For 55 years I thought I had crippling anxiety. These are the steps I took to get a proper diagnosis

Once again, it's 3am and I'm lying in bed worrying, adrenaline pounding through my veins. My parents are getting older, and want to move closer to us - but where?


play_arrow All United Kingdom News
7 d.
Science
ID: -5928023741946501599


Similar News expand_more


5 d. 'I was misdiagnosed as mentally ill until doctors learned terrifying truth a year later'
Science
65 h. Think nothing of taking your phone to the loo with you? The results of our horrifying test might make you think again
Science
6 d. Parents’ attachment to phone screens can lead to anxiety in children – study
Education
5 d. EU accuses Meta of failing to tackle mental health risks of ‘addictive design’
Science
22 h. Once again we are told AI may be conscious – I study consciousness, and I have my doubts | Anil Seth
Science
5 d. I thought my trouble sleeping, racing heart and constant sweating were all signs of my anxious personality. In fact, they were symptoms of a serious disease that's overlooked. These are the tests you MUST ask your doctor for if you're suffering like me
Science
12 h. Researchers link common condition with faster brain ageing in UK study
Science
66 h. Feeling anxious? Blame it on the weatherman! Study reveals how dodgy weather forecasts can stir up emotions deep within you
Weather
60 h. I thought my numb big toes were caused by always being on my feet. Four years later, I was told I had an incurable disease that's on the rise in women over 40. Don't ignore the warning signs
Science
19 h. Simple blood test to detect Alzheimers long before memory loss has been developed by scientists
Science
4 d. I thought my racing heart, constant sweating and trouble sleeping were all signs of my anxious personality. In fact, they were symptoms of a serious disease that's overlooked. These are the tests you MUST ask your doctor for
Science
5 d. The sunscreen mistakes you might be making: Expert reveals why you're not as protected as you think
Science
5 d. I'm a cardiologist, these are the common midlife mistakes that are causing heart disease... and shortening your life by decades
Science
18 h. New Alzheimer’s blood test to be trialled to speed up diagnosis – find out where
Science
5 d. Fears teenager was dragged under car: Everything we know about Gorseinon murder probe
Crime
5 d. Poisoned, lashed viciously with a belt and forced to dig my own grave... by my psychopath mother. I thought I'd escaped her
Crime
6 d. One in four Americans turn to AI chatbots for medical advice because they can’t afford to see a doctor
Science
5 d. RSPCA 'check tongue' advice for pet owners as 29C heat risks 'little known' symptom
Science
60 h. For 10 years, I've had terribly violent nightmares, I wake up so disturbed: DR SCURR reveals when 'just bad dreams' can be a sign of something more sinister
Science
53 h. Warning over 'unhealthiest generation of children in decades': UK now has some of the worst outcomes for kids in Europe, with declining vaccination rates and rising asthma admissions and mental health disorders
Science
63 h. Ann Widdecombe made poignant death confession on Graham Norton Show years before murder
Crime
40 h. British children on track to be unhealthiest generation in decades, report finds
Science
18 h. Parents worried about babies' gut health with eight in ten resorting to 'Dr Google'
Science
6 h. Victory for Little Mix's Jesy Nelson in huge health breakthrough she calls 'day of hope'
Science
34 h. Ann Widdecombe killing: police investigating possible leftwing motivation
Crime
6 d. Fresh DNA samples taken from jailed man 30 years after notorious double murder
Crime
35 h. Scottie Scheffler reveals what makes him sick and causes him stress in the modern world
Science
53 h. NHS patients to be given sepsis monitors in bid to prevent 1,000 deaths a year
Science
60 h. Could ChatGPT weaken your brain and raise your chances of dementia? Experts reveal why 'cognitive offloading' poses a risk to YOUR memory
Science
65 h. Natalie Imbruglia, 51, reveals she has been diagnosed with ADHD and OCD as she recalls going to 'very dark places' and says perimenopause made her 'really angry'
Science
64 h. Major Carol Vorderman medical update after 'unconscious' hospital scare
Science
8 h. Dangerous bedroom trend is giving young British women silent brain damage, expert warns
Science
29 h. New blood test for Alzheimer’s disease to be rolled out in GPs as part of ‘landmark’ study – here’s what to know
Science
5 d. BBC Radio 2 star Paul Gambaccini reveals Alzheimer’s diagnosis: ‘You can’t turn back the clock’
Science
3 d. The alarming surge in shingles cases among midlife women: It was once seen as a painful disease of old age, but experts reveal why it's now soaring through different ages
Science
34 h. Miracle on the Hudson pilot Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, 75, announces Alzheimer's diagnosis 17 years after saving 155 lives by ditching plane in NYC river
Science
32 h. Students deaths after principal hypnosis to be explored in new true cime series
Education
5 d. Callum had bubbles in his urine. Doctors told him not to worry... now he's on a transplant waiting list after being diagnosed with a disease that affects millions. Here are all the vital signs you can't ignore
Science
6 d. How Michael Olise became France's 'phenomenon': Two traits which stood out when he was seven, attitude issues which separated him from his peers
Science
6 d. Neuroscientist's answer when asked 'what supplement prevents dementia'
Science
5 d. ‘I just want to know if it has caused my cancer’: life in the shadow of Lancashire Pfas factory
Science
22 h. ‘You can see in his eyes he’s frightened’: Behind the scenes of the Jeremy Clarkson cancer reveal that shocked the nation
Science
24 h. Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease
Science
5 d. ICE shot a dad dead in the middle of a Houston street. As details emerge, skepticism over the cops’ account grows
Crime
15 h. Subtle signs in your fingernails that can signal dangerous 'silent' health complications
Science
41 h. Senegal discover their team doctor of nine years 'is a gynaecologist' and 'not sufficiently reassuring' for players in inquest over disastrous World Cup
Science
6 d. Powerful El Niño ramping up as forecasters predict it’ll be most intense in recorded history
Weather
3 d. Study reveals the simple lifestyle changes that could cut your dementia risk
Science
40 h. Unseen photographs of Peter Falconio investigation are released on 25th anniversary, showing shocked Joanne Lees hours after her escape and footprint clue
Space
Popular countries based on strong economic and political relations
Add Watch Country

arrow_drop_down