Having health anxiety about my partner having brain cancer

[violetdreams13]

Hi all! First time posting on this site- let me know if I do anything wrong!

I was wondering if anyone had advice about dealing with health anxiety surrounding the people you love? My partner has to go for blood tests and an MRI because of some intrusive thoughts he's been having, and my anxiety has gone into overdrive. I can't stop worrying that the MRI will find a brain tumour or something else horrible, and that he's going to die.

How can I stop obsessing over this? I can't seem to shake the fear off :(

[nomorepanic]

Hi and

Have a read of this:

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/articles/healthanxiety

[KK77]

Hi and

Have a read of this:

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/articles/healthanxiety

Excellent article. Did you write that Nicola or someone else?

[Leah88]

When you say intrusive thoughts, do you mean OCD?
Very unlike its brain cancer instead.

[violetdreams13]

When you say intrusive thoughts, do you mean OCD?
Very unlike its brain cancer instead.

We thought it might be but the doctor wasn't sure. He doesn't have any other OCD symptoms. However the GP was a bit rubbish :/

Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk

---------- Post added at 07:34 ---------- Previous post was at 07:33 ----------

Excellent article. Did you write that Nicola or someone else?

Yeah this is a really great article! Thanks

Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk

[Leah88]

Intrusive thoughts are the main and in some case only symptom of OCD.

[violetdreams13]

I thought so!!! Good to have you back me up!

Sent from my ONEPLUS A5000 using Tapatalk