in-love-but-im-lazy
21-07-20, 21:53
Hey all, trying to stay calm here as I haven't had a health anxiety problem in a while. But a few days ago, I got a sharp pain on my right side (not where the appendix is, most like the gallbladder or liver area). It was a bad pain that caused me to stop talking mid-conversation and crouch over. It came back intermittently that night but disappeared when I woke up the next morning.
I didn't give it much thought after that, but today the pain came back! I made the mistake of googling the symptom and now I'm convinced I have liver failure or some kind of tumor (I am 20 years old and don't drink alcohol). My family sees my health anxiety as a "boy who cried wolf" situation. I'm scared that something could happen at night or while I'm alone in my room and nobody will find me until morning. Does anyone have advice for dealing with a thought like this? Or how I can reassure myself?
Thank you in advance :)
I didn't give it much thought after that, but today the pain came back! I made the mistake of googling the symptom and now I'm convinced I have liver failure or some kind of tumor (I am 20 years old and don't drink alcohol). My family sees my health anxiety as a "boy who cried wolf" situation. I'm scared that something could happen at night or while I'm alone in my room and nobody will find me until morning. Does anyone have advice for dealing with a thought like this? Or how I can reassure myself?
Thank you in advance :)