Health anxiety ruining my life looking for advice/help can't cope

Hi my name is Declan i am 16 years old and i suffer with the exact same things as you Nicola and it is ruining my life, everything i feel like my pains aches in my arm even when i rub my arm is feels like i have a bruise there but i havn't but i think it is my anxiety trying to tell me something is there when it isn't, anxiety is the worst feeling you can possibly have because you always think something is wrong with you like when you get any pain or feel sick i just google my symtoms and then the next day i am worried for like a hole 2 to 3weeks until i have my nan and mum telling me i am fine and it's my anxiety telling me things that make my brain tell me when something is wrong when there is nothing wrong and it's just my anxiety i have had this for over 2years now and i can't get used to having it but sometimes i do forget about it and just get on in my life and try make myself laugh once and a while and like now i have belly ache and i think i'm dying but i'm not i think we all need to fight this anxiety thing all together so it goes away my nan once told me the 1st thing you should always start off doing to make your self feel better is your breathing with anxiety you get that feeling when your heart has just fully dropped and you get very anxious about something you do nor know off so yh hope you all are okay and i just made this account to tell all off you guys my problems and to share my thoughts with all of you thanks for reading by Declan. and also when i 1st started getting aches in my arms i googled it and it said i had cancer and other different illnesess i think everyone googles everything these days because they are anxious.

Hello, I'm 29 years old and I am suffering with health anxiety really bad, I have now been referred to a specialist as I'm in tears most days, mine has all been triggered from being badly bullied at work, ended up in hospital thinking I had stomach cancer or something seriously wrong with me..I've had so many blood tests, X-rays, cat scan, ultra sound scans, ecg, I'm on anti depressants..I literally wake up and the first thing I think of is what kind of pain will I be in today and as soon as I feel a slight twinge that's it I'm dying, I then stupidly google it and my world comes crashing down on me because all I can see is CANCER..my biggest fear! I am constantly checking myself and I mean obsessing about it to the point I am making my self sore..I was back down my doctors last week because I thought I had throats cancer all because my taste buds were slightly raised..that's how serious mine is taking over my life, I'm now getting twitches all over my body literally everywhere and I'm panicking but deep down I know it's my aniexty causing it all. I have also had the burning, muscle pain behind my left Breast, and now it has gone away because all I can focus on is these nervous twitches..I have pulled all the muscle in my neck witch I've had the doctor check it a few times, I am convinced I have a black dot next to my name and think everyone is lying to me and can't wait till I die so they don't have to listen to me go on and on at them. But I can't help it, im waiting for my appointment to come through from the speacialist and praying they have some answers for me as living like this is very draining and I have a 12 year old son witch isn't healthy for him to witness my panic attacks. You are not alone trust me, I wouldn't wish this feeling on my worst enemy it's making my life a misery xx

Hi I was wondering how everything turned out for you? I've dealing with same situation since December really bad an always having pain then I google an the pain gets worse an I think I'm dying . It's has been ruining my life the past few months can't even work I'm in so much pain my boobs hurt my stomach hurts I have bodyaches I went to the doctor they did a blood panel A breast ultrasound and a pap. Everything came back good except they did find a small cyst in my left boob. I went and seen a breast specialist he said he thinks it's just from my anxiety that my breast are hurting. The pain magically went away for about two weeks then came back. Went to the doctors because my throat was hurting he gave me anabiotic's I've been on it for three days now and I have two more days left in my throat still feels horrible and it's giving me bad anxiety thinking something is wrong with me because my boobs hurt as well😩

