Hi ladies I'm new to this site after googling symptoms for hours I came across this! I've recently been diagnosed with health anxiety and am undergoing a course of cbt.
I have my routine smear today and am extremely anxious and have been for the past week, constantly looking up things on the Internet, convinced my results are going to come back sinister!
My last one 3 years ago was normal and I ill with worry then even ringing the laboratory where the results are processed to ask them if they were ready!

Anyway, anyone offering any advice or support would be great? I'm scared to look at information specifically on cervical cancer so if anyone has any facts that would be great to offer reassurance!
I don't know if there are previous posts about this and if it is quite a common anxiety, I don't mind the procedure it's the waiting for results!