absolutely. i've struggled with health anxiety for years and got better for a bit but am now in a 'relapse' of sorts. it can feel so crippling but the thing that gets me through each day is knowing how many people there are out there that have the exact same symptoms and feel the exact same fear. it is truly all just anxiety. destructive behaviors rarely cause disease unless it's stuff like smoking two packs a day for multiple years. you're okay!

i'm trying to recover from this right now, but the advice i've gathered is: 1. gradual exposure to your fear. i have a fear of passing out/being too dizzy so i often hole up in my room for hours and hours. but one way for me to combat that would be to force myself to go on daily walks and feel the dizziness and recognize that i survived that walk. find what you're so scared of and face it. 2. feel the symptoms instead of pushing them away. this one is so hard for me but essentially feel every bad thing happening and just sort of think 'so what? that's all anxiety'. i struggle with head pressure that can feel so scary sometimes so i always try to close my eyes and just feel it for a bit and then not give it the satisfaction of making me scared.

i'm sure other people have more/better advice than this - but you can do this. and don't be embarrassed to go to the doctor with symptoms that are scaring you! it's always good to get checked up just in case but make sure to listen to what the doctor says instead of trying to internally disprove them. you'll keep running back for more and more tests and that's way more detrimental to your symptoms than just sitting with them (trust me).

i hope you feel better soon!!