Health anxiety and general anxiety/OCD

[Laves]

Hey guys,

Does anyone else ever use their anxiety as a reassurance behaviour in order to convince themselves that what they are suffering from is not illness but instead, familiar, short term anxiety? This is something I have done for many years now and I'm concerned that it is going to stifle my progress. What are other people's thoughts?

Laves.

[CrazyCatLady]

What do you mean sorry? As in, do I tell myself "it's not bowel cancer, it's just your anxiety again"? Because yes, I do do that, but unfortunately my body doesn't listen much!!