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Severe Health Anxiety ruining my life.

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james10000
james10000

For some time now I've been suffering with chronic health anxiety. Can't stop looking at my youngest making sure it's perfectly pink all the time, checking my glands in my neck at least 40 to 50 times a day, and no matter what people tell me that I'm fine it just seems as though I'm not!! Any help would be much appreciated...

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  • james10000
    james10000

    Posted

    Tounge I mean not youngest sorry.
  • jmcg2014
    jmcg2014 james10000

    Posted

    With my health anxiety I constantly focus on swallowing and a lump in my throat, the more I concentrate on it, the worst it gets. Therapy is a good if not the only proper way yo help you get over it
    • james10000
      james10000 jmcg2014

      Posted

      I've recently stopped therapy from recovering. I feel as though I'm being a pain in the doctors at least4 to 5 times a month 
    • jmcg2014
      jmcg2014 james10000

      Posted

      Going to the docs a lot is understandable, but it won't help as no amount of reassurance is enough. Therapy really will help. There are different kinds so just because one type doesn't work doesn't mean none will
  • paul76608
    paul76608 james10000

    Posted

    Hi there I have health anxiety and the thing that helps me most is hypnosis have a look on youtube for anxiety hypnosis do that as long as you can over as many days as you can and you'll see the difference 
    • paul76608
      paul76608 james10000

      Posted

      Is called stop panic and anxiety hypnosis cd  the persons video is called Thomas hall
    • paul76608
      paul76608 james10000

      Posted

      Keep me updated on how you get on with it head phones r best 👍
    • james10000
      james10000 paul76608

      Posted

      The problem is I'm only in my early. 20s I shouldn't be worried about silly little things like the colour of my tongue, I check my tongue at least 20 times a day making sure it's perfectly pink, and when it's not I get all worked up, lock myself away in my room, don't want to speak to nobody I mean I've just cleaned my teeth and tongue now for what 1minute and I'm still not happy with the whiteness of it... I'm not sure if it's my mind playing tricks on. Me because I'm so paranoid, just had enough to be honest (before and after picture of brushing) post brush after eating food and 6 hours before cleaned my teeth 
    • jmcg2014
      jmcg2014 james10000

      Posted

      Sadly anxiety doesn't care about age. Like u I know my constant fixations are pointless and no amount of reassurance will help. Health anxiety is a branch of ocd, self treatment for it likely won't help long term. Please, see your doc then get referred to a therapist - its the only way you'll get long term relief. And don't Google for symptoms etc, we all do it but its the worse thing to do
    • james10000
      james10000 jmcg2014

      Posted

      I have a good supportive family but I just can't tell them how I feel, they know I have anxiety but don't know what it's like so they can't understand as good! Sometimes I just feel like packing my things and going and never coming back! Some days are good and some are very bad
    • jmcg2014
      jmcg2014 james10000

      Posted

      Yes families and those not affected can't understand fully, they can support u though. And a therapist will understand very well, get the help u need from the best people, don't do it alone - there's just no need
    • james10000
      james10000 jmcg2014

      Posted

      For instance this morning woke up lovely, hour later started to worry, dizziness kicked in shaking all ditheryas I was making breakfast
    • jmcg2014
      jmcg2014 james10000

      Posted

      There's no reasoning to it while ure in the middle of it, and ull drive ureself mad trying to find one, therapy will help u reason through it, without it I fear ull be bouncing off the walls
    • james10000
      james10000 jmcg2014

      Posted

      I live in quite a small village where everyone knows everyone and talks, I go the the doctors and everyone in there I know, I think to myself sometimes they must talk amongst themselfs to as why I'm there all the time for this and that. I feel as though I do n want my family members to worry about me because they know I'm quite a strong willed person, and for this health anxiety to affect me it must be something quite serious, seems like I'm loosing battle with myself and that I'll never be ok. I'm afraid I'm passed the point of bouncing off walls and driving myself mad, just feel like giving up sometimes 
    • paul76608
      paul76608 james10000

      Posted

      Im 20 lol I worried about having heart attack I had bad pain in my chest I had to call ambulance out I literally thought I was having heat attack but now iv stopped worrying about that the symptoms have gone 
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