Hi, I am approaching 20 and I have health anxiety that peaks every so often, this started a couple of years ago and I have no idea why, but it can completely take over periods of my life. It will about ridiculous things that cause no harm even if I did have them (think warts), for example I will see a bump on my hand and start panicking. After the bump goes I am fully aware I overreacted and my actions were laughable but during I don't think rationally. I will convince myself a mole has changed and google until I find the worse possible diagnose and make myself ill. I have grew up with parents that have OCD which I think obviously hasn't helped. It makes me so down even when I am not going through a period of health anxiety because I'm constantly thinking of when the next peak will be and I can't read/see certain things as it will trigger me to thinking I have said thing. The amount of handsantiser I use is ridiculous. I've spoken to my mum about it and she said I need to learn to control it as I know I'm doing it but during the time I'm going through it that advice seems impossible.
Sorry I'm rambling, just fed up.
Any advice or anyone that can relate?