health anxiety?

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  • [size=10][font=georgia]basically, i've been convinced that i have some kind of deadly affliction for about two months now. every time i'm able to convince myself that i don't have whatever i think i have, another thing will come in to take its place. for example, it started out as a heart attack (chest pain), changed to a stroke after about a week (headaches, neck stiffness), then cancer (lung: numbness in my back, brain: more headaches, throat: sore throat), then dvt/pe (i talked to a friend on skype for 6-8 hours straight without standing, and my leg hurt afterwards for about a week), now its back to cancer (specifically brain/lung bc headaches/chest pain/weird back numbness). i've been to a doctor before (hell, my mom's a doctor) but i just can't seem to believe that nothing is wrong with me? i've even had my blood taken to assure that nothing is wrong (and i got perfect results), but i still can't help but worry (and it doesn't help that i typically feel short of breath when i'm anxious, which is a symptom of a lot of the above things...) i just always end up googling symptoms (which is an AWFUL thing to do, i know) and reading all of these stories about people who were told nothing was wrong with them by their doctors, but they actually had some type of cancer, and they scare the shit out of me. i just don't know how to stop this. i figured it would go away after a few weeks when it started, but it just hasn't gone, and i hate telling people about it, because i feel like it makes me an attention seeker, in a way? like, i know how horrible these conditions are, and i'm convinced i have them and that my life is horrible, but there are people who actually have them and have much worse lives than me and ugh... i just don't know what to do :/

  • [fancypost bgcolor=; borderwidth=0px; width: 400px;text-align: justify; font-size: 9pt; word-spacing: -1px;]Hi! I get the same way, although mine is mostly centred around my vision. What helps is to understand that your mind is incredibly powerful. If you think you have something, it can actually cause you to feel those symptoms.


    Also, stress can cause a LOT of physical symptoms - not just feeling anxious. Headaches, general stiffness, even vision blurring can be caused by anxiety. HERE is a nice page with some more anxiety-caused symptoms.


    However, it might help to go see a doctor / therapist, if it's getting worse and you're able to. They'll be able to help with the anxiety, which should bring down the physical symptoms.

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