Kitty_el
13-02-15, 10:08
Hi everyone, I had never heard of health anxiety until the other day, I was watching a program and someone was talking about it and I thought that sounds just like me.
My family joke and call me a hypochondriac. I have been convinced (recently) I have had breast cancer, HIV, throat/tonsil cancer, Ebola, Ovarian Cancer, Lymphoma to name a few.
Currently - I am 31 & seriously convinced I have dementia/Alzheimers/Vcjd - over the last 2 months my memory has become terrible, I literally forget things all the time - I forget where I put things, I forget words last night I forgot I let the cat out & spend 30 mins looking for him in the house (I still dont remember letting him out but I must of cos he was out). I also mix up my words all the time for example I say something similar or opposite, or if I am reading/watching something & someone asks me a question I answer with a word related to what I am reading. I really feel like I am losing my mind.
My doctor said its prob hormone related (although I had my baby 5 months ago - so I don't think it is this) he put me back on the contraceptive pill to try & regulate my hormones & at first I thought this was helping but now I don't think it is so I am back to worrying about Alzheimer's.
I am also sure I have nasal cancer - I have had a lump inside my left nostril for about 2.5 years, I saw a doctor a while ago & he told me he thought it was part of my nose (I don't believe him, I know something is there) I hadnt really thought about this for a while but over the last few days I have become fixated on it again.
I am not sure if I have health anxiety or what it actually is, it isn't constant I have periods where I don't think about my health at all & I don't worry about other things - I am generally a laid back person but as soon as I start worrying I cannot stop. I spend hours googling and looking at symptoms/pictures. For example yesterday I was on the internet from 9am to when I went to bed. I am currently on maternity leave from work & all I am doing is ignoring my children and googling my symptoms. I also ignore my partner and get very annoyed/pissed off if he interrupts me when I am looking up my symptoms online.
Would you say this sounds like health anxiety I just thought everyone felt this way?
My family joke and call me a hypochondriac. I have been convinced (recently) I have had breast cancer, HIV, throat/tonsil cancer, Ebola, Ovarian Cancer, Lymphoma to name a few.
Currently - I am 31 & seriously convinced I have dementia/Alzheimers/Vcjd - over the last 2 months my memory has become terrible, I literally forget things all the time - I forget where I put things, I forget words last night I forgot I let the cat out & spend 30 mins looking for him in the house (I still dont remember letting him out but I must of cos he was out). I also mix up my words all the time for example I say something similar or opposite, or if I am reading/watching something & someone asks me a question I answer with a word related to what I am reading. I really feel like I am losing my mind.
My doctor said its prob hormone related (although I had my baby 5 months ago - so I don't think it is this) he put me back on the contraceptive pill to try & regulate my hormones & at first I thought this was helping but now I don't think it is so I am back to worrying about Alzheimer's.
I am also sure I have nasal cancer - I have had a lump inside my left nostril for about 2.5 years, I saw a doctor a while ago & he told me he thought it was part of my nose (I don't believe him, I know something is there) I hadnt really thought about this for a while but over the last few days I have become fixated on it again.
I am not sure if I have health anxiety or what it actually is, it isn't constant I have periods where I don't think about my health at all & I don't worry about other things - I am generally a laid back person but as soon as I start worrying I cannot stop. I spend hours googling and looking at symptoms/pictures. For example yesterday I was on the internet from 9am to when I went to bed. I am currently on maternity leave from work & all I am doing is ignoring my children and googling my symptoms. I also ignore my partner and get very annoyed/pissed off if he interrupts me when I am looking up my symptoms online.
Would you say this sounds like health anxiety I just thought everyone felt this way?