Health Anxiety

[Le1890]

Hi

I’m not sure why I’m posting really just feel like I need to say this and can’t really in r/l.

I previously had severe health anxiety that was so bad I went into hospital for 2 weeks back in 2016. I’ve had health anxiety now for 9 years.

What used to happen was I would be very distressed and be constantly seeking reassurance from family and friends and gp, doctors tests etc.

I am doing much better these days mainly controlled with low dose of fluoxetine. health anxiety is not longer the mainstay of my thoughts. However I seem to have switched to the other extreme when I’m too scared to go to the doctor for fear of what she will say and the waiting for tests. I’ve been away from all that for such a long time now (over 2 years) I just can’t face it.

However I do have a couple of issues that do need to be seen about I’ve just left them for a while.

I just hate HA it’s such a mind f*

Sorry for ranting.

I'm very much like you, I had severe ha and had 6 months counselling, been fine for a couple of years n now it's back, found blood on a dipstick urine and convinced I now have kidney or bladder cancer, been to see the Dr and waiting for results of urine tests, the dreaded urgent 2ww list for suspected cancer was mentioned n now I'm just horrific again. So sorry we are going through this.