Caseyg89
11-11-17, 02:05
Hi everyone,
I was talking with my partner today and one thing that we noticed was the fact that my health anxiety has worked backwards. I started to fear death, which translated into a fear of cancer for me. I then started to notice any symptoms that could be attributed to cancer and did such. Since doing this, I have feared about 14 different types of cancer over the last 10 months. For example, in February I started to worry about cancer and noticed I was peeing a lot. I used a symptom checker and up came some scary diagnoses. So since I was fearing cancer, this is w hat I became convinced I had. Once this symptom stopped or I received reassurance, I would notice other symptoms in my body and determine what type of cancer they must be. I also realize that I have doubted every test that I have had. My first test in February was for my ovaries, I thought the radiologist might have mistaken a cyst. Then when I became pregnant, I thought I was having a false positive test. I doubted 2 endoscopes, 2 colonoscopies and ultrasounds. Does anyone else feel that they have experienced something similar?
I was talking with my partner today and one thing that we noticed was the fact that my health anxiety has worked backwards. I started to fear death, which translated into a fear of cancer for me. I then started to notice any symptoms that could be attributed to cancer and did such. Since doing this, I have feared about 14 different types of cancer over the last 10 months. For example, in February I started to worry about cancer and noticed I was peeing a lot. I used a symptom checker and up came some scary diagnoses. So since I was fearing cancer, this is w hat I became convinced I had. Once this symptom stopped or I received reassurance, I would notice other symptoms in my body and determine what type of cancer they must be. I also realize that I have doubted every test that I have had. My first test in February was for my ovaries, I thought the radiologist might have mistaken a cyst. Then when I became pregnant, I thought I was having a false positive test. I doubted 2 endoscopes, 2 colonoscopies and ultrasounds. Does anyone else feel that they have experienced something similar?