Fear of cancer cells somewhere in my body

[cattia]

Hi all,

I am doing better with my anxiety at the moment in so much that it isn't consuming my every waking moment. I am also not obsessing over one symptom in particular. However I can't shake this kind of background fear that there are cancer cells lurking somewhere in my body waiting to develop. This probably sounds crazy and I guess it is. I keep thinking that I need to change my diet (I don't eat too badly but too much sugar and processed food) but then I get this thought that somewhere in my body cancer has probably started already and it's probably too late. I know this sounds irrational. It is irrational, but it could also be true. Can anyone else relate?

[Dynamito]

Yes it's irrational :hugs: don't worry so much about it. If you really are worried then visit your doctor. I get these thoughts like crazy when i'm suffering with anxiety, so it's natural to overthink and stress out over these things. Just try to keep a good diet, cut back on the sugar and processed food, even learn to cook a couple new dishes and add them to your meal time each week. I seriously wouldn't start stressing over something so miniscule, i mean you're presuming there's the dreaded C in your body, when it's highly unlikely to anything other than a side effect of your anxiety symptoms. Try to relax and not think about it, easier said than done I know, but just try. Watch some comedy films or series to help ease your mind and laugh your fears away. If you're still concerned then book an appointment with your doctor.

[cattia]

Thank you :)
It's very good advice to focus on the positives. I am terribly afraid of death and I think this fear is essentially a fear that the process of death has already started and there is nothing I can do to stop it. I think if I could somehow truly stop being scared of death, I would feel a great deal of freedom but I have no idea how this would be possible. Thanks again for the reply :)