hi, I’m 38 and I’ve probably had hypochondria my entire life but has come to a head in the last few years after being put on bp medication. After that, I thought I was going to have a stroke or heart attack, and my anxiety blew up and started having physical sensations of anxiety that scared me more. When I saw the doc for a check up, he put me at ease and even ran some numbers that included my risk factors to determine that it was very unlikely that this will happen in the near future. Recently I had a setback with my health anxiety and then my uncle died unexpectedly of a stroke. Again, even though his risk factors were high, and he was quite a bit older than me, my worry has escalated. When I start to spiral like this, I usually talk to my mom about things because she has a way to put it into perspective. Being that this is her brother that passed, I don’t want to burden her because she is grieving and has enough to deal with.

In addition, I feel guilty because something terrible happened to my family, and it shouldn’t be about me, and here I am scared and concerned about myself. 

Im using this post as an outlet for my feelings, and as a way to get some support because I feel alone. Any advice/support would be helpful, I just want to connect with people that may be similar to me. Thanks