I’m 16 and I’ve had terrible health anxiety for over a year now B3cause of this I get Panic attacks Vision difficulties Tinnitus Aches and pains Headaches in every part of my head Severe constant worrying When you’ve got health anxiety it’s hell You get a headache instantly you believe it’s a brain tumour The headache last more than one day becaus3 your so stressed and worried about it which makes it worse Eventually you see your doctor who reassures you everything fine However you still don’t fully believe that Constant worry and fear I will go to sleep praying I wake up feeling better And when I do and appreciate ever second because I worry about the next time I’ll get a headache That cycle repeats for all my syntoms I only feel safe when I’m with doctors Or at hospital
If you add the constantly never ending smell of burning toast to that cycle we’re exactly the same. Just try to remember, you’re still here right. If you’re so dangerously ill then how come you’ve survived through all your past struggles in a stable condition apart from panic symptoms. I assure you though, I’m still living my life in the exact same cycle
I swear I am never going to diagnose myself from Google or TH-cam again . I thought I had cancer . The Internet creates more health anxiety. The comment section in TH-cam is very negative and scary with people talking about their terrible diseases . I'm glad I saw a real life doctor and he put my mind at rest. I'm not talking about the comment section here though. This is different again.
I am the opposite here. With my health anxiety, I prefer to be with people, so I don't have to focus on myself. I feel more liberated from my body when I am being social or at work. When I am alone, like sitting down and watching TV, I start to focus on my body more and I would feel pain and anxiety. 😣😫
I kinda wish I was at that spectrum cause I don't want to be around anyone I think they're judging me thinking I'm crazy etc. Or ppl think I'm making things up etc etc.
Wow spot on me this made me cry man. I have this plus extreme panic attacks that feel like I can’t breath and or having a heart attack. Have racked up 20-30k in hospital bills thinking I have something wrong with me. Have had cat scan endless ekgs endless blood test x Ray of chest heart they find nothing I STILL THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG. I don’t wish this anxiety stuff on my worst enemies.
I’m alright man, always so fixated on shit which sucks feel I’m just doomed lol. Idk I have smoked cigs for about 10 years and I feel that has screwed my arteries, I feel since I have been “anxious” every little bump tingle or scratch I have a fatal illness lol. It sucks man I got prescribed buspirones recently they help haven’t had panic attack in a few days which is nice but I still just feel doomed lol
I’ll look into it brother, idk one day I was fine the next day I felt like man something is wrong with me still feel that way I have aches and pains all over my body jaw pain all shit that leads to heart issues I shouldn’t be worried about that stuff at 28
Life is Hell with anxiety. It's even worse when you don't have it ALL the time...and you're just sitting and waiting for it to ruin your day because you KNOW it's coming.
100% i break it down two three states 1..actually suffering at the moment (now) 2..not suffering but anticipation is there (as bad as 1 at times) 3..not suffering or thinking about it at all..freedom (for short or hopefully long spells)
OOOOH.MY.GOD. (Janice’s voice from Friends) I have never, until now, had anyone so accurately explain what I go through. Thank you for this. Seriously.
Fkn SAMEEE HERE!!!!!! I SWEAR I THOUGHT HE WAS RECITING FOR ME. IM SO BAD THOUGH EVEN WATCHING IM THINKING YEA THIS IS ALL ME ETC ETC BUT I REALLY THINK THERES SOMETHING WRONG AND ITS DIFFERENT WITH ME EVEN THOUGH HE JUST EXPLAINED IT ALL TO A TEE,DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU MAM???? THIS PUTRID ASS BS IS STILLLLL TRYING TO MAKE ME BELIEVE IT(EVEN WITH THIS MAN RIGHT HERE BASICALLY DIAGNOSING ME BY SPEAKING OF HIS EXPERIENCE) I HATE THIS!!!!
