It seems that with every new symptom, the possibility of catastrophe rears its ugly head.Twitching for four and a half months and, just when I was starting to buy into the idea that it may very well be benign, another symptom comes along which freaks me out and sends me scurrying towards the board for reassurance - which two kind people gave to me, but which my screwed-up brain just refuses to accept.Some of the fingers of my right hand have developed a tremor. Not a constant tremor, but just occasionally they seem to develop a life of their own, moving up and down as though tapping an invisible table or something. To say that it's freaked me out would be an understatement. My mind is like, well, this is it: the final countdown to doomsday. The twitching was just the run-up: now the finger tremor is signalling impending weakness and the onset of catastrophe.How to stop thinking this way? It's energy-sapping and emotionally exhausting. And it must be boring, both for friends and family and also for the new friends I've made on the board and in the chatroom. Why can't I believe it when people say that finger tremor is very common for those with BFS and that it is NOT a red flag for anything similar.This is something I can't answer. I really DO want to believe everyone when they reassure me, but part of me is stubborn and takes absolutely no notice. It's getting to the point where I really can't take my own doubt and anxiety any longer. Something's got to give but I'm not really sure what.Plus I'm scared to go back to my neuro with a case of finger tremor, partly because I'm worried about what he might say (that's the irrational part, I guess); and partly because I know he'll probably tell me, in no uncertain terms, to never darken his door again.It seems to be a lose-lose situation.
Fearful of Another Symptom
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antThatGuyWithNoName
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Have you talked to christinasgirl123? She had a video posted up with her finger tremors. I've had them as well. Mine wax and wane over time. Tremors are so common in the general population you don't even need to ask on a BFS board to find people who have finger tremors. Feel free to post on the board or come in the chat if you have anxiety, that's what we're here for. You will get over your anxiety with time and in the meantime you at least have a whole board full of people who can say "me too!"
katiemichelle
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I understand how hard the mental component of this is. You just have to be reassured by others on here that you are okay.
JohnnyRocket
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The questions you have and uncertainty of accepting this stuff as bening is NORMAL. So not only are you in good company with your new symptom, you are in similar company with respect to how it is affecting you. I remember the first time I experienced my tremors.....freaked me the he11 out. No matter how scary this seems right now, and no matter how hard you think it will be to accept this stuff as benign, the beauty is that you WILL accept it and that this WON'T harm you. Its just a matter of time and that length of time differs for everyone. Conclusion: This is a win-win scenario.
Four to five months after the twitching began, I started to have tremor in my left hand and arm (Feb. 2012). As you well said, “another symptom, another freakout”. After my neuro explained to me that these tremors are very different from PD tremors, I calmed down. The more you worry about it, the more intense the tremor gets. Nowadays I feel these tremors in many muscles and I am working to make my peace with it.