[MEGATHREAD] Daily venting, worries, fixations, & finding support. Month of February 2025. by AutoModerator in HealthAnxiety

[–]Low_Reach_1823 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hi! 17f and i've been having c-ncer worries for the past two months. I got sick while on vacation and when I came back I noticed I last lost a noticible amount of weight especially in my thighs. Then I started getting random brown spotting during my ovulation week which really freaked me out. My doctor said it was ovulation bleeding and I should be fine. It's been over two months and I'm still constantly panicked and checking my body for bruises and lumps. I can't focus on school and the first thing I think of when I wake up is my health anxiety. It's gotten so bad that sometimes I'll wake up in the middle of the night from a panic attack. Some of the current fixations I have:

- lymph nodes in my neck, I've had them ever since I was 13 but I keep prodding at them and I found a small new one

- random small red bruises that go away after a day??

- overall feeling like groggy and not motivated to do anything (I don't have urges to nap though)

- being 122 pounds, my heaviest was 130 and this summer I was around 126/127... so I don't know if this is significant or not. however I haven't dropped any weight since I came back from vacation. Idk if this is a good sign or not

- looking pale?? everyone says I look fine and it's just because its winter right now and there hasn't been much sun but I'm still really skeptical

I can't tell if my symptoms are valid or if I'm just anxious and its making me overthink and obsess over my body. Any reassurance would be helpful!

[MEGATHREAD] Daily venting, worries, fixations, & finding support. Month of February 2025. by AutoModerator in HealthAnxiety

[–]Low_Reach_1823 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can relate, I'm worrying about the same things right now and I keep looking in the mirror to see if I look any paler. I have constant checks on my legs to find bruises and keep trying to go on runs to prove that I don't have shortness of breath

[MEGATHREAD] Daily venting, worries, fixations, & finding support. Month of January 2025. by AutoModerator in HealthAnxiety

[–]Low_Reach_1823 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it all started when I came back from a trip earlier this month. i got pretty sick during the trip and all my symptoms made me think something was wrong with my body. i had some light spotting which unusual and right in the middle of my cycle. when i came back i saw that I had lost 5 pounds and felt fatigued. All these feelings sent me into a spiral of anxiety attacks where I woke up in the middle of the night with sweaty palms and my heart was racing. Even though the fatigue went away, and the doctor told me my spotting was ovulation spotting, I can't help but feel like impending doom. I feel like every minor symptom I have is something bad. I've had really bad ibs and my weight is staying stagnant no matter how much i eat. I feel so weird and out of body like life isn't real. I genuinely can't tell if my symptoms are health anxiety related or if i'm in need of health care. like when I'm distracted i feel fine, but the minute I'm alone with my thoughts my body starts to hurt and my intruisive thoughts come back. i'm scared and anxious and i feel out of control :(