View Full Version : Questionnaire for Health Anxiety sufferers :)
duke246810
29-07-11, 19:05
1. Do you ever worry about your health?
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future?
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you?
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it?
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong?
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness?
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind?
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health?
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health?
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness?
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them?
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one?
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)?
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon?
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer?
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease?
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness?
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so?
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing?
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself?
Just copy and paste and add your answers, you can write how bad it is after each question if you would like. I just wanted an overview if people feel like i do. Thankyou :)
duke246810
29-07-11, 19:08
1. Do you ever worry about your health? All the time
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? Yes
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Definately
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? All the time
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? Yepp constantly
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? Yes
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? Yes
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? Yes
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? Yes
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? Yes
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? All the time
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? Yes
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? Yes
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? All the time
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? Yes
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? Yes
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? Meningitus, Tumours, Stomach Ulcers, Blood Clots, Cancer and many more lol.
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? Yes
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? Yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? Yes
jessicalittler79
29-07-11, 19:10
1. Do you ever worry about your health? yes
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future?yes
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you?yes
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? yes!!!
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong?yes
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? yes
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? yes
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health?yes
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health?all the time yes
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness?yes
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them?yea
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one?yes
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)?
yes
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon?yes
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer?yes
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease?yes
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness?yes
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so?yes
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing?yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself?yes
1. Do you ever worry about your health? - a lot (sometimes i have a bad few weeks other times better)
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? yes
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? yes
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? sometimes
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? somtimes
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? yes
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? most of the time- sometimes i can
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? depends on if i need to get ready to go to college
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? sometimes- depends on what it is
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? Yes! lol
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? friends- not family
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? No- i used to
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? not really- maybe sometimes
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? yes
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? rarley but sometimes
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? no
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? blood clots and strokes
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? no
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? sometimes not really though- i can still concentrate at college
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? sometimes
qrydem1987
29-07-11, 19:18
Hey without trying to spoil this thred... but anyone who suffers from health anxiety ofcourse would answer yes to pretty much all the Q's lol... we will hardly find anything new!
Its as pointless as this questionaire for a fat kid ...
1) do you like cake
2) do you like mcdonalds
etc etc
duke246810
29-07-11, 19:20
Hey.
Well this is for a personal reference and it's my post i can write what i like on it. Thankyou for your sarcastic reply though! :)
You can have your say but the fat bit is out of line. not all people that are fat are fat cause they choose to be- it can be down to illness
1. Do you ever worry about your health? All the time
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? I think i have one now nevermind in the future :weep:
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Yes
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? Yes
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? Yes
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? Yes
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? If i am really busy everything is normally sweet and rosy but yes i struggle.
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? Yes
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? Yes
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? Yes
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? No
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? yes but i am trying my best to avoid google now.
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? Yes
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? When i turned 30 all i could think about was when i was going to.
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? It's such a publicised illness so all HA will say yes
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? I have yes
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? -
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? Yes
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? Yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? Yes
nomorepanic
29-07-11, 19:38
qrydem198 - can you please find a better comparison than that and edit the post please as it could upset some people.
Anxious_gal
29-07-11, 19:50
1. Do you ever worry about your health?
Yes but only because of symptoms lol
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future?
I kind of assume I will get something as I age, but at the moment not worried.
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you?
Not Really
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it?
well it depends on the symptom, but I tend to try and ignore it and find a distraction.
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong?
No, because I'll find something which more than likely is nothing and panic about it!
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness?
Most of the time no,
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind?
when I a not having symptoms I'm ok.
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health?
No unless I have a symptom,
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health?
It makes me wonder if I have it!
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness?
It makes me remember the symptoms, just in case I get it and doctors will miss it! I watch too much House.
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them?
Never, I tend to come on here, or if I really feel unwell I'll go to my doctor but not over general anxiety symptoms.
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one?
Nope because it will scare me! I hate when I come across such things by accident. I do how ever enjoy reading about mental health.
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)?
NO
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon?
i'm afraid of dying ever1
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer?
That's one thing I haven't worried about so far. I also assume it will show up in a blood test which I know isn't always the case, but ignorance is bliss.
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease?
No had my heart checked out so that reassures me.
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness?
I don't tend to focus on illness, mainly symptoms and the fear of them getting worse.
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so?
I don't work! but am having problems with my wisdom teeth plus 100 symptoms that go with it plus pain so that sucks big time at the moment.
