What to do when youre worrying about your health?

Im going through a virus right now that is really strong and i find myself worry about my health all day. And you would say thats normal but i say the same thing and thats why i dont stop worrying or stop adding to the worry cause i think its normal to worry and doing anything about it would just make it worse, so im just continue to worry which makes my symptoms worse. I try to shift my focus but the fear is so loud and i feel like im just ignoring my health, its really hard with health anxiety cause you cant just say "well it is what it is" or the basic "maybe maybe not" cause its about your health and if you dont take it seriously then you will regret it... So i dont know how to stop worrying

RatDad

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 24w

Health anxiety is really hard. It might be helpful to make a list of what you have control over in this situation (taking time to rest, drinking plenty of fluids, staying nourished), and try to focus on those. No matter how sick you are or what you have, worrying will not make you any better, and it might even stress your body out more. If you have access to medical care, you could decide that after a certain amount of time of being sick (a week?), you could check in with your doctor

PRIV8

Date posted: 24w

Im going to get checked on tuesday if this illness made some problems in my body cause i remember when i had covid i developed pneumonia and it was really hard for me to recover, i was in and out of illness for months... back then i tried to calm myself by saying im struggling with my health because of anxiety and ocd, i have these symptoms cause of that but im afraid maybe thats not how it was... Also i always rumminate about going to get checked, everytime i have an illness or notice something on my body i rumminate about going to a doctor, and i dont like that everytime i feel something i want to run to get checked. If i post about it other people say "yeah its good to get checked" which doesnt help. I have to learn when is the time to go get checked and how to not worry and think that im not taking my health problem seriously

PRIV8

Date posted: 24w

Being sick makes my symptoms worse

I got a virus, alot of people is sick now, this is another bog virus, i dont know the name, but i talked someone who told me that its normal that this virus attacks your nervous system, and brings up the things we are the most sensitive. I wrote a post before that i had really scary thoughts about maybe i will die tomorrow or i can die anyday, i feel like thats was a sign of that cause now im finding myself being so sensitive about this and also im afraid of depression, suicidal thoughts and feeling hopeless. The biggest problem is that i dont know how to label them,if i say maybe im actually dealing with depression, and i need to work on these dark thoughts then i feel anxious and freak out that im having depression and deep thoughts and then feel shame cause i use fear to hide from a problem which i should take seriously, but if i say its not true, i feel like im lying and not working on my mental health... but these dark hopeless feelings feel so real and the thoughts too, and i know this sounds really ocdish cause everyone says this, but it doesnt feel like the ocd symptoms i have. It seems like ocd is more about me not accepting that im depressed or feeling hopeless which makes me feel guilt more cause that sounds like i just dont want to accept that im actually depressed. Im really afraid that these thoughts and feeling means i have an actual problem, and im actually going through depression. My ocd can be about depression too but i heard from someone that many people with ocd doesnt want to accept that they are depressed and thats the problem, so this makes me feel bad that i have to accept that this is an actual problem. Also with grief, i have a fear over grief cause i think i cant deal with it, and i always has thoughts like "you didnt grieved well" and it makes me really sad and afraid that i will never get out of grief... Whatever i do i feel stuck cause if i accept im going through depression and these thoughts are something i need to work on i just feel worse... I dont know what should i do about this, view it as something i need to work on or its just ocd and the illness getting me where im the most sensitive...

BigGyro09

Date posted: 23w

18+ only

Starting to think I have unresolved childhood trauma unfortunately. Health OCD is also driving my absolutely crazy but I'm too scared to go to my doctor. I worry about diabetes, illnesses, cancer, skin problems, etc. I just hope everything works out in the end. Right now I just can't do the things I love doing because I'm constantly worrying about everything. All of my worries are exacerbated and I just can't keep them away. They only come back.

carol.xxx

Date posted: 22w

Health anxiety please help x

Hey friends… I am in a really low place regarding my health anxiety. I am absolutely terrified of cancer. Im only 17 years old and im worrying more about health then living my life its very draining. At the moment I have a very chesty cough which has lasted around two weeks and a runny nose and just full sinuses. I woke up from my sleep tonight and woke up completely wet in sweat and itchy. I am terrified in case ive got cancer. I get so so scared It genuinely is not only affecting me but everyone else around me im pulling them down too. 💔 I am UK based and recently got a job and even then its all I can think about. Im crying my eyes out scared ☹️ To anyone else going through this your not alone and its so consuming. ❤️‍🩹

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