70sgirl
26-02-14, 23:31
Hi everyone, I am brand new here. For over a year I have been putting off dealing with my health anxiety issues but have decided to try by joining here.
My anxiety stems from late 2011, when 3 women in my church were diagnosed with cancers - one at age 18 (brain tumour), one at age 40 (stage 4 bowel cancer) and another (who is the mother of the 18 year old) in her late 40s (breast cancer). This happened all within a few months. The 18 year old died after complications from surgery. The 40 year old (who was my aunt) was getting treatment, but she got severe depression and took her own life 9 months after her diagnoses. She left behind her husband and 5 kids. The lady who had breast cancer got surgery and treatment and is currently doing very well.
I had never really given much thought before to cancer and thought that only older or unhealthy people got it. So it affected me greatly when these 3 young healthy women were diagnosed. Since then I have had terrible health anxieties - it reached a very bad level this time last year. I don't know if it's part of the whole grieving process or not. I'm constantly worried about getting bowel cancer and breast cancer.
Anyone who has had similar feelings of health anxiety after the loss of a loved one I would love to hear from you. Thanks for taking the time to read this!
My anxiety stems from late 2011, when 3 women in my church were diagnosed with cancers - one at age 18 (brain tumour), one at age 40 (stage 4 bowel cancer) and another (who is the mother of the 18 year old) in her late 40s (breast cancer). This happened all within a few months. The 18 year old died after complications from surgery. The 40 year old (who was my aunt) was getting treatment, but she got severe depression and took her own life 9 months after her diagnoses. She left behind her husband and 5 kids. The lady who had breast cancer got surgery and treatment and is currently doing very well.
I had never really given much thought before to cancer and thought that only older or unhealthy people got it. So it affected me greatly when these 3 young healthy women were diagnosed. Since then I have had terrible health anxieties - it reached a very bad level this time last year. I don't know if it's part of the whole grieving process or not. I'm constantly worried about getting bowel cancer and breast cancer.
Anyone who has had similar feelings of health anxiety after the loss of a loved one I would love to hear from you. Thanks for taking the time to read this!