Re: Driving me nuts!
Originally Posted by
ALiarsPromise
...I feel like she is missing something! ...
This is a really common feeling for people with health anxiety. Still feeling panic after repeated reassurance is something many have to contend with. Have you sought any help for your anxiety, rather than asking about the nose? You need to give the doctor an idea of how long you've worried over health matters, and how it has stopped you living a normal life.
I wonder if working in a hospital might actually be helpful in the end? You are being repeatedly exposed to the things you fear, and that technique is often used as part of CBT (just like with overcoming a phobia). Ideally, people can get to the point where they witness medical things and are able to treat it as normal life, and just move on.
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I do not suffer from Health Anxiety, but I have supported my wife through 12 years of battling with it.