Is this rational? HA is destroying me!

[jonowalks]

A big part of Health Anxiety is not only worrying about having a disease (Mine is something being wrong with my heart) but also not being able to cope if the worse was to happen. For example I worry that I'll have a heart attack and no one will be able to save me.

Again from first hand experience with my wife it's not actually as bad mentally as you'd think. Yeah we shed tons of tears and the magnitude of what she is facing is really scary but after a bit you just get on with life. It is what it is.

It's completely normal to fear "worse case scenarios" but I guess my point is that even if these things ever happen (the chances of which are quite low, especially if the doctor has said you don't have anything to worry about) then it's not necessarily even going to be as bad as we imagine in our minds.

[lily1]

Thank you that is so helpful especially as you are talking from your experience x

[jonowalks]

You're more than welcome!

I hope I didn't come off as "we've got it worse" or anything like that because that wasn't my intention and I'm a firm believer that everyone's personal battles are as valid and serious as anyone elses. It doesn't matter what scares you, it's the fact that it triggers these intense emotions and anything in the world can do that.

[lily1]

Not at all, but you did put it in perspective for me and that's what I needed!

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