I thought this would be a good way to put things into perspective. I only really started suffering from serious health anxiety about 2 years ago but it has been an ongoing problem all my life. Thought this would be some fun, write down all the illnesses over the last few years you were certain you had and what they actually turned out to be, so let me start:




  • Ovarian Cancer (nothing)
  • Cervical Cancer (nothing)
  • Breast Cancer (just a lymph node)
  • ALS Limb Onset (nothing)
  • Breast Cancer x2 (another lymph node)
  • Brain Eating Amoeba (nothing)
  • Early Onset Dementia (anti-depressants were giving me brain fog)
  • Lymphoma (just normal reactive lymph nodes)
  • Stomach Cancer (nothing)
  • ALS Bulbar Onset (still an ongoing fear and my current rabbit hole)