Health anxiety

[overthinkersanonnymus]

Just looking for a hand hold and some shared experiences from people with health anxiety. I'm spiralling in to a gynecological cancer loop (even though I have no real symptoms) I'm constantly checking for symptoms, lumps, bleeding, pain in my pelvis.

I had some pre cancerous cells removed about 6 years ago and every so often, I remember it and end up in this thought and checking pattern.

I take a low dose SSRI and have done for about 10 years.

Any pearls of wisdom?!

Mines been ok (touch wood). Have just spent 11 days in hospital and did nt freak out once. I find when there is something actually wrong I cope fine it's the what if thoughts of things I'm scared of that destroy me.

@Evilpixie41 I think that's what I'm scared off too. Thst if I was ever to be told horrific news that I wouldn't be able to cope and just spiral. Hopefully we'll never be in a position to find that out.

I hope you're doing ok in hospital x

I started this thread a few months ago and just wanted to see how everyone was doing? X

I’m not doing good! spiralling every day, about so many different things. How are you? Xx

Im doing ok. Much better than I was. Still petrified im going to get seriously ill but its not on my mind 24/7 any more. How are you OP?