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violetdreams13
11-09-17, 20:37
Hi all! First time posting on this site- let me know if I do anything wrong!

I was wondering if anyone had advice about dealing with health anxiety surrounding the people you love? My partner has to go for blood tests and an MRI because of some intrusive thoughts he's been having, and my anxiety has gone into overdrive. I can't stop worrying that the MRI will find a brain tumour or something else horrible, and that he's going to die.

How can I stop obsessing over this? I can't seem to shake the fear off :(
nomorepanic
11-09-17, 21:09
Hi and :welcome:

Have a read of this:

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/articles/healthanxiety
KK77
11-09-17, 21:58
Hi and :welcome:

Have a read of this:

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/articles/healthanxiety

Excellent article. Did you write that Nicola or someone else?
Leah88
12-09-17, 03:37
When you say intrusive thoughts, do you mean OCD?
Very unlike its brain cancer instead.
violetdreams13
12-09-17, 08:34
When you say intrusive thoughts, do you mean OCD?
Very unlike its brain cancer instead.We thought it might be but the doctor wasn't sure. He doesn't have any other OCD symptoms. However the GP was a bit rubbish :/

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Excellent article. Did you write that Nicola or someone else?Yeah this is a really great article! Thanks :)

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Leah88
12-09-17, 10:30
Intrusive thoughts are the main and in some case only symptom of OCD.
violetdreams13
12-09-17, 23:27
I thought so!!! Good to have you back me up!

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