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Terrified of getting cancer been so depressed

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danielle16133
danielle16133

Hi I'm a healthy 32 year old female with no family history of cancer except my aunt died of lung cancer but she smoked heavily. I try to eat organic, I work out, help me I'm so frightened

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  • Guest
    Guest danielle16133

    Posted

    Do you have a therapist or a doctor or someone who is trained to help?
  • jmcg2014
    jmcg2014 danielle16133

    Posted

    Very common with health anxiety to focus on serious illness. Best advice is see a Dr or therapist to help with your general anxiety
  • nattalie36373
    nattalie36373 danielle16133

    Posted

    Lady I'm the exact same! There's no history of cancer in my fam, a distant relative got breast cancer in her 70s but she lived to be 90. My family all live to be 90 and over, my great grandmother died at 110 and she had no illnesses. But eversince I got anxiety few months ago I feel aches n pains all over n I am constantly scared I'll get something terminal. It's driving me crazy but I can't seem to stop.
  • weekes1
    weekes1 danielle16133

    Posted

    How are you doing?  It seems like you have gotten stuck in some scary thinking.  Can you try and let those thoughts go and not react to them?  perhaps you are under stress and it is coming out with obssesive thoughts.  That is common.  Remind yourself that being scared that you are sick is anxiety and it is not a magical wizard telling you that you are.  Try to laugh at it and talk about it to somone.  you will be fine. give yourself and hug and tell yourself that you just nervous.....you are well and not sick.   it will pass
  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 danielle16133

    Posted

     I dont think there is any reality that you can acquire this cancer? Maybe you were traumatized by your Aunts cancer. Probably best to seek therapy to work throught the trauma.
  • shaun45836
    shaun45836 danielle16133

    Posted

    Hi Danielle I'm sorry to hear that you are scared you are a young women with a whole life ahead of you evry time the thought comes into your head think of somthink positive think of all the things you have going for you the places you want to visit people you want to see I hope this helps you if not I would see your doctor about getting some therapy all the best Danielle shaun
  • danielle16133
    danielle16133

    Posted

    Thank you all for responding!! No on in my family has cancer I'm just beyond terrified is it common in women in their 30s?
    • jmcg2014
      jmcg2014 danielle16133

      Posted

      You need to stop looking for reassurance on this, no amount of reassurance will help you in any way. Look for help with anxiety and stay away from Google
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