Worry_Head
10-12-08, 22:57
Hello people,
I am a 35 year old female with a severe case of health anxiety and very negative thought patterns. Reading some of the other introductory posts is in one respect comforting (knowing that I'm not completely bonkers and there are other people out there feeling similar thoughts) but it also made me quite sad, as it seems that many people are affected by this debilitating condition.
Looking back over the last few years I think my health anxiety must have started in my early twenties - for what reason I'm not sure. Over the years it has peaked and troughed, but this year it has risen its head to a peak previously unknown and lately I have really had enough. I'm in tears most days thinking I've got some terminal disease or other.
I hope that by becoming a member of this site I can make small steps to trying to battle these terrible thoughts...and maybe support other people in the process. :)
Su
x
I am a 35 year old female with a severe case of health anxiety and very negative thought patterns. Reading some of the other introductory posts is in one respect comforting (knowing that I'm not completely bonkers and there are other people out there feeling similar thoughts) but it also made me quite sad, as it seems that many people are affected by this debilitating condition.
Looking back over the last few years I think my health anxiety must have started in my early twenties - for what reason I'm not sure. Over the years it has peaked and troughed, but this year it has risen its head to a peak previously unknown and lately I have really had enough. I'm in tears most days thinking I've got some terminal disease or other.
I hope that by becoming a member of this site I can make small steps to trying to battle these terrible thoughts...and maybe support other people in the process. :)
Su
x