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- pey13
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- 5y ago
I personally struggle with health anxiety and OCD too and my big win was no more Dr Google. There’s too much information on the internet and you’re always going to get worst case scenarios. It’s so easy to spiral out of control and it’s just not worth it for folks like us. While I never stop worrying about illnesses, slowing down my body and relaxing or meditating has also really helped. Often times things like rashes and headaches are stress reactions. Meditating helps get me centered sometimes.
Yeah I really need to stop with google bc I read symptoms and I think I actually stress myself out so much that The symptoms show up which is horrible. I’ve gone to the doctors a few times for issues that deep down I know are related to my ovarian cysts but I go just to make sure it isn’t something worse. Thank you! I will try meditating and focusing on better things!
I’m sorry @anac. I wish you didn’t experience these things but it’s nice knowing someone can relate.
Yes I google everything and believe that I have all the illnesses I m trying to stop using google also I check my body to check if I m feeling fine or no and if I should go to the doctor or no :( I feel safe going to the doctor but it hurt me :( ODC suc**
Yup I check my body constantly and if there’s anything new, a simple cut, bruise, mole, red spot etc, I freak out :(
@kalk9 I’m so sorry :(( it’s terrible
Sound like this was me typing this :(
Me too
Me too I have all type of ocd harm And all them but overcame them but one the hardest one to overcome for me is health ocd because is about me my body is like I m putting my life at risk sometimes I let this thoughts pass but then I get thoughts like but what if is true I got cancer or I will die from the flu what if the water is contaminated I will die :/ the what if make me relapse to the compulsion then I google or go to the doctor or ask my bf what he think is terrible
I used to be like that. I just had to stop googling things.
I used to be worse but I managed to stop googling everything and feel somewhat better now
This literally explained exactly what I’m going through right now. Down to the exact stressors.
We can be there for each other! :)
I can relate. It’s been a lifelong problem. I’m sorry.
Does anyone else deal with health anxiety? Over the past few months I have had some serious health anxiety. Recently I have had thoughts that I had breast cancer, I got an ultrasound everything was normal. Now I am experiencing achy underarms here and there and I am super anxious and worried anyone have any ways that helps them cope or can relate? I’m only 23 years old and just started dealing with anxiety this summer!
I have had anxiety issues for years and have been in therapy for that. But a big change in my life made it spin out of control. Btw, I am a bit of a control freak. So, for the last year, health anxiety has reigned. It all started when I had a panick attack and ran out of the operation room where I had to go under for a very simple, preventive procedure (I was convinced I wasn’t going to wake up.) I faced it again and made it. But after that I have been going from one health scare to the other. Skin cancer, oral cancer, breats cancer, HPV related cervical cancer - went through each recently. These are accompanied by panick attacks, insomnia and anxiously googling symptoms and testimonials. Every visit to the doctor end with panick that I forgot to check other important symptoms or that she might not be taking me seriously and miss something important. Now I am worried about a lymph node under my jaw that is slightly swollen. I know chances are it is ok and it is not cancer, it’s my anxiety. But what if it isn’t? And on it goes. I just want to stop worrying and go a day without googling symptoms or health issues. I am waiting for it to pass as these periods of health anxiety are kinda like panicks attacks - they build up, they peak and then they pass. I am afraid doctors will stop taking me seriously (this week I saw my doctor for a melanoma scare and a sore breast.) I am afraid when my doctor doesn’t investigate further and I am afraid when she does. I know it is absurd (I recently googled eye cancer) but I can’t stop. Sorry for the long post, I guess I wanted to write it all down and share it.
i had these red spots on my leg and i made the mistake of googling it. now i’m terrified i have leukaemia. i went to the doctors and showed her a picture but i felt like she dismissed it quickly so it didn’t give me peace of mind. now i’m having the worst anxiety ever over it. i can’t focus, i have headaches, my knee has been hurting so much and my muscles feel tense. i know they can also be symptoms of anxiety but im scared it’s cancer and i’ve been failing classes because i can’t stop thinking about it. i constantly check the symptoms of leukaemia online and check if i have them. i’m trying to make another appointment with my doctor but she’s not the most caring doctor so i just feel annoying and crazy.
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