Scared of Drs

I have a lot of friends that have health anxiety but they have the type where they constantly go to the dr for every little thing to check to make sure they are ok.. i unfortunately am 100% convinced I’m dying or terminal or will receive the worst prognosis. I am slowly conquering my fear of the dr but not as well as I would like to be.. I was CONVINCED I had melanoma to the point I was crying everyday because I was so sure I was going to die.. I couldn’t bring myself to go to the dermatologist because I was so scared of receiving bad news.. I did finally go! I spent all summer crying over it but went in November got 2 moles removed and they both came back benign.. I’m mad at myself for missing out on life and wasting so much time for it to be nothing.. the theme has jumped to my teeth.. I vape which I know is awful and I’m working on stopping.. I eat a lot of sugar and I haven’t been to the dentist in awhile.. there is some noticeable tartar on one of my bottom teeth but I can’t bring myself to go to the dentist because I’m so convinced I have mouth cancer or will need surgery or my teeth removed.. any advice on how to face this.. it’s so exhausting because if one thing gets checked out I just switch to the next.. idk when it ends. And the more appointments I go to the more scared I get because I’m like well everything else was okay so THIS TIME it has to be cancer or a big problem..

777Q

Date posted: 35w

Figure this you do have an advantage in a way knowing that certain things do have negative consequences. I know what I am going to suggest is easier said than done but completely stopping any type of vaping or smoking is extremely essential to do . Perhaps think of substitutes of pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, sugarless gum and healthy alternatives. Also white sugar is almost as unhealthy as smoking think of substitutes that are healthy ginger ,cinnamon, turmeric and so on .

anonymous444333

Date posted: 35w

@777Q I know.. that’s probably where most of my health related fears come from. I feel so disgusting about it but i literally got addicted and I’m really struggling to stop. I hate it. Thank you for the advice!

anonymous444333

Date posted: 35w

@anonymous444333 Probably due to my adhd also.. because of the stimulant.. I’m like self medicating in a way

777Q

Date posted: 35w

@anonymous444333 Hang in there , try to make small positive changes over a period of time, which will yield good results 😊.

oatmealraisin34

Date posted: 35w

I struggle with the same exact mental battle every single day to a T, so I understand how hard it is. I’ve tried to make healthy changes in my life so it reassures me in some way if that makes sense? I make sure I exercise every day, even if it’s just a walk, drink enough water, eat fruits and vegetables etc. and tell myself that I am actively decreasing my risk of health problems and also doing things that will make me feel better in the long run. Whenever I get the urge to check for abnormalities in my skin or feel for any lumps anywhere I try to force myself to do something that takes my full attention instead of doing the compulsion. Going on walks, embroidering, and playing video games have helped as they require my full attention and can sometimes help me get away from the thoughts.

anonymous444333

Date posted: 35w

@oatmealraisin34 It’s so hard I’m sorry you’re struggling with this too.. I just know I’m doing things that aren’t the best for my body and I spiral but I also know completely healthy people can still develop cancer idk it’s just so exhausting

tomhyland

Date posted: 24w

disease obsessions

hello. i have been going through health scare obsessions for at least 5 years now and it terrifies me. i mainly fear of cancer. i have no reason to fear of cancer because it is not a predominant condition in my family. i have been to check ups for skin cancer and been told it was nothing which relieves me for a short period of time but then i start thinking of other cancer possibilities :( it doesn’t help that im a smoker to deal with the stress of adhd and ocd which just fuels the obsession of lung cancer. i know it would help my fear to stop smoking but thats easier said than done. i have only been a smoker for 3 years and its the only thing that helps right now. on top of this, my brain makes me believe that every intrusive thought i have WILL MANIFEST into existence just from thinking about it! this has scared me so much in the last 5 years and once i told my mum about it and she said "if you ever got cancer we would deal with it, its okay" but that didnt help it just made it worse and the possibility become more scarier! please help me.

carol.xxx

Date posted: 24w

Health anxiety please help x

Hey friends… I am in a really low place regarding my health anxiety. I am absolutely terrified of cancer. Im only 17 years old and im worrying more about health then living my life its very draining. At the moment I have a very chesty cough which has lasted around two weeks and a runny nose and just full sinuses. I woke up from my sleep tonight and woke up completely wet in sweat and itchy. I am terrified in case ive got cancer. I get so so scared It genuinely is not only affecting me but everyone else around me im pulling them down too. 💔 I am UK based and recently got a job and even then its all I can think about. Im crying my eyes out scared ☹️ To anyone else going through this your not alone and its so consuming. ❤️‍🩹

PRIV8

Date posted: 12w

Afraid of my health/overthinking

I went to internal medicine today, and i'm not perfectly healthy, My liver is a little bit fat, I have to lose weight so thats okay, also I have gallsand, which is not gallstone yet but it can become that if its not treated. Now im like these arent big problems but when i heard these I started to overthink and think about the worse that I will have gallstones cause the doctor said I have it cause it runs in my family(my mother/grandmother and uncle had it) and I just think that it wont go away, and even if i doesn I will be worried all year if it came back. Im just so afraid. Also they said I should go get a blood check, but I said i will hesitate now cause last time i almost fainted and felt horrible the whole day, and now i hear from people i know that they went and they felt sick and vomited there. But the overthinking comes from me thinking if these little symptoms I experienced which I thought its because of anxiety, was because of health issues then the other symptoms I experience sometimes (headache and lightheadedness) are there cause of another health issue, and im worrying about my health, im afraid of death, i keep imagining myself if they tell me that i have terminal illness or something really bad and i dont know how to handle it. Now i feel nausea and i would say its because of stress but i keep thinking that its because of the health issues I have...I don't know how to handle this fear, if you ask others or therapists, they will say "yeah everyone is afraid of death and suffering" or "Try to think about something else" and i wont pay for advices like this...

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