Seeking Support Before Exams

[jessicasmith1]

hey everyone! i was having a pretty good week (have my deferred med exams this comin monday and tuesday) so figured i can study and get on with it or continue stressing about the bloody twitches and fail the semester. so one last request before i dont come online again until exams are over..i just need to be told that everything is okay- ifeel so lost talking about it with my family and my fiance(is interstate) and so sick of hearing about it. yesterday i was at work (it was slow so i was online all day and i dont know if its the stress of exams or what else but i felt them moreso than i had the few days before- started stressing me out again that i ended up at the prayer room at uni crying).i think what sucks the most for me is its still relatively early (2 months into it) and coming from a med perspective i feel that im seeking a sure fire cure for them. (admittedly chelated cal-mg taken 2 weeks straight had started to work before yesterday) or it may have been my anxiety meds helping me sleep- 1/2 valium at night. maybe its the subconcious stress of my upcoming exams (only two days away now) that is making them more obvious? will let you know what happens after the exams.im actually quite proud of myself for the work i have done so far (i havnt been able to study for quite a while) and would love some reassurance from you guys! the advice from this forum has been priceless with helping me deal with this..cheers, mookzoh just a question is the one fire twitch still called a twitch? i get them in my thigh.

 

[jdaddy69]

Well anxiety is a hard thing and it seems like your doing quite well. Just try and relax an oput things ins perspective. As for the twitching you have 2 months under your belt it only get easier from there. This may sound weird there are days i dont get any twitches and i get worried thinking 'is there something wrong'. Keep up the good work - you are a-ok - dont get stressed too muc over exams

 

[jessicasmith1]

thanks mate! i no its completely weird. i havnt had a day yet twitch free but THANKFULLY they have (moreso this week minus yesterday) been getting better. negative thoughts are so horrible i wish i could just turn them off. everytime i start to think positive about the future it lasts like 5 minutes before the bad images start coming in again. i remember when this whole thing started i was so stressed out that i was looking for ANYTHING to take my mind off it- dangerous thoughts i no. oof..only time is what will get me (and all of us going through this) through it. anyways back to studying..xo

 

[DonJose]

Hi there, glad you've had some days with fewer twitches. I am a 10 month twitcher and have never had a day with zero twitches yet. But, I do have days with very few and also days with more. It waxes and wanes. I think that is just the nature of BFS.If you are anxious about your exams it could certainly make you feel the twitches more. Keep taking your 1/2 valium to get some sleep. And hang in there. You seem to have the classic BFS story and I really think you are just fine.Linda