I'm always thinking I have a terminal illness and that I'm going to get Cancer
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Hi, I am constantly worried that I am going to have cancer or some serious illness. This is practically consuming my life. My bloodwork has come back normal, but I'm worried I have a random tumor somewhere. I have back pain all the time, so I must have spinal cancer. Or if I have diarrhea I must have colon cancer. I spend spot of time googling symptoms and everything always says cancer. Help
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pink48329 rebecca79700
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gary35655 rebecca79700
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It sounds like you may have nervous symptoms. If your bloodwork is normal and the doctors say there is nothing wrong then you are overloading your mind with worry, which we all tend to do at times. Diarrhea can be caused by diet, worry, etc. I have back pain but I know it is due to disc problems that I have had for years. Fear of that which we can't control can be consuming. Sometimes we think we look for symptoms because we don't think we are good enough to not have something wrong, in other words, shame perhaps. I understand fear of symptoms and blood work, going to the doctor, etc. It is human to worry about things, some are better at it than others, and some have real reasons to worry. Worry can be a substitute for something else. Do you have family members who have had cancer? Still, wasting time worrying is a substitute for not doing things worthwhile that help us to forget ourselves. Are you alone a lot? We can benefit from Dr. Net, but it also helps to create OCD when people have to check everything symptom they have, I am just as prone to do so at times. If you are as consumed as you say, then your symptoms are emotional, worry is exacerbating the problem. I don't know how old you are, but I started with back problems when I was 16 and have had pain for years, but tried to work out, keep weight down, etc. Girls may have back pains for other reasons, but your doctor should clear that up. Youtube and the Net are good resources, but they can become addicting. Imagine not having the Web. You would have to go to doctors or look in medical books, but information was limited then. Now we have everything wrong with us, so we think. I hope you are able to come to terms with what you have and what you don't have.
rebecca79700 gary35655
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I am 35 with no family history of cancer. I am not overweight, I do not smoke. I drink 1 beer at night but not every night. I have had alot of negative things in my life happen 😕 but now everything has been going so well except for the fact that I'm really struggling with my own thoughts.
blacksnow rebecca79700
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Wonderwall rebecca79700
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