Mate, 90% of what you talk about in this video I can't relate to. I live in an incredible place (by choice), I am very successful in many ways but for the last 8 months I have had my sanity taken away by health anxiety. At 4am this morning I was at the local hospital trying to find some kind of solace and comfort. Please, keep doing what you are doing because this evening I did find a little peace of mind from your words. Thank you :)
I can so relate. I actually have constant numbness in both hands for 7 months AND now for 5 weeks numb legs, feet, toes. No doctors know anything. I pray that ALL who read this would be filled with peace and resolve. Your creator knows your name. Meditation, prayer & exercise help. Who else is fearful of taking medications???
@Rocinante you can treat it with physical therapy, acupuncture, etc. at first. Keep moving, etc Mine came on 100% 24/7. Hopefully you can get the numbness to turn around. God Speed 🙏
Omg I've had health anxiety for almost a year. Every morning I wake up I focus on my horrible symptoms and check my breast for any lumps. It is horrible! Throughout the whole day I check my body to see if I have any lumps and if I find any I worry about it then I get more physical symptoms. I stopped googling once I realized that it was doing more harm than good. It's so tempting though. I really need help. I cry alot. I wanna get my life back again😓🤧
Every morning when I wake up I check my aches and pains and ask myself whether am I good to go,but when I realize everything is not perfect and that's it my morning motivation is killed.... Now throughout the day my brain is like hey u have got these issues in ur body which are not fixed please fix ur self or else I won't let u concentrate on any other essentials aspects in life. I am 21 yrs old and I just feel so devastated..want to focus on my studies but I just can't.. I feel like lying on my bed throughout the day and waiting for the night so that I can sleep and just for those 6-8 hrs of sleep I get rid of my worries and anxiety. I hope I would be fine...😞😞😞
@@Amitsah_19 Yes I just want to slp all day so I won't have to think..I will take any slp med to just go to slp cuz I feel like when I'm aslp it all goes away I don't think abt anything but then when I wake up I hate it cause ik my mind will start running again. I'm SO focused on my symptoms and I check my body all the time. Sometimes I just start crying cause I just want it to stop..
i totally understand this, i go through this on a daily aswell. One thing that has helped me is meditation and getting exercise, i feel like this gets my mind off things and i can focus on the important things in life.
I teared up listening to you. I just want to give you a big hug! You spoke exactly how I feel every day. I have been a health anxiety sufferer for almost 10 years. There is hope. We will overcome! 🙏
Man this is exactly how I am. It’s so hard. I’ve had this all my life. I wonder if we lived in an older age that we wouldn’t have it so bad because we wouldn’t have Dr Google. I’m glad that more people are willing to put their stories out there, health anxiety is no joke and the more we can talk about openly the better because it’s then when we know we are not alone.
You are so right Alva. When I used to struggle with health anxiety, I felt completely alone. When I became open (not only about my struggles but how I overcame anxiety) others began to believe that it is possible to live a better life.
Thank you so much for uploading this. It literally sounds like you are describing my life and it gives me comfort to know that i'm not the only person with this thought pattern
Spot on! Your daily cycle is so similar to mine. I'm now at the point of forcing myself out to socialize and I hate it because my home is where I feel comfortable. It just sucks and it's so hard to overcome. I'm 53 years old so of course my body is changing and I am freaked out by every little thing even though doctor says i'm healthy, diet amd exercise is spot on, lost 80 pounds, doesn't matter I still feel like I have an undiagnosed terminal illness and that i'm dying. Meditations work to some extent but it's still there.
Im sitting here with my whole body tingling (this can happen for hours) I know it's anxiety but I'm still trying to convince myself it's something worse! I can have anxiety for days on end and it's horrible makes my body very weak and can hardly talk or walk! Your video is very good and cheers for sharing.
@@maygonmoore1901 your get through it mate, it's hard to think you will, but you will! Online research for anxiety helped me massively and also my anxiety went down massively when I started taking vitamins as my bloods showed low vitamