Health anxiety

[Becs14]

I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this. My little boy is 21 months now.
Recently he started nursery and has been unwell since (colds, coughs and temperatures) it's really triggered health anxiety in me which I've had since a teenager.
I have convinced myself he has something awful wrong with him e.g brain tumour. He is a bit pale and occasionally holds his head to the side. I realise that pale could be because he's unwell with a virus but I'm not thinking rationally atm.
I've just been crying for ages because he woke up from a nap a bit miserable (which is normal for him a lot of the time) I Google things constantly.
Just two weeks ago I thought I had ovarian cancer because I was bloated even though I've had ibs since a teenager.
Since having my little boy my worries have transferred more to him.
I don't know what to do, I think I might make a GP appointment this week.
Has anyone else been like this? I can recognise that I'm spiralling but can't stop myself

I have health related anxiety, it’s horrible and really hard to not let it get to you. First thing you should do is speak to your doctor- I went through some cbt and it really helped me.
Secondly, babies get sick, it’s horrible to see but it’s part of their immune system developing. Also all children who start nurseries or even move nurseries catch every little bug. You need to remind yourself that this is normal, all children go through this and all parents suffer through it too and usually end up catching the bugs aswell.
I know it’s hard but you need to step away from google. Googling symptoms is the worst thing you can do. People exaggerate online so if you come across something that is similar to your child, chances are they are not actually similar at all.

You need to speak to your doctor to get some support for you and importantly your child as you don’t want your child to be worrying about becoming unwell.

Didnt want to read and run…I have health anxiety too and this sounds just like me.
I worry for myself and for my young daughter. Any illness she has I constantly google too, I feel like I am always at the doctors with her but I do feel the reasons are justified.

I think I could also benefit from seeing a doctor but I’m worried about explaining how I feel and then not being taken seriously if I have to go back for future problems.

My daughter is in nursery and is always sick. Constantly. I have had to rationalise in taking in what people have told me that they’re building tbh air immune system. I’ve started her on some multivitamins and I’m hoping they give us both some comfort and reassurance.
Sending love.

No real advice but I have health anxiety too, mostly related to my own health but have worried about my child at times too. Please talk to a GP about it as they can refer you for CBT. And if you have a partner talk to them about it too as speaking about it out loud can remove the power the thoughts have over you.