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing?
sometimes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself?
haha yeah, the do, new symptoms are the worst for me.
Anxious_gal
29-07-11, 19:53
Hey without trying to spoil this thred... but anyone who suffers from health anxiety ofcourse would answer yes to pretty much all the Q's lol... we will hardly find anything new!
Its as pointless as this questionaire for a fat kid ...
1) do you like cake
2) do you like mcdonalds
etc etc
I have answered no to most of the questions, unlike a lot of health anxiety sufferers I don't worry about cancer and illness.
also that is no comparison,
every one likes cake! Also anxiety sufferers don't like anxiety!
just because you feel this tread is pointless doesn't make you right, it also doesn't mean others won't find the post interesting and helpful.
FeatherHead
29-07-11, 20:42
1. Do you ever worry about your health? YES
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? YES
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? YES LOTS
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? YES
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? SOMETIMES
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? YES
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? YES
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health?
MY MENTAL HEALTH YES
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? YES
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? YES
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? NOT USUALLY
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? I TRY NOT TO DO
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)?
YES
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? YES
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? YES VERY
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? NOT MUCH
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness?
ANY SUDDEN TERMINAL ILLNESS DIAGNOSIS
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? YES
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing?
SOMETIMES
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? SOMETIMES
loveletter
29-07-11, 22:40
1. Do you ever worry about your health? Yes
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? Yes
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Yes
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? Yes
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? No
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? Not often
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? No
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? Yes
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? Yes
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? No
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? No
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? used to but not no more
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? No
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? Yes
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? Not often
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? No
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? No not any more
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? Yes
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? Yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? Yes
1. Do you ever worry about your health? All the time
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? YES
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? YES
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? YES
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? YES
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? YES
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? YES
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? YES
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? YEs
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? YES
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? YES
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? YEs
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)?YES
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? YEs
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer?NO
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? I used to
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? I fear having A stroke
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? yes
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? yes
1 Do you ever worry about. your health? yes
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? yes
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Most of time
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? yes
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? so many times
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? yes
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? yes
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? Some time
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? yes
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? Some time
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? often
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? yes
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? Some time
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? yes
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? yes
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? yes
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? Oral cancer
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? no
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? Yes so much
1. Do you ever worry about your health? yes
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? yes, but I'm more worried about the constant state of my health.
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? yes
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? definitely
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? no
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? definitely
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? yes, usually it's worse at night before going to sleep
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? no^
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? yes definitely, especially when its someone my age.
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? sometimes
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? no, I keep it to myself
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? yes, but I'm trying my best to stop :)
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? yes
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? yes
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? I used to
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? All the time
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? Heart right now
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? It's gotten worse about a month ago
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? yes
gemjones85
24-08-12, 08:02
1. Do you ever worry about your health? Every day
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? yes
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? no the illness much, but death
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? yes all the time
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? always most days
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? every day
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? yes
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? sometimes tends to be when im not busy
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? yep
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? yes
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? nope
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one?
yes
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)?
its heightens my anxiety
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon?
yes
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer?
yes
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease?
no
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness?
no mine is all cancer focused
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so?
no
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing?
yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself?
yes quite alot
1. Do you ever worry about your health? Yes
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? No so much because I'm just so anxious thinking about how I'm going to feel the next day.
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Yes
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? Absolutely!!! Annoying
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? No
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? Yes. Headache means maybe I have a brain tumor or a brain aneurysm.
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? Yes
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? I wake up thinking about my anxiety and how I'm going to feel
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? yes definitely, especially when its someone my age.
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? sometimes
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? Yes. For some reason If I talk about it to other people and they reassure me that it's not it makes me feel better
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? yes, but I'm trying my best to stop
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? yes
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? yes
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? I used to
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? No
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? Yes
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? No but dealing with this for the past month has made me want to leave work or call off. I haven't done either because I refuse to let this anxiety ruin my life. Even though I feel terrible at work
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? yes
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1. Do you ever worry about your health? All the time
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? Yes
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Terrifies me
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? Yes. I obsess about All the possibilities
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? Yes
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? Yes
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? Yes. It's in the back of my mind constantly
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? Yes
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? Yes
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? Not unless it's relevant to something I'm experiencing. I try to avoid health documentaries and shows
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? Yes - I drive them nuts! Lol
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? Yes. I consukt google and it ends up making me feel 10x worse. My partner takes my phone/ipad off me to stop me googling now.
