Health anxiety ruining my life 😢

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does anyone have severe health anxiety?

I've been unable to sneeze for over a week and it's fully taken over my life and I just don't know how to carry on as I'm so scared it's something really serious.

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    did you know that sneezing is not an essential body function? in theory, a person could go their entire life without sneezing. Of course that actually doesn’t happen but even if you never sneeze, nothing bad would happen.

    The only function of sneezing is to clear out something that irritates your nasal passageway. That’s it! . you could blow your nose even if you didn’t sneeze and clear it out.

    May I ask what you are afraid will happen if you don’t sneeze?

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