My DH suffers from health anxiety. This has been going on for years with multiple A+E visits, various consultants, lots of tests and procedures. In the past couple of months he has recognised that this is an anxiety issue whereas before he was fully convinced it was various awful illnesses one after the next. He had recently started seeing a therapist but won't see his GP for fear of the GP putting everything down to his anxiety.
This morning he did some gardening including putting down ant powder. Several hours later he started thinking that he may have inhaled some ant powder (doesn't actively remember he did). This has led to a day of googling and symptom spotting. He is now down at A+E waiting to be seen. I am at home with our 3 month old son.
I don't know how to support him with this. Should I be pointing out that all his symptoms (tight chest, nausea etc) are also anxiety symptoms or supporting him in going to A+E. I tried talking it through with him and even though he says he doesn't believe he breathed it in and knows the symptoms are likely anxiety he needs a doctor to confirm it. When he is in the grip of it he gets angry with me not believing him but then a few days later is able to see that it was not reality. I hate seeing him like this and it's frustrating not being able to help.
Anyone suffering from this with advice on what I should be doing?