Originally Posted by
actualWeeaboo
Hiya~
I'm 21, and I've had severe hypochrondria since I was about 8 or 9 years old. At that age, you're not overly familiar with diseases or anything, but I used to be afraid of going to bed because I was completely terrified of suddenly dying in my sleep. That's not a good age to start worrying about that kind of stuff, but it got actively worse during later primary school years, when my teacher would put on these sort of news shows for kids.
My early teens was full of hypochondria too, and I used to get constant dull niggly headaches that never seemed to go away. Eventually they did, and my health anxiety decreased a fair bit after I was about 16/17.
The past two years though, it's come back in full swing, and moving out of home recently has made it worse than it ever was, unfortunately. Paired with social anxiety, I only go to the doctor when I think I REALLY need to, because I'm afraid of sounding stupid. I'm also really afraid of pain, so blood tests and stuff send me into a panic attack all on their own, ahaha~ I used to worry about lymph nodes too, but have since moved onto more ludicrous ideals about what's wrong with me - so if anything, I would recommend getting help for your anxiety if you can before it likely gets worse (and becomes a more hellish existence, it's not very fun, huh...?)
Please remind yourself that the chances of you having any sort of cancer at this age is incredibly slim - I have to constantly remind myself too, and I know it's ridiculously hard to do. But if you've had plenty of doctor reassurance so far, I hope you can eventually convince yourself that you're completely alright~ ^-^
'Cause you're okay~
It's never silly to worry, and it's always hard to live with.
It doesn't hurt to keep an eye on things you're worried about, but try your best not to let them get to you, and please remember that you're okay~
Take care, young kouhai~ ⊂(´• ω •`⊂)