 [ Symptoms ] 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 do not want to eat i do i get a sick stomach lost about 5 lbs in two weeks trouble sleeping can not 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 [ Disease ] 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