Health anxiety

[justmeandthisstateifmind]

Hello, I'm looking for some advice, reassurance :(
Constantly worried about my children getting poorly and I am obsessed over it i google everything and scrutinise anything !!!!
Please talk me down someone
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Fellow sufferer. I worry about my own health and leaving my children without a mum rather than my children's health ( although I do worry a lot - probably more than is 'normal'- about them.) Check out Paul David Anxiety no More. It helps me. Stop checking. Stop googling. Recognise when you are ruminating. Easier said than done I know but remember you are having anxious thoughts. Thoughts are not facts.

Thankyou @BlueMerchant for your reply, oh I get it on me too about leaving them so I understand that completely it changes from time to time it's awful to live with!
Il look at that.. just because we think it doesn't mean it's real I suppose but my gosh, it's hard to come to terms with that sometimes
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Am the same. About myself and my kids . It got so bad for me that in December I started on sertraline. Its slowly getting better but still have days were am bad . I worry myself sick literally over things x

I was prescribed sertraline but so worried about side effects that I won't take it although I really wish I could.
I found CBT really useful and it has definitely helped me a lot. I now have some good days where before I had no good days at all and was in a loop of high anxiety ,panic and ringing for an ambulance.
CBT was definitely the way forward for me. I also read some if Clare Weekes stuff which is great help for me.

I was so worried about taking it and the first 2 weeks were really hard going with the side effects I had been having cbt aswell but all the lady was lovely who I was seeing I didn't find it was very helpful. I think I need to find some one else to go to .x

Dolls- I got referred through the doctor. The first therapist I saw was lovely but like you I didn't feel things were really helpful. I stuck it out and at the end of 6 weeks had an assessment meeting where I said things hadn't gone quite as expected and I didn't feel I was moving forward. She herself then got me to see the intensive CBT therapist ( more experience, different kinds of techniques)for a few weeks which was so much better. Please ask about this for yourself.Its really worth a shot.When CBT first line therapy hasn't quite hit the mark it doesn't have to be the end.
I really wish I could take the sertraline as a compliment to the CBT though as it could be just that extra bit help I need to get through. Rationally I know my GP wouldn't have prescribed it if it was likely to harm me but I read the info leaflet and just can't bring myself to do it.

Thank you I am definitely going to try and see some one else. X

I was on them but moved to Prozac and they do seem to be helping me, but some days are worse then others especially when it's to do with the kids I literally feel like the worst is happening x
Hope your are all having a good day

Hi- Half-term is always a difficult time for me. Kids off school and OH at work. Embarrassed to say it's something I've endured more than enjoyed in the past but when I've felt the anxiety building I've managed to let go and come through it today. Hope your days haven't been too bad.
Wish I could take the leap to take the meds. Sometimes I really believe I'm sabotaging myself by refusing.

I was diognosed with post natal after the birth of my LO and I was at my lowest, I'm going to stay on these for a while along side speaking to someone and I'm waiting for CBT x it's hard half term isn't it

Yip. Cbt and sertraline for about six months. That was years ago and have managed anxiety by using the techniques from cbt with bo medication since then. You can get over health anxiety.

Good to hear. You've obviously worked hard and got a handle on it. I can't wait till I can say I've got over health anxiety. It's great to hear a success when at times it seems like it's something you'll have to endure always.

Like all mental health issues though there are varying degrees of severity and i would hate for my post to seem flippant . I just remember that at first my health anxiety started small.. then got worse until one day I had a full blown panic attack that lasted for a couple of days. This resulted in generalised anxiety along with health anxiety - i became anxious about the anxiety. I trawled the internet for examples of people who overcame anxiety and they were few and far between.

I am not "ill" with anxiety anymore. It never goes away completely and i have to employ strategies to stop niggles escalating. But yes... it has no power over me anymore.