Feeling enormously guilty about my health anxiety

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My dh was diagnosed with throat cancer in January. It’s been an extremely stressful few months and I’m exhausted. I have been driving him 100 miles every day for treatment and attending all his appointments. I have had to learn to feed him through a feeding tube and care for all his medications. My poor husband has been so stoic and is incredibly brave.Since my teens I have always suffered from extreme health anxiety. For a number of years I took sertraline which did help. I was doing so much better, but these last few months has suddenly led me back into massive panics about my own health. I have convinced myself that I have oral cancer and skin cancer over the last few weeks. I can’t tell anyone as I sound so selfish because I shouldn’t be thinking about myself but my extreme general anxiety has made me completely obsessed. Not sure what I can do but I know I’m making myself quite poorly.

Be kind to yourself. The situation you’re in is entirely focused on cancer so, even if you hadn’t suffered from health anxiety in the past, it’s natural that it’s at the forefront of your mind. Please don’t think yourself selfish, just hyper aware. There’s no harm in having a chat with your GP, getting a check up, and - if necessary - availing of either meds or therapy to help you back onto an even keel. Your health and wellness is still as important as your husband’s.

Good advice from @Eyesopenwideawake .

@Eyesopenwideawake always has the best advice x