Have you spoken to anyone about this? If not please speak to your Gp so they can refer you to support.I don't usually post but I've been waiting for a thread about health anxiety!
I originally had it about 10 years ago when I was 16, it lasted about a year but I soon managed it although still had slight ocd and general anxiety. Since covid it has returned and worse than ever. I just obsess over everything, the colour of my nails, anything on my skin etc.. I'm really struggling, sometimes I just can't get out of bed because I know ill look at anything and everything on my skin. Even a spot scares me it's ridiculous.
I'm sorry you're going through this too
Thank you, I have and I'm currently receiving CBTHave you spoken to anyone about this? If not please speak to your Gp so they can refer you to support.
Best of luck with that, l've seen some fantastic results by using this method xThank you, I have and I'm currently receiving CBT
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There has been a huge increase in people suffering from health anixety durning Covid. I'm guessing when things start returning to some kind of normality again that people's very understandable anixety will start to improve too. Sorry to hear you're going through this also.xFollowing. I have health anxiety too - it was awful a couple of years ago then I kind of got over it and began to enjoy life again. Now it’s been back during lockdown and it’s making me miserableglad I’m not the only one xxx
I had a flexible sigmoidoscopy yesterday because I’ve spent a year worrying about bowel cancerDoes anyone else suffer from health anxiety/used to be called hypochondria? I'm having a particularly difficult time of it recently and have sort of lost the ability to function due to the stress and obsession.
How do you handle real symptoms with doctors doing tests and things, when your health anxiety is also making you expect the worst constantly?
PS: No I'm not Gabby.
I'm sorry you've been worrying for such a long time about this stuff. Are you a sensitive person in general? I feel very aware of every tiny change and sensation in my body (and am autistic so very sensitive to everything outside my body too!) I hope your test yesterday wasn't too difficult for you and the results come back quickly with good news for you.I had a flexible sigmoidoscopy yesterday because I’ve spent a year worrying about bowel cancerI’ve been worried about my health since I was 3 years old funny this thread pops up when I need it most! Hope you’re okay, feel free to message me
THIS! My brain just never bloody shuts up. I'm just sick of it all. Constant anxiety, constantly feeling scared and frightened and just feeling stupid and pathetic and uselessWhy do brains always have to find SOMETHING to be anxious about?
Yeah anxious mainly about health! I’m not autistic but I can imagine that makes it a lot harder to cope withI'm sorry you've been worrying for such a long time about this stuff. Are you a sensitive person in general? I feel very aware of every tiny change and sensation in my body (and am autistic so very sensitive to everything outside my body too!) I hope your test yesterday wasn't too difficult for you and the results come back quickly with good news for you.
Totally relate. It feels like if it's not health, it's money, or thinking someone's going to break into my flat, or thinking about my partner dying one day - it makes me worry that I'll never be able to enjoy life because one day I'll have to deal with someone dying! Obviously it's a brain thing because other people manage to enjoy life in spite of that, but when you're in that mindset it's just so hard to imagine relaxing ever again. Do you go through phases? I am definitely more able to enjoy simple things right now than I was a few days ago, even though my situation isn't that different, so things can change really quickly in that sense.THIS! My brain just never bloody shuts up. I'm just sick of it all. Constant anxiety, constantly feeling scared and frightened and just feeling stupid and pathetic and useless
Do you think you'll be reassured when you get the results back and it's good news? I hope so. It seems to be a symptom of health anxiety to look for reassurance and then the relief only lasts a short time before you start worrying again, but it's great if you can get a clear answer and have peace of mind. I found having an ECG for chest pains reassuring in that way, whereas blood tests usually don't reassure me much because I feel like I'm still looking for an explanation for stuff if that makes sense.Yeah anxious mainly about health! I’m not autistic but I can imagine that makes it a lot harder to cope withThey seemed to think so, I had a polyp removed but the doctor wasn’t worried about it being cancerous but as procedure send them off to be biopsied, so although I KNOW it’s going to be fine my mind is still saying ‘well it still might be cancerous’ so I’m still having a tough time to be honest
I know exactly what you mean. I know that my anxiety all stems from childhood as I had a horribly abusive upbringing, physically and mentally.Totally relate. It feels like if it's not health, it's money, or thinking someone's going to break into my flat, or thinking about my partner dying one day - it makes me worry that I'll never be able to enjoy life because one day I'll have to deal with someone dying! Obviously it's a brain thing because other people manage to enjoy life in spite of that, but when you're in that mindset it's just so hard to imagine relaxing ever again. Do you go through phases? I am definitely more able to enjoy simple things right now than I was a few days ago, even though my situation isn't that different, so things can change really quickly in that sense.
Yes although I’m very aware it’s only a matter of time till the next thing to worry about comes upTotally relate. It feels like if it's not health, it's money, or thinking someone's going to break into my flat, or thinking about my partner dying one day - it makes me worry that I'll never be able to enjoy life because one day I'll have to deal with someone dying! Obviously it's a brain thing because other people manage to enjoy life in spite of that, but when you're in that mindset it's just so hard to imagine relaxing ever again. Do you go through phases? I am definitely more able to enjoy simple things right now than I was a few days ago, even though my situation isn't that different, so things can change really quickly in that sense.
Do you think you'll be reassured when you get the results back and it's good news? I hope so. It seems to be a symptom of health anxiety to look for reassurance and then the relief only lasts a short time before you start worrying again, but it's great if you can get a clear answer and have peace of mind. I found having an ECG for chest pains reassuring in that way, whereas blood tests usually don't reassure me much because I feel like I'm still looking for an explanation for stuff if that makes sense.
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