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Paralyzing fear

Rocketdog
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Trying unsuccessfully to get my fear under control.  Pain every morning which scares me so bad and takes me to dark panic where I struggle to come back from to be able to function through my day. I'm so afraid they will find lung cancer when I go for my xray next Monday how do I stop this?

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    Hi rocketdog 

    I'm sorry to hear your having a hard time atm I'm also awaiting on tests and im day 4 out of possible 2week wait and the first 3 days have been horrendous I've noticed with anxiety and stress I've had bad aches and pains, headaches but as soon as I distracted myself they seem to of gone so honestly it could be the worrying doing it ? I've found reading through these forums has helped me soooo much kinda makes u feel some comfort in knowing we not alone, keep your chin up your got this :-)

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    Hi Mumaof2 thank you so much for replying I feel so isolated even though I have family around me.  Yes the anxiety of waiting is awful. That fear of not knowing and every pain making me think the worst. My xray is in 7 days time and I don't know how I'm going to manage the waiting I almost go into cold sweats thinking about it. Reading others stories does seem to calm me and knowing I'm not alone in my fear means the world to me so thank you so much. I hope we can support each other going forward and that we both get good news 

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