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wrkgirl
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Has anyone had a major health scare that turned out to be nothing serious? I am going thru this right now and I have terrible health anxiety as it is, esp about cancer. I am having trouble dealing 
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Seetheforest
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I've had this problem for over 10 yrs. 
There's a lot of information online about it. If you can find a good therapist and/or psychiatrist, talking about it can help too.
Are you on meRAB?
There's a lot of information online about it. If you can find a good therapist and/or psychiatrist, talking about it can help too.
Are you on meRAB?
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wrkgirl
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Yeah I am on Cyrabalta 60mg/day which helps a lot but when I get a specific symptom, sometimes my anxiety goes out of control. The past few days I had to take Xanax also.
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Seetheforest
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as i said, i've had health anxiety since 1997. :dizzy: how long has it been going on for you? for me, it comes and goes depending on what's happening in my life. through psychotherapy, meRAB, and some books i've learned that it really isn't about my health--it's just worries i have about other stuff *disguised* as health worries, if it makes any sense.
it's just something i've learned to live with and it's gotten better. it's really important not to beat yourself up about it and also to realize it probably won't go away completely--if you're expecting it to all go away, that's probably unrealistic.
as i said, i've had health anxiety since 1997. :dizzy:
it's just something i've learned to live with and it's gotten better. it's really important not to beat yourself up about it and also to realize it probably won't go away completely--if you're expecting it to all go away, that's probably unrealistic.
as i said, i've had health anxiety since 1997. :dizzy:
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calidreaming
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oh i definitely have this!!!
my uncle just had a heart attack last week. And this whole week I've been SO concerned about my heart. And every little pain remotely close to my chest. I honestly think that thinking about those things makes everything worse. Because then your muscles tense up and your chest does get sore.
UGH, i finally snapped out of it yesterday after I ran for an hour! And realized im 23, eat well, and exercise regularly.
I think the best thing to resolve health anxiety is to put it into perspective. Not every pain is a tumor, heart attack, or bleeding of some sort. The body ages, and it gets sore. And if its stressful enough, get to the doctor!
my uncle just had a heart attack last week. And this whole week I've been SO concerned about my heart. And every little pain remotely close to my chest. I honestly think that thinking about those things makes everything worse. Because then your muscles tense up and your chest does get sore.
UGH, i finally snapped out of it yesterday after I ran for an hour! And realized im 23, eat well, and exercise regularly.
I think the best thing to resolve health anxiety is to put it into perspective. Not every pain is a tumor, heart attack, or bleeding of some sort. The body ages, and it gets sore. And if its stressful enough, get to the doctor!