dreamies
10-06-13, 00:57
Hi all! another newbie..
To put it in simple terms, I am COMPLETLY terrified of cancer! i'm only 19 but this problem runs my life.
When i was 16 I was diagnosed with anxiety however it was only on buses - stupid I know! but then it became cars etc until it got to the point i basically barricaded myself into the house for six months. I went to my GP who told me it was anxiety however said it was pointless for me to do anything about it as it was only a "passing phrase" considering my age.
This was three years ago, since then i've put on just under four stone in weight however this anxiety no longer scares me so much but now i'm terrified of cancer.
I stay awake at night just thinking about it so much that I cant sleep and just end up crying, i'm so scared that I have it and it will go undiagnosed and that it'll be too late. I actually imagine the whole scenario in my head i.e what the doctor says and everything.
I can't remember how long i've been terrified of this for but I think it's about two years. I feel like i'm going insane because I know how irrational it is but I just can't stop it.
Does anyone else have anything similar!?
Do you have any ways to help?
Thank you
To put it in simple terms, I am COMPLETLY terrified of cancer! i'm only 19 but this problem runs my life.
When i was 16 I was diagnosed with anxiety however it was only on buses - stupid I know! but then it became cars etc until it got to the point i basically barricaded myself into the house for six months. I went to my GP who told me it was anxiety however said it was pointless for me to do anything about it as it was only a "passing phrase" considering my age.
This was three years ago, since then i've put on just under four stone in weight however this anxiety no longer scares me so much but now i'm terrified of cancer.
I stay awake at night just thinking about it so much that I cant sleep and just end up crying, i'm so scared that I have it and it will go undiagnosed and that it'll be too late. I actually imagine the whole scenario in my head i.e what the doctor says and everything.
I can't remember how long i've been terrified of this for but I think it's about two years. I feel like i'm going insane because I know how irrational it is but I just can't stop it.
Does anyone else have anything similar!?
Do you have any ways to help?
Thank you