I keep reading about cancer risks and people who had it and didn’t know and I just went to my doctor but I want to go back already and recheck because I’m afraid. I just want someone to take a look and screen me for breast cancer because I’m getting pain but also I feel like I need screening for colon cancer because I keep clenching. I don’t know what to do I’m crippled by these fears.
1st off, you need to stop reading about cancer stories. Thats not going to do anything but make you spiral, second, if you have already gotten the all clear from a dr, you need to trust that. going to the Dr over and over again is compulsive and will not answer any questions, only create more. you can also manifest actual pain and symptoms simply by thinking about them enough. i literally manifested an overactive bladder for a month due to being worried about having OAB. it went totally away without any medication, i just had to listen to my therapist and do my ERP work and it all stopped.
@TexasOCD41 It’s just like that nagging risk of like what if I ignore it and this time it’s something
@TexasOCD41 And not only that, cancer is getting more and more common in young people. So it’s like if I ignore it I feel like I’m puttig myself at risk
@itsmehi17 - I understand that, but there is a balance. you can't spend your life getting tests and scans and not living. I hear all that about younger people, it scares me too, but we can't stop living. I just make sure i get my yearly exam, i pay attention to my bodies normal habits, if anything goes WAY out of the ordinary for more than a few weeks, i get it checked. My personal fear is ovarian cancer. literally nothing can screen for it and more often than not its found too late. nothing i can do about it. and you said you have already gone to the dr, and they said you were alright, that isn't ignoring it, you did your due diligence, now you need to learn to trust that and go on living your life. cancer is scary, but wouldn't it be a shame to live for the next 20 years terrified for no reason, then one day you wake up and you're 60 and in great shape still but you let your youth pass you by in a state of constant unnecessary fear?
@TexasOCD41 I know, but I just feel like I can’t rest knowing this could happen to me very soon. I’m terrified by it and I can’t understand why our generation has to be doomed. I cry daily and my therapist hasn’t really helped a lot. I feel constant tension in body especially colon and it’s just driving me crazy. I want to get my colon removed or something and get my breasts removed. I can’t live like this.
@itsmehi17 - oh my gosh no. this isnt about our generation or cancer this is anxiety. everyone has these concerns, but your level of fear is pathological. removing your colon and breasts, ok then what? you going to remove your lungs to prevent lung cancer? how about your brain for brain tumors? drain your blood to prevent leukemia? there is no amount of precaution you can take that will satisfy your anxiety when it is this severe. Have you considered anxiety medication?
@TexasOCD41 I’m on meds but I definitely need an increase it seems!
@itsmehi17 Bump those happy pills UP!
tell me why… idk if this is just me but i’m so scared i have ovarian cancer, kidney stone, kidney failure, UTI, hernia, or something wrong that’s making my lower stomach to my inner thigh and pelvic area. i have an uncomfortable feeling. it was hurting more last night then it is today… everytime i pee it doesn’t hurt but i somewhat still get the uncomfortable feeling down there and feeling in stomach. i’ve been googling and idk what to do because i’m scared of the doctors and i haven’t had a physical like in 2 years and i’m like scared if i go to a physicial i will have something wrong with me like i have cancer or something that i don’t know about. something tells me the pain tho in general is something gastrointestinal related but idk if could mean i have pain down “there”…. i took a tylenol last night it helped a little but then it still kinda occurred and i took a tum and it’s still the same i think it’s still occurring since i’m so hyper focused about it. idk i’m just like ugh my OCD was doing so well i just can’t tell what it is or if something is wrong i’m just scared :( i hate when having certain pains i freak out.
Hi, I have been under extreme stress since about March this year, and from that started suffering from very bad health anxiety which has caused panic attacks etc. I’m in the middle of a spiral right now though because I am certain I have stomach cancer. I am 31 and female. Last week I had a very good few days anxiety wise and almost felt like myself. But on Sunday morning I woke up having to rush to the bathroom (TMI sorry) and felt very nauseous. I am emetophobic so this scared me too. Since then I have been having bad stomach cramps, had to rush to the toilet once a day, and some nausea. I have no appetite at all (last week I had a very good appetite but this week I am having to force myself to eat). I am thinking about my symptoms constantly which I think might be making them worse. I have had a bowel screening done which was clear so no blood, and a calprotectin which was very slightly raised at 53, but my GP said she wasn’t concerned about it but would refer me for further testing if I wanted. So I do have more tests booked but not for some months yet. I’m just really scared because of the stomach cramps, nausea, and having to rush to the bathroom once a day for five days now. I have also had bad acid reflux but that only tends to happen when I have taken propranolol. I also have IBS so maybe my anxiety has flared it up but I’m not convinced. I’m just so scared to the point I can’t leave the house and I have been lay in bed for five days thinking about my symptoms and that I could have stomach cancer. I have also been referred for CBT in the near future to help deal with this, but I’m scared that I’m brushing something off as anxiety and giving time for the illness to spread. I just feel constantly scared. I thought I’d had a breakthrough last week but this has just hit me like a tonne of bricks. Has anyone else dealt with anything like this? I just want to feel okay again I am freaking out so bad
31 year old female. I have IBS and POTS for some background. Since Sunday however I am scared I could have stomach cancer. Back in March I had to start taking propranolol for my POTS which caused horrific acid reflux and the feeling of a lump in my throat. I am waiting for new medication but my cardiologist is so bad at getting back to me. Anyway, last week I didn’t take much propranolol (I try to only take them when my POTS is bad) and I had three good days anxiety wise. On Sunday however I woke up at 4am needing to rush to the loo, I felt a bit nauseous which panicked me because I have a big fear of throwing up. Anyway since then I have had stomach discomfort, no appetite, feeling nauseous and some indigestion. It is really scaring me because I came across a TikTok that said symptoms of stomach cancer can be an increased heart rate, acid reflux, stomach discomfort, change in bowel habits etc. I have convinced myself that I don’t have POTS and that my increased heart rate is due to stomach cancer (sometimes I get night time adrenaline dumps which makes my heart rate shoot up). I’m scared that the feeling of a lump in my throat is also connected to stomach cancer, as is the stomach discomfort and bowel changes. I have had a clear bowel cancer screening, and mild inflammation and a faecal calprotectin test that was mildly elevated at 53 (normal levels are below 50). GP said she wasn’t concerned but referred me for further test anyway but that’s not for a few months. Also it’s mostly my stomach I’m concerned about. I can’t stop thinking I am missing something. I have a GP appointment booked but I’m scared I’ve left it too late and whatever is going on with me is growing and spreading and it will be too late. I’m really, really scared. I feel like for the last three months most days I have completely lost myself. But the last five days have been so so bad, I have googled constantly and just feel like I’m never going to feel better because of my stomach. I just really needed to vent. I have been referred for therapy but I can’t help thinking this is not anxiety and is just something I’m brushing off as anxiety. I’m really scared and just don’t know what to do :(
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