Anyone else get immense anxiety when reading about someone dying?

[Gregg_]

I've just read about Jackie Collins dying from breast cancer and after having my own scare and worry recently, my anxiety has gone through the roof.

Does anyone else get this, if they read a story in the media?

[Jamie123]

I get worried all the time by this especially with cancer as I would have usually had previously had that particular worry.

[sial72]

I used to up until a few months ago but after a terrible health scare and finally accepting that this is going to happen sooner or later it doesn't happen to me any more x

[rsanchez]

I get really bad anxiety when I read about someone dying from heart disease.

[CeeCeeCee]

Yes, I do, I hate it, also the cancer adverts, too much. I'm a bit better now and don't turn it over but try to not listen to it :-(

[emily67]

yes i do as well.

usually for me it leads to the thought process of.. well, their's so many ways to die- and so many ways that life can be cut short.

when is it going to happen to me?

but i also know that some people die from things that they do to their body (like smoke, take drugs, etc etc) i avoid all that

but you just never know do you.. when today could be your last day

[GingerFish]

I only really get if I hear about someone around my own age (23) dying as it makes me realize that being young doesn't stop you from dying early from illness, accidents or even just for no reason at all.

[BlueEyesShining]

Yes, i tend to overthink someone`s death for days afterwards. Especially if it was some type of cancer, then my anxiety symptoms are really prominent for a week or so.
I have a terminally ill cancer patient that is my realtive and since i have seen them like two months ago i tend to think about him. Doctors say there is not hope and yesterday i was really sad and scared because of it. I sat in my room overthikning and my whole body was shaking from sadness and anger that nothing can be done.

[yodascat]

Definitely get this especially when it's someone with a similar age - i.e. I'm 21 atm.

However, I heard of a family friend who had lung cancer @ 50 with no smoking or anything and that made me pretty sad and got me super anxious and freaked out as well :(

[Dornish Red]

I feel terrible anxiety when reading that someone died from some kind of illness.
The other day I read about some poor kid who died of lymphoma, and of course I startet to feel pain in my lymph nodes in my neck the same evening.
When I read something like that, I immediately start thinking about why should I be spared of getting cancer or other serious condition. It's crazy, I try very hard to stop thinking like that.