Neglectful Parents?

I'm remembering. Throughout my adolescent years I was always worried that I was sick/diseased/dying. Any symptom always meant that death was near by. I was diagnosed with an Anxiety disorder. One thing I remember was that I never had anyone to talk to about my fears, friends were rather non-existant throughout these years, so I often brought up my worries to my parents. My dad would start yelling. He would say things like "Every day its something new with you! Stop it! Nothing is wrong with you." even though nothing could be farther from the truth inside of my mind. Both of them would get really mad if I started crying. "She's bawling again. Go to your room, act like a human." So after realizing there was no one to talk to, except my doctor who truly terrified me, I suffered in silence with these fears. I'm wondering if there is anyone out there who has experienced similar situations with their parents, and if it has had any lasting affects on them to this day.
Thanks,
-Tetyana

Its Hypochondriasis.

No, thats not neglectful. Your not being beaten, harassed, abused.

hypochondria?

try googling it

you dont understand you actually brought tears to my eyes.
every word you said is everything my parents said to me.
I as well am diagnosed with anxiety disorder.
i used to think every disease out there was out to get nme and often times id thnk i was avtually dying..
we went to the emergency room once cos i was panicking and couldnt breathe and thought i had an illness when really i was 100% fine.
my parents would always respond with "youre being stupid, shut up, youre fine"
i wont lie and say they didnt help throughout the time.
i was always afraid to talk to them or tell them how i felt physically, but everytime i started having an anxiety attack or thought i was dying, i would tell myself that im being stupid and shut up!
and now i have them less often but oh boy are they still there!

i'm really sorry to hear about all that.
like i get really really homesick and everything all the time,
and like i felt the same way, like keeping everything in side, cuz i thought everyone would make fun of me, and like be little me, so i kinda feel like you do, but i say you should just tough it out and try tlaking to your parents, tell them that you think this is really serious, and that they need to hear you out, and try really hard not to cry infront of them while you are telling them, they might not believe or whatever their reason, but just stay strong, and believe in yourself, you'll be fine..


goood luck kiddo (:

well, you definitely sound lke a hypochondriac.
that's probably why they got so mad at you
but they didn't know how to handle it. go to a therapist

See hypochondria, in section 54, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris Seek therapy. THERAPISTS: Closely examine the www.1-800-therapist.org website, and use the locators, in section 1, at ezy-build, and phone book. Personally, I'd opt for a psychologist who believes in only recommending minimal necessary medication, if at all, because they don't issue prescriptions, so are considerably less likely to be involved with the rewards, and inducements offered by sales reps from "big pharma": the large drug companies, to psychiatrists (there are links to, or articles on how psychiatry has become corrupted by money from drug companies, and "how doctors are being manipulated", in section 1: worth reading!). It's important to not only feel comfortable with your therapist, but also to know about their qualifications, and the type of therapy used (read section 1). Some people are in therapy for many years, and pay a small fortune in fees, so recognise that therapists may have a vested interest in keeping their patients coming back. It pays the rent, and permits them to feel that they are fulfilling a useful function in life. For this reason, I believe that, unless there is a need for a specific type of therapy, such as Dialectical Behavio(u)ral Therapy, for Borderline Personality Disorder, or EMDR therapy, for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, it is a good idea to start out with a psychologist who uses Cognitive Behavio(u)ral Therapy, which often can accomplish all it is capable of, in 6 months, and to fix that time limit in the first session. In that way, the therapist knows that there is only a limited window of opportuntiy to do what they can, and there is no unconscious motivation to attempt to draw things out. If, at the end of that time, you believe you could benefit from a little more therapy, then you can extend it, but I'd advise the therapist a few weeks before the final session, in case they are considering taking on a new patient, leaving you "high, and dry" committed, and without options, except to find someone else.

i'd say it sounds a little like OCD......
or PTSS...i doubt PTSS but OCD may
be your problem. doesn't sound like
hypochondria to me... unless you don't
fit OCD then i'd say hypochondria.

you parents were not neglectful. they
just had marital issues.