault for being overly paranoid.
And I don't "wallow" in these feelings - I try to live my life the best I can.
Hey Lp,
I'm so sorry to hear about your husband. I do feel bad for coming on these forums considering that none of my family or I have ALS, but as I said - the hypochondria and paranoia, as well as my own personal interest in medical conditions drew me here.
All these posts make me cry. :( I really do feel like an idiot for coming here because I'm a paranoid guy who's mind runs at 2 miles a second when most of you are living with this disease.
Really, I partially blame the way the internet is set up - doing a quick google search for "muscle...
Thanks folks - for all the comments. My Dr does know about my health anxiety and sometimes it is overwhelming.
Also, I do have a legitimate interest in learning about MN diseases like ALS - kind of an irony, someone who enjoys learning about medicine obsesses about being ill all the...
Hello to you folks here on the ALS forums,
The reason I'm here is two fold. One;
a) I have an interest in learning more about ALS and how it works, what it does, etc. Genuine curiosity.
b) I suffer from crippling health anxiety(hypochondria) which makes life a living hell sometimes. :(...