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? Yes
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? I have just turned 36 and it has triggered a whole host of worry about dying. Seems things always 'start to happen' after this age :(
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? Yes
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? No
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? - diabetes, ms, or that I will have a heart attack or stroke/blood clot
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? Yes
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? Yes. I feel so sick with worry I can't focus on anything
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? Yes. I find a few drinks help me relax but am conscious of 'self-medicating' with alcohol
---------- Post added at 18:32 ---------- Previous post was at 18:29 ----------
I have answered no to most of the questions, unlike a lot of health anxiety sufferers I don't worry about cancer and illness.
also that is no comparison,
every one likes cake! Also anxiety sufferers don't like anxiety!
just because you feel this tread is pointless doesn't make you right, it also doesn't mean others won't find the post interesting and helpful.
Very much agreed anxious gal. I actually found it helpful comparing my answers to others' and feel reassured that I'm not the only one going through this. It makes the feelings seem more validated knowing how HA seriously impedes so many people's lives
1. Do you ever worry about your health? All the time
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? Not so much
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Yes
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? Yes
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? Yes
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? Yes
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? Yes
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? Mostly yes
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? No
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? No
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? No
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? Yes sometimes
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? No
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? Yes
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? Sometimes
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? No (after lots of tests)
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? Yes, MS or ALS
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? Yes for about 2-3 weeks
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? Yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? Yes
tiredOfOcd
05-09-12, 14:23
1. Do you ever worry about your health? Yes.
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? Yes.
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Yes.
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? Typically this is joint pain/muscular pain and I constantly (every few hours to every few minutes) test to see if its getting better or worse.
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? No.
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? No.
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? Sometimes.
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? Sometimes.
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? Yes.
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? Sometimes.
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? No.
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? No, but I do look up symptoms.
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? Yes.
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? No.
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? Yes
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? No
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? Joint injury, disc injury.
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? No
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? Yes.
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? Yes.
spacebunnyx
05-09-12, 18:37
1. Do you ever worry about your health? yes,80% of the time
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? Yes
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Yes
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? Yes and my mind amplifies the feeling without me realising :-(
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? only if I'm already anxious not out of the blue.
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? Yes!
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? Yes, when I have anxiety its with me constantly
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? Yes
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? Yes, but maybe not straight away - 6 months later I'll worry I have the same problem.
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? As above
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? Only when it becomes unbearable. I try and keep my HA to myself as much as possible. My husband is always the first to hear though.
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one?
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? Yes, obituary notices and I love horror films (Whats wrong with me?!)
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? Yes
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? Yes, my most common fear
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? I've had this fear a couple of times and was accompanied by panic whereas my cancer fear is just anxiety
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? not often, I used to worry about HIV, I worry about having a haemorrhage.
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? no, work keeps me sane
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? yes... i find it hard to look after myself and do housework etc.
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? yes. :-(
Anxious lu
13-11-12, 23:30
1. Do you ever worry about your health? Constantly
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? Very often
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Hell yeah
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? yes!
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? Yes!
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? Yes!
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? Yes!
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? Yes its the worst feeling when waking up
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? totally!
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? Yes
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? All the time
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one?
I try not to
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)?
Not so much
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? very much so
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? a couple of occasions
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? I have done
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? MS ALS stroke HIV the list goes on
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? Anxiety made me so ill I quit one of my two jobs
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? Twitches and pains do
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? Always on your mind
. Do you ever worry about your health? Constantly
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? Very often
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Ofcourse!
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? yes!
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? Yes!
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? Yes!
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? Yes!
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health? Sometimes....
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? totally!
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? Yes I then google it
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? I ask if they have ever had these feeling or pains before guess I'm looking for reasurance
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? Yes
I try not to
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? Yes
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? very much so
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? a couple of occasions
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? I have done
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? A long list....there's always something new
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? Not ha but gad has stopped me working
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? Yes
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? Everyday :(
L xx
candy_floss
14-11-12, 01:32
1. Do you ever worry about your health? Constantly
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future? Yes, I'm convinced that I will do.
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you? Yes
4. When you feel an unpleasant feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it? Yes
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong? Yes. And it doesn't help because most of the time I find something, usually a lump or swollen lymph node that I didn't know about.
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness? Yes, I regularly worry that my IBS cramps are bowel cancer.
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind? Yes!
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediately start thinking about your health? Sometimes
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health? My health anxiety started because I saw my class mate have a heart attack and was convinced it was going to happen to me too. So the answer is yes!
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness? It can do...but I try not to google the symptoms.
