to feel this way?

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At the moment I am constantly worrying about everything.

Last year I was diagnosed with cancer during covid and since then I worry about everything.
I worry about the cancer returning, i get anxious about every appointment i have.
Im scared of getting covid and been ill with it even though I am double jabbed and get my booster next month.
Last month I was worried my routine cancer blood test would be cancelled due to the shortage of blood test tubes.
This month it's the petrol shortage, I have a 250 mile round trip to the hospital and worried I won't be able to get there and back.
I hate feeling like this but it just feels like everything is going wrong 😢

YANBU - you’ve been through a hell of a lot and we’re living in very difficult times. Would having some counselling/talking therapy for your anxiety be a possibility? It’s perfectly understandable to feel worried under the circumstances but if it’s affecting you as much as it sounds like it is and taking over your thoughts every day, then it’s definitely worth getting it sorted. Also, are you able to keep reasonably busy with work/friends/family/hobbies etc? I found taking on a low-stress volunteer role, taking up swimming and getting a pet extremely helpful when I couldn’t work, for example (I personally get far less anxious when I’m busy so have less time to sit dwelling on my thoughts). I really hope it starts to improve soon - it’s tough but it can and will get better

Completely normal to be feeling like this during these strange times but like Futurecatmum2 said it might be worth considering some sort of counselling if it is starting to affect your day to day life.
Take care 💐

Sometimes it feels like everything is going wrong especially when you have had crushing news regarding your health. I am so sorry about your cancer and hope they have caught it early enough. I have not been in your position but a family member has and it is like a black cloud hanging over you.
Do't worry about the petrol fiasco, it will be over as quickly as it started.

I hope all goes well for you, and in the meantime stay strong and positive. Don't allow this to beat you. Your mind is a powerful thing and you can use it to make yourself feel better simply by reversing your train of thought. Turn your negatives into positives. Think of something no matter how trivial, but something to look forward to and take your mind off the immediate.
It works for me when I feel down.

I think this must surely be perfectly normal to feel, in your situation? I’m also sure if you posted in my local Facebook community group, you would be inundated with offers of help. I would say don’t be afraid to ask for help.

YANBU. You're having a normal response to a very difficult time in your life. Agree talking therapy is a good idea to help you through this

I am anxious especially as I’ve just had covid for the first time and have been really poorly with it. Doctor wanted me to go to hospital as my oxygen levels were really low, but I refused.
I got thru it but it was given to me by my husband who is a bus driver. It was his second time of having it and he breezed thru it both times. I have diabetes high bp and heart condition and I kindly asked him if he would wear a mask at work to protect me but he’s said no. He was just fine wearing a mask when it was compulsory but now he says he can’t! It’s BS.
Things are so bad between us now that I’ve told him to stay the heck away from me and not to come upstairs in the house. I’m just so scared of getting covid again it’s making me so stressed and unhappy. I can’t see a way out of this. I’ve been eating cold soup and beans from tins because I’m too scared to go to a shop to buy food. My mental health is seriously bad I need help I just don’t know what to do…