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Health anxiety

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karen83814
karen83814

hi, i had a health scare a few months ago due to an abnormal eye test. Swollen optic nerve. I automatically went into overdrive and convinced myself i had MS totally out of the ordinary reaction for me. Ever since, everything seems to bother me, i now have some abnormal moles that need investigating and all i can feel is pains under my armpits . convinced i have cancer. cant stop worrying about my family. can you even get pains under your armpit with anxiety? i feel sick and worried all day long. think of nothing else! Sorry for writing here

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  • sasical72
    sasical72 karen83814

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    Anxiety and your brain can cause every symptom under the sun, it's shocking!

    Health anxiety is the worst. The "what if" is unbereable. In the end I had to accept that what will be, will be because I wasn't living anyway, only existing.

    Exercise helped me decrease my general anxiety and therapy helped my thought patterns. I hope this helps. Good luck!

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