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them? I always ask my mum but it's pointless because reassurance seeking doesn't even help. If anything it makes you worse.
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one? No...well I don't seek out new illnesses to read up on. But I will google an illness if I suspect I have it.
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)? I'm not afraid to read obituary's but I don't like news stories about fatal misdiagnosis, rare cancers etc
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon? Everyday
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer? Everyday
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease? From the age of 13 to about 21, I was convinced I had heart disease. Then it switched to cancer.
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? Always something new but my big fear this year has been Lymphoma, ovarian cancer and skin cancer.
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so? No. But anxiety has made me feel unable to look for jobs, even though I am physically able to work
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing? At times.
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself? Most days yes. Some days I just thing 'screw it. I'm not letting HA ruin another day for me'.
I will have a go at this later when I am not on my phone. Is this used as a diagnostic for HA? It reminds me of the questionnaire I had when I started CBT. It would be interesting to know what the minimum score for HA is and how many of these questions a non HA sufferer would answer yes to. An interesting post :)
jumpwomble
14-11-12, 10:48
1. Do you ever worry about your health?
Only when I am suffering a bout of health anxiety, which always has a trigger. I can go for months or even over a year without having any health anxiety but when it hits, I can get pretty obsessive!
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future?
Yes but probably no more than the average person.
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you?
Yes.
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it?
Yes, I become very focussed and obsessive over it sometimes, which can make it worse.
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong?
Not usually.
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness?
Not usually.
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind?
That depends. Usually I don't think about it but again, if I am experiencing a bout of health anxiety over some symptom, then I do worry about that particular condition.
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health?
I check to see if I still feel the symptoms, that is whenever I am anxious. Otherwise, not at all.
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health?
Sometimes yes, depending on what it is.
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness?
Sometimes.
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them?
I talk to my family first and foremost.
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one?
No, I avoid that.
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)?
Not usually.
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon?
Sometimes.
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer?
Occasionally.
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease?
Quite rarely.
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? I tend to worry about weird and rare diseases affecting my senses, mostly.
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so?
No.
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing?
Yes, quite often.
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself?
Yes, quite often.
1. Do you ever worry about your health?
Sometimes. Especially when I'm feeling run down and get lots of aches and pains. I over analyse!
2. Are you ever worried that you might get a serious illness in the future?
Again sometimes - see above.
3. Does the thought of a serious illness ever scare you?
Yes.
4. When you feel an unpleasent feeling in your body, do you find it hard to stop focusing on it?
Yes. I focus on that one area and create my own symptoms.
5. Do you ever examine your body to find out whether there is anything wrong?
No.
6. If you have an ache or a pain, do you ever worry it could be caused by a serious illness?
Sometimes - depending on my mood.
7. Do you find it difficult to keep worries about your health out of your mind?
I'm very good at shutting it out when I'm busy but when I've got too much time on my hands I over think.
8. When you get up in the morning do you immediatly start thinking about your health?
Occassionally but only if I wake up feeling crappy. If I wake up feeling refreshed then I don't give it a second thought.
9. when you hear of a serious illness or death of someone you know, does it ever make you more concerned about your own health?
Not usually but it does make me more aware of how silly it all is sometimes.
10. when you read or hear about an illness on tv or radio does it ever make you think you may be suffering from that illness?
Only if I'm in that place at the time. For months I thought I'd had a series of mini strokes and every time I turned the TV on a stroke advert would come on. Only added fuel to the fire!
11. when you experience unpleasant feelings in your body do you tend to ask friends or family about them?
No.
12. do you tend to read up about illness and diseases to see if you may be suffering from one?
I used to Google but scared myself senseless so now stay away from all medical sites and books.
13. do you ever feel afraid of news that reminds you of death (such as funerals, obituary notices)?
No.
14. do you ever feel afraid that you may die soon?
Sometimes.
15. do you ever feel afraid that you may have cancer?
Not until I found a lump. Had to have ultrascan and biospy but got the all clear. Cancer fear now gone.
16. do you ever feel afraid that you might have heart disease?
No.
17. do you ever feel afraid that you may have any other serious illness? which illness? I go through phases. Neuro diseases are my worst fear.
18. have your bodily symptoms stopped you from working during the past six months or so?
No.
19. do your bodily symptoms stop you from concentrating on what you are doing?
Yes and I've made mistakes by not concentrating!
20. do your bodily symptoms stop you from enjoying yourself?
Sometimes but I force myself to attend social gatherings no matter how I feel. I usually end up having a great time.
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