How to overcome health anxiety

Health anxiety can be terrifying as you are constantly preoccupied with the idea that you might have a life changing illness.

The key to overcoming health anxiety is to stop consulting Dr. Google about your symptoms. This tends to lead to increased doubt and uncertainty. In addition to this you need to stop checking you symptoms repeatedly. Finally you’ll need to stop going to the doctor for second options and additional tests after you’ve been given the all clear. Excessive checking is what keeps health anxiety going.

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[igorgujic]

"You need to stop" wow how did I not think of just stopping, I would never tought of that. Brilliant

[marylnmonroe]

I would say what has helped me so far was first getting a evaluation by the doctor. then eating healthy (yes it does put you in a good mood to eat healthy) exercise, and realizing how strong the human body is, and that most major medical issues cancer etc.. are extremely rare. and treatable

[paulinanowicka]

Its not so easy to stop it let me explain how it works with me:
i'm getting symptom and in that moment i have to read about it to make myslef calm but since i will find in google some scary diagnosis i look for more and more to find any info that its anyway not big deal and i can get calmer. After some time a fear is back and that time its not so so strong need to check again on google when i will wait like 10 mins i'm getting better but when i will again start checking i'm lost haha the point is i'm afraid to go to doctor at the same time so instead of getting diagnose and try to heal myself or learn that its nothing serious i'm suffering

[dr.josefudeyama]

2nd opinions can save your life! I've seen it countless times as a surgeon

[debojyotidebroy]

I had a ct scan at 18 years old
...and i have read articles that it causes cancer like brain cancer, leukaemia etc. I cant sleep and eat, my heart beats fast....it is absolutely distressing

[pinkpeonies]

Dr. Google is the worst. It gives you the worst case scenario. Having back pain? Its a heart attack or stroke or early onset MS. Instead, it could be post whiplash symptoms after a car accident or slipped disk. Stopping the mole hill to mountain syndrome is hard so it came to the point where i just needed help from a therapist. 🙏 Hoping it helps because the other therapists have not.

[Elizabeth-nvu]

I have health anxiety because I have a very painful, non curable, progressive disease that none of my doctors know how to treat, or really care to help me with. Its so bad i cant work now, no insurance, running out of money, no help in sight.

[HowMean-mycx]

Thank you so much for advice. It's helped me

[edithdlp]

Good advice. I google everything I eat or do. Will try to refuce or stop. Thanks.

[idkidkk]

But what if its actually a symptom of something else.. then why do I have all symptoms of diabetes

[bdubs]

Agreed that we need to stop, but how do you stop? 😅

[S.H.A.N.D.E.R]

I think of google as the super pessimistic friend or relative and i now rarely google my symptoms because i just know its gonna spiral and google will NEVER calm me down itll just make things worse. Hope this helped and God bless y'all 🙏❤.

[negohckelley-lncd]

Im being nervous around people .and that's weird is it some kind of disorder .my hole body shaking can't even control that ? Why is that happening any idea?

[WolvesandWhatnot]

Right, you need to just knock it off. Why did we thinking of that?! Astounding! 😑

[elmondo-se]

Even when all the doctors you saw over the first 10 years of symptoms kept throwing you out with a prescription for iron pills and left it at that? If I didn’t keep pestering my new doctor when I moved to a new place, she never would have diagnosed my coeliac disease and hypothyroidism. My immune system is a lunatic, but no I’m paranoid and need to stop googling 😂 glad I didn’t see this pre-diagnosis hahah

[xxLenaxx]

I kinda need help
So i feel like i have somthing with my health all the time (health anxiety) but qhen i dont google my symptoms i get also scred but i havent tried not googling them so what could i do to stop?..

[Peace-]

I hear voices and talk to myself but the funny thing is i didnt hear anything since 3-4Days but only when i overthink i think its anxiety but i might be wrong...

[visitmushy_tripsonigsellsp]

magic mushrooms 🍄, an alternative cure to depression.

[brendanowens]

Yeah let me stop checking then when it is something serious I’m fucked

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