Just wondering if any of you guys have any experience of health anxiety following the death of a loved one?
My dad had a stroke in 2004, which kind of devastated the whole family and shook up our lives. It was probably about 12 months after this happened that I began worrying about my own health. Now, on an almost yearly basis, each december, I get health worries flaring up. It's ridiculous, because I can chart my health problems each year- 2005- HIV, 2006- Cancer 2007- Cancer this kind of died down for the next couple of years. Then this year, my dad unfortunately died of a heart attack, and again, since december, I've been convinced my heart is playing up. Clearly, this causes anxiety which gives me chest pains, neck pains, shortness of breath etc.
I'm guessing all this is linked to my dad, but I'm just wondering if anyone has similar experiences, and has any advice.
Thanks