Hypochondria Support Group
Hypochondria refers to excessive worry about having a serious illness. Hypochondria is often characterized by fears that minor bodily symptoms may indicate a serious illness, constant self-examination and self-diagnosis, and a preoccupation with one's body. Many individuals with hypochondriasis express doubt and disbelief in the doctors' diagnosis.
Well let's see, I'm 29 and I cannot deal with anxiety and I also believe that I have cancer, heart disease, and probably any other disease if I hear about it too much. My mom is a nurse and ever since I was a little kid, I'd go up to her thinking that I had brain cancer when the little bump was my skull or whenever I got sick I thought I was dying. I've never had any health issues besides the common cold and a bulging disc in my lower back. I drink on occasion, sometimes too much because I isolate my self and prefer to be alone. Basically, my anxiety gets so bad that I have developed a case of OCD and continuously check my pulse thinking that I'm having a heart attack. Even though I ran 4 miles and my leg hurts due to the soreness, I think I have blood clots.
I was sitting in my apartment watching a movie and felt my nerve twitch in my leg and thought it was a clot and immediately felt my chest tighten, heart rate rise, and tunnel vision set in. I grabbed my keys and jumped in my car and drove my self to the emergency room. When I got there, I was still alive and functioning so there was no physical health issue, only mental. I sat in my car and cried like a little kid who lost his dog or someone stole his bike.
I've been told that spiritual enlightenment may work like meditation or yoga, listening to peaceful music, or simply keeping a positive mindset. Hypochondria has helped me in a way since I am consistently working out and running along with eating a very healthy diet. But at the end of the day, I feel trapped and lost. I know there are people out there that live in the prison but I can't seem to make any progress.
I was sitting in my apartment watching a movie and felt my nerve twitch in my leg and thought it was a clot and immediately felt my chest tighten, heart rate rise, and tunnel vision set in. I grabbed my keys and jumped in my car and drove my self to the emergency room. When I got there, I was still alive and functioning so there was no physical health issue, only mental. I sat in my car and cried like a little kid who lost his dog or someone stole his bike.
I've been told that spiritual enlightenment may work like meditation or yoga, listening to peaceful music, or simply keeping a positive mindset. Hypochondria has helped me in a way since I am consistently working out and running along with eating a very healthy diet. But at the end of the day, I feel trapped and lost. I know there are people out there that live in the prison but I can't seem to make any progress.
I have found that writing about my worries and doing yoga very helpful. But I too feel like I'm not making any progress. Step by step though it will get better if we just keep a positive mindset! We can do it!
My advice to you is is to be grateful you are healthy! At the moment my cardiologist doesn't even want me to exercise in fear my heart rate will get too high. I would give anything to be you and to be given a clean bill of health.
I do understand your anxiety though and it's not fun. And there have been loads of times where I have cried. But I get right back up again and try to be happy. You must do the same.
(Reading your post actually made me feel a lot better!)
Maybe we can help each other over come this. :-)