Hi everyone, just found this thread as was searching for help with health anxiety!! I am a 34 year old mum of 2 young children and for the last 9 months or so I've been suffering terribly with health anxiety. I've been back and forth the doctors numerous times over different symptoms. The most recent being a nagging pain in my left chest, breast, armpit. The doctor I saw asked if I thought maybe I was suffering from anxiety because I'd been going over numerous different issues and I suppose I have! That's when it all sort of dawned on me that maybe I am just being paranoid and sort of making the symptoms worse by focusing on them?! I had been prodding around above my chest and can definitely feel some moveable lumps and bumps which now feel very prominent but I think maybe I've been prodding them that often they're inflamed as they feel quite tender to touch now. I feel totally and utterly miserable with it all and it's literally taking over my every thought. I do the same as some of you have mentioned and clear my search history because all I do is google my symptoms!!! No one would understand in the family if I told them (as lovely as they are) and my husband wouldn't be very sympathetic I don't think so don't feel I can talk to him about it. I feel so pathetic but I am literally terrified something is wrong wih me and the doctors will miss finding it and I'll leave my children without a mother!

Thanks all for listening - if anyone has any tried and tested methods of conquering things I'd love to hear from you

Lots of love x

Nicola  I am now 60 been like this since son was born he is 37 I'm still here and so will you be and see your children grow, I am same panic over everything

i don't know why but please try and not worry , You are still young .

Hey how are you doing ? I was diagnosed with illness anxiety disorder witch is like the worst one ever , so I deff know how you feel I'm constantly feeling my heart beat and some time it's feels different then others , I have servel ekg's blood works and X-rays , witch all come back normal but yet my heart and chest don't feel right , I constantly find my self short of breath when I'm working or driving it can kick in at any time , it's a very hard thing to live with , I been on meds now for about a month and a half , doctor said it could take up to 3-6 weeks before they make a change , I definitely know how you feel and it's scary all the time , ppl tell me to get over it and it's all in my head , witch I know is true but it feels impossible at times , makes me feel better that I'm not the only one that's going threw this and there's a lot of ppl on are side . I just wanted to let ya know how I feel and what I am going threw to try to make your life a bit easier , Anexity is a real thing and are body's deffenity feel it . I'm here to talk to if you want !

I am not exactly sure where to post this but I ran across this forum when I was searching for help online I am 47 a year ago health anxiety took over my life I see a therapist on a regular basis and recently a psychiatrist who flip flops me from this to that medication. It's like living in your own personal hell every single day. I recently had laser ablation to my right leg and one of the side effects to that is it may potentially cause a bloodclot well that was all it took for me now I am obsessed about getting them. I had 2 doppler scans in the last week at different hospitals for symptoms I was having both scans were negative however my mind will not let me trust that I live in fear everyday and it completely consumes my life now to the point that I cannot work. Most nights I will stay awake all night because I am afraid to go to sleep and I won't go to sleep until exhaustion takes me. It's a living nightmare to cope with the first meds my Pshyc put me on was lamictal which side effect could cause a life threatening rash.....I don' t need something else like that to worry about.

It's really hard to have any support as unless someone has gone thru this they just don't understand and I went from a strong independant person to someone afraid to go out, afraid to drive but I don't have a choice but drive but I will never drive far now at all. I wish I had some answers but I don't and it's just so hard to live this way being afraid all the time. 

I have been having the same issues as you, it only started a few weeks ago and is still on going, chest pains and back ache especially with my left breast, burning all the time.

I would go to your gp straight away and have all the relevant tests, rule things out and put your mind at ease.

Worst thing I did was google and I know how hard it is when your having these aches/pains/sensations and you need answers then and there, just try distract yourself and stay well away from google.

There are so many things it could be causing your symptoms we just fear the worst.

your not on your own and I hope your feeling better soon!

i also have this problem im 26 with 3 young children and i am so paranoid that something will happen to me and they will be left without a mammy .. i go to the doctors at least twice a month and ive been to a&e 3 times over the last 6 months .. iv had ecg done 3 times iv had blood work done chest x-rays all came back fine but i cant help think that there could be some mistake .. my partner is also sick of me complainin and googleing evry little thing .. my most recent complaint is constant head ache and oviously google has told me its a possible brain tumour and i no its silly but i cant help but think it is a posibility i cant go on like this i feel like im living in the shadow of health issues i dont have .