Laura2013
04-11-13, 15:32
Hi,
I am new to this site, but wondering if anyone has any answers or help to my questions.
For the past 3-4 years I think I have been suffering 'health anxiety' there goes me self diagnosing again.
I am on the waiting list to see a mental health nurse for a diagnoses but in the mean time this is affecting my daily life and has worsened over the past year and a half.
Every time I have probably not a massive issue, but to me it is,
over the past 3 months I have taken my self to many GP's, walk in centres and hospitals for reassurance of other doctors.
when I have a common cold and a viral rash I think I have cancer, or a headache is a brain tumour, its not that I just think this, I am obsessed with looking online at symptoms of many illnesses, this then causes me to have panic attacks and feel even worse. Also if I am out during the day things go through my mind, for example, two weeks ago i was at a cat and dog shelter looking to see if my missing cat was there, when I started to get thoughts that the dogs would get out and attack me, I then had to leave due to starting to panic. does anyone else on here suffer this, if so have you got any advice of what I can do to help, I am 20 years old and have had quite a bad childhood with traumatic deaths. maybe this could be the cause?
please help this is ruining my life.
I am new to this site, but wondering if anyone has any answers or help to my questions.
For the past 3-4 years I think I have been suffering 'health anxiety' there goes me self diagnosing again.
I am on the waiting list to see a mental health nurse for a diagnoses but in the mean time this is affecting my daily life and has worsened over the past year and a half.
Every time I have probably not a massive issue, but to me it is,
over the past 3 months I have taken my self to many GP's, walk in centres and hospitals for reassurance of other doctors.
when I have a common cold and a viral rash I think I have cancer, or a headache is a brain tumour, its not that I just think this, I am obsessed with looking online at symptoms of many illnesses, this then causes me to have panic attacks and feel even worse. Also if I am out during the day things go through my mind, for example, two weeks ago i was at a cat and dog shelter looking to see if my missing cat was there, when I started to get thoughts that the dogs would get out and attack me, I then had to leave due to starting to panic. does anyone else on here suffer this, if so have you got any advice of what I can do to help, I am 20 years old and have had quite a bad childhood with traumatic deaths. maybe this could be the cause?
please help this is ruining my life.