I apologize if this is lengthy, but I’m just really grateful I’ve found a platform full of people who are going to make me feel comforted with what I deal with regularly.

Over the course of the last 4+ years, I’ve dealt with anxiety heavily, but up until about a year or so ago I’ve noticed that I started getting very anxious about my health which has simply not happened before. I’ve always been a healthy person throughout my teen years (I’m about to turn 20 now) so it surprised me why this suddenly came up.

But, it didn’t start getting unbearable up until the last few months. The most minor pains I feel in my body sends me into a massive panic, on some occasions even making me physically sick. This is something that’s taken over my life and I’m trying everything I can do to lessen it whether that be reassurance from doctors, acupuncture, etc. But nothing seems like it’s good enough to make me feel like i’m gonna be okay. To top it off, I’m dealing with a nasty sinus infection now along with allergies which is sending my brain into complete overdrive with thoughts of me possibly having a serious illness like sinus/brain cancer, etc...

I was wondering if anybody has found some tips or tricks that could possibly lessen the anxiety? I’m desperate at this point. I am young and I shouldn’t be feeling like I’m literally withering away every single minute of every single day... thank you so much