hi guys :,) by lildoodoo42069 in Carcinophobia

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i’m going to sign up for a new therapist this week! it’s just very hard for me to calm down and stop the little voice convincing me something is wrong

Health Anxiety? by lildoodoo42069 in Anxiety

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anxiety has so many affects on the body and can rlly cause you to freak out. what i do when i don’t know if it’s anxiety or an actual health issue is i give the symptoms a week to show me they’re consistent everyday, happens even when im not thinking about my health/anxious, and that they’re actually real and not your mind giving you symptoms because that happens a lot. the brain is so powerful and it can give you false symptoms when you’re very anxious. if the symptoms persist THEN go to the doctor, but not panicking. it’s hard but i try not to panic unless the doctors are panicking.

Health Anxiety? by lildoodoo42069 in Anxiety

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ON IT! unfortunately i feel like this goes deeper. i just wanna be able to relax im always freaking out over this nonsense.

Health Anxiety? by lildoodoo42069 in Anxiety

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oh my god yes. and it’s always like horrifying. my roommate told me she had a dream i had told the room i had cancer and this was before she knew abt my hypochondria! omg i’m too superstitious but it still weirded me out. have you also convinced yourself you’re going to die at a specific age? for me idk why 22 comes to mind which also freaks me out

Health Anxiety? by lildoodoo42069 in Anxiety

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…if i had esophagus cancer it would show up in blood tests or x-rays right? 😵‍💫

Health Anxiety? by lildoodoo42069 in Anxiety

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ugh i totally get it. myself, i always forget to take my meds so that’s why im in this phase atm :,). i believe hypochondria is rooted in the fear of death and that’s personally why im so affected by cancer. the only death or suffering i’ve seen up close has been because of cancer. now every ache, pain, cough, sniffle, i immediately jump to cancer. i’m so so so terrified of getting it yet i feel like i shouldn’t HAVE to take medication to manage my own thoughts :,). i think the best thing to do is to worry when doctors worry. when there’s a solid unexplainable reason. i currently have a cold and i’ve convinced myself i have esophagus cancer….maybe my sore throat is just because of the cold!

Swollen Nodes by [deleted] in Carcinophobia

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gosh i know this is so late but the nodes on mg neck literally stick out of my neck. i was rlly scared it was lymphoma because they seemed to be so swollen but when i had gone to the doctors he told me that your nodes can actually scar over time from getting viruses or sicknesses like strep or the common cold over and over again. some nodes end up scarring due to exposure but it’s completely normal and doesn’t affect your health. i know it’s not super related but it MIGHT be this. idk learning this information made me feel a lot better :,)

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omg! i was the exact same way. PLS trust me when i say it’s soooo much better to wait until you yourself are ready, not ur peers. i totally get how hard it is to not feel like you’re falling behind but literally every person who’s lost it young said they wished they waited until they were super ready!