Could I have MS or is it something different?

I'm afraid I have MS or something ?

• Okay, so around december last year. I would get this nerve on my back or muscle pain, going all the way to my neck. It would last couple of seconds. Eventually it went away a bit, and I would get eye strain kind of pain. Like for days. That started to go. Occasionally I get lower back and trapezius muscle pain. But for some reason like three days ago, I felt some twitching in my body. And I was afraid, so I looked up what it could be, and they said its MS or some neurone disease. I started to become super anxious and afraid. All the sudden it got worse as I thought about it. I feel my hands and feet are a bit weird, but not numb or tingling. Its like this weird light feeling, and sometimes on my thumb i get a sharp pain. Is this sign of MS ? I am so afraid and stressed. I want to cry. I'm only 19.

• Answer:

  I think you might be over-reacting. I think you should go to the doctor to get an official diagnosis. I remember someone who used to self-diagnosis themselves and they drove themselves crazy thinking about it. Trust me on this. Not to mention the fact that the pain got worse as you thought about it. The mind can trick you in amazing ways. Think of optical illusions if you don't believe me.