I wish there were a button which we could press to turn the hyper-focus on body sensations, off. IT is usually what brings me to the point of hysteria, at the end of the day. A combination of the body sensations, and google.

You are not alone. I have a feeling we could finish each others sentences.

Oh... Google. My worst enemy sometimes. Last time I searched my symptoms, Goggle told me I had leukemia. I'm still fine, and it's been weeks without the "leukemia symptoms" now.
For the burning thing... Well, I just then used my willpower to focus on my abdomen as I read that sentence, and... Boom. I have it now too. Thanks a lot (I'm just kidding). Your mind can play very convincing tricks on you. I have had too many experiences that I don't really trust it anymore. If I can have this burning sensation as I sit here typing this because my mind told Mr I have that, it is very possible your symptom isn't as serious as you think it is. Good luck to you!

Dr. Google is the worsssst. If I believe Dr. Google I have cancer, heart disease, I've undoubtedly been having a heart attack and TIAs daily, I must also have brain tumors. If it's fatal, Dr. Google says I have it. I am so fixated on every physical sensation that I am typing this at work - when I should be working. On, you know, work. Health anxiety is so bad. And people who don't have it don't understand. They say, don't think about it. SURE - how do I turn off my BRAIN? Is there a switch I'm missing? Whereabouts?

Goodness even if a doctor does a heart holter test, an EKG and an echo, I still think I'm about to have a heart attack because I feel a twinge in my left shoulder and my pulse may be 55 or 95 according to my CELL PHONE CAMERA. As if that thing is accurate? My brain knows it's irrational, I know it knows. But it doesn't believe it.

Never ending cycle. If I could invent an off button for the health anxiety brain - I'd be very very rich. Or ... not, because I'd give that thing away free to rid us all of this madness.

So sorry to hear that... I have worried about having at least four types of cancer during the last four month. I used to spend A LOT of time googling my symptoms, sometimes at work or instead having quality time with my partner.

My secret weapon now is slime videos. Whenever I feel like "just making sure I do not have anything serious" I watch a slime video instead. There are plenty on the internet, they have some weird mesmerising effect on most people (me included), they soothing and distracting. I normally feel guilty spending time on watching such silly things, but hey, it's a million times better than reading about advanced stages of some cancer-of-the-week. And, honestly, you can hardly spend more than 5-10 minutes watching them at a time, which is much, much less than I would spend on WebMd.

If you hate slime, it may be cute chicken, puppies, kittens videos, ASMR or sand-cutting videos for you - anything that brings good kind of sensory response from you. It is important to be consistent: googling itch? slime video! Works like chewing gum for those who are quitting smoking, or touching a lucky charm when you are nervous.

It did not magically make health anxiety go away, but to me it was a great remedy for obsessive googling.

Good luck with your anxiety and stay healthy!

Oh no i so can understand i too feel frozen in my mind and cannot function like I should spend way too much worrying and google is my curse

I can relate! My anxiety gets so bad sometimes that I feel like I cannot breathe, or that I am going to choke if I eat anything.. Today I have GERD, Barrett's esophagus and a hiatal hernia (because that is what we're learning about in school). I feel like I cannot control myself sometimes, and I am ALWAYS GOOGLING symptoms and end up with life-altering illnesses.

I hope you feel better soon.

I relate to that so much @butterflykisses12, I saw on Facebook that a young girl died of a pulmonary embolism and I stayed up all last night obsessively searching if that was what I had, and not gonna lie, I’m still scared lol. I actually just got on hiatal hernia too cause that’s what doctor google says my pain is

I have gotten those burning sensations also. Especially in my back on a certain spot. It drives me insane. I hope your feeling better these days