ny stomach ache went away but i am depressed. I don't think it is stomach cancer if it comes and goes

I seem to be in some sort of crisis. I finally woke up without a stomach ache. I wonder if is just IBS with constipation. My apartment is comfortable now but I am terrified that it is not working properly because I thought it was supposed to shut off when it reached the temperature I set it at. It didn't seem to matter if I set it to 72 which it is on or 68. What if the bill is 400 dollar? I wrote my friend Robert to see if he will check it out and will ask the building tomorrow. I don't know if I am depressed or just terrified. It is awful to live alone and not have somebody there when I have such negative thinking. I must have gotten six hours or seven hours of sleep. I am exhausted. I am so frightened.
bobby

two different guys came up but they didn't know about the ac. Eddie said he would tell the super. Usually the super goes away to his house in Pa. for the weekend. I am calming down a bit but still very agitated. Hope it doesn't have to also do with the increase in Aplenzin. The people who work in this building are so very nice. I am greatful for that. Only the president of the coop is a sh@t. The super left because of him. We were all heartsick because the super is so fantastic,so nice and bright. Eventually they made a deal and the super came back and he rules now.

I don't think that you have stomach cancer. You are not throwing up or losing a lot of weight, which are good signs (((HUGS)))

I think by the symptoms you have been talking about, you probably have acid reflux or something similar that is resistant to OTC meds. Untreated those symptoms can cause problems, so the GI needs to check things out unless he can prescribe a med that relieves your symptoms first

IBS usually effects your lower abdomen, so that is a separate issue. They are both very common problems tho.

Try turning your AC off and unplugging it for a little while and see if it works better when you turn it back on. Sometimes appliances need a little break.
I'm glad that Robert is going to take a look at it for you though because that may not work, and he is so handy

I'm so sorry that you are scared and having negative thoughts right now. I wish that I could take that pain away (((HUGS)))
When you are feeling that way, are you able to read? Or are you too overwhelmed?

I wish that all that sleep helped.

Sending you comfort hugs !!

Blue

right now I am still overwhelmed so I am having a hard time reading. I am so anxious. I worry a lot about money and have been using my savings because I don't get that much money in ss. I got out of the stock money and it keeps on going up. It became too stressful.
I will do what you suggest and unplug the air conditioner and then turn it on in 15 minues. I had looked up acid reflex before and don't think I have it. Thanks about the stomach cancer. I always tend to think the worse

I'm sorry you are so anxious (((HUGS)))

I tend to think the worst because of my anxiety sometimes, too. It's called catastrophic thinking. The way I deal with it is to get as much information as possible... in some situations, that information just doesn't exist, so it can be hard

Even if you don't have acid reflux, you could have some other benign condition that can be easily treated by the gastro

I got scared of stomach cancer because a have pernicious anemia and slightly anemic. I am sorry you have catastrophic thinking too. It is a killer. I do the same thing and spend so much time seeking information. I spent so much time looking for herbal tea and their side effects for my conditions. I haven't gotten the dandelion tea yet which I ordered. It supposedly a great diuretic and might help to lower cholesterol.

Bobby ~ I have been reading "Full Catastrophic Living" by Joh Kabat-Zinn. It's been helpful for me.

Also, I practice DBT (Dialectal Behavior Therapy) which is a form of Mindfulness (living in the present moment and not judging your thoughts and feelings). It takes alot of practice. When I am in emotion mind, it's very hard to redirect my thinking or break the emotion. Emotions love emotions and they tend to build upon each other until you are in full catastrophic thinking (which I am in most of the time).

There are various grounding tools that I use that distract my catastrophic thinking and are helpful in getting out of that level of thinking.

Blue