your reaction to finding lump in your breast is completely understandable and normal. i believe that your anxiety is really fear. anxiety and fear are interrelated conditions. anxiety causes fear and fear causes anxiety. but there are differences. anxiety is a common emotion that is usually due to some vague feeling of apprehension without an obvious threat. an example might be walking down a dark street alone at night and feeling afraid. fear on the other hand is an emotional response to a definite threat. for example someone approaches you on that same dark street and says “stick them up”. now you have a real threat and are justifiability fearful. that lump in your breast was a real threat and must be considered as a legitimate fear. once that fear is totally removed your anxious feelings should subside. until you get a clean bill of health from your 2nd opinion physician please attempt to direct your focus on the results of your first opinion. enjoy life enjoy your family and have fun. i hope that your wait to hear positive news this week is swift and that your emotional health is instantly restored.
weight loss and anxity. anxiety after health scare. felt a lump in my breast and went though all the testing and everything came back fine. since while waiting for a second opinion (ocd a little) have had an overwhelming sense of anxiety. don't want to eat i do i get a sick stomach lost about 5 lbs in two weeks. trouble sleeping can't seem to enjoy anything. a huge fear something is wrong with me. myissues? appointment is this week and i am just wondering if this is normal anxiety related