I've always suffered with health anxiety. I can remember worrying I had appendicitis when I was 8 after watching a TV programme where a child my age had it. It comes and goes and I can have periods where I'm not worrying about anything but recently I've found myself in a horrible state of panic, catastropising thoughts and it manifests in very physical feelings and just being frozen with worry. My current anxiety is because I've been having migraines and had an MRI which has shown no reason for them but did note a bright spot on my brain stem, it didn't take up the contrast dye so think that's good but I'm waiting to see the neurologist about the results but it's a long wait and I am filled with all sorts of panic about what it means and it is all I can think about.
Is there a treatment for this type of anxiety? How do you deal with things when there is a legitimate reason to worry but it all gets too much? If anyone has any tips or advice then I would be so grateful.