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.
I was recently diagnosed with anxiety and for about two weeks my anxiety has been based around my health. I am constantly on wedMD, looking up symptoms, crying, and repeating this same process. I have had this dull on and off pelvic pain for the last few days and when I looked up pelvic pain online, ovarian cancer came up. I instantly had a panic attack and mental breakdown. I went to my GP because of something I was worried about under my arm that I have had for years. I got a phsyical and blood work done which all came back perfectly normal aside needing to take vitamins. After that I was worried about moles that I have had for as long as I can remember. Out of fear of skin cancer I went to a dermatologist for them to tell me my moles were fine as well as a second opinion of this thing under my arm. Then I was fixated on cancer and was looking up a bunch of stuff and this pelvic pain began which is where I am at now. I went to my OB/GYN this Monday because I was worried, he did a pelvic exam and cultures. He told me if he felt something he was concerned about on my ovaries he would send me downstairs for an ultrasound. After the pelvic exam he told me he felt nothing and was not concerned. He is not Google, he went to school for many years for this and that I need to trust him. After leaving I felt better, but then my anxiety crept back up and didn't let that feeling last for long. I went back to thinking about all the stories I read of people being diagnosed with this form of cancer and how doctors didn't believe they could have it. I am back to not trusting my doctore and freaking out again. I don't understand why I can't trust my doctors and why I am so fixated on this. I can't sleep, I am ALWAYS on the internet, I have called cancer helplines asking questions for them to tell me I shouldn't be worrying. I don't know what to do anymore. When I think about ovarian cancer this pelvic pain comes back, which should make me believe it is all in my head but I don't understand why I would be having physical symptoms if there wasn't something physically wrong with me.....
I have been the same way too and coincidentally lower right pelvic for me !
I think our anxiety intensifies the sensations we feel and actually may bring them about as we may just be overly sensitive to our bodily sensations.
We notice every little sensation and then the anxiety intensifies the sensation
I am sure other people don't even notice the small physical changes we feel!