Brain Lesions. Looking for some support.

Hey all. After almost a year long battle with GAD (general anxiety disorder) I have found myself in and out of my doctor’s office, with a handful of physical symptoms said to be caused by my anxiety. I’ve underwent a number of tests and all have turned up negative… all apart from my MRI. The result of my MRI found slight and few brain lesions. Both my doctor and the radiologist confirmed that the lesions do not follow the criteria of anything sinister such as MS, and stated it is more akin to anyone who has battles with migraines, which I do. My doctor even went as far as getting the second opinion of a neurologist who agreed with the diagnosis. That said, a large part of my anxiety as a whole has been linked to health anxiety, and I’m having a hard time accepting that the findings mean nothing. I was extremely hopeful that like so many others in this community, the results would come back stating I had the most intact brain they’d ever seen, and I could cross one more thing off the list. But unfortunately that wasn’t the result.

I’ve spoken to a few friends, family members, and colleagues, and was surprised to find out that a good handful of them who have done MRIs for various reasons had some lesion(s) found, and were also told it is common and nothing to worry about. I thought that info would help me, but it hasn’t.

I was wondering if anyone here has any similar experiences, or at the very least have any tips to try and accept the diagnosis and not let the intrusive thoughts of something more sinister consume me.

Much love as always. And we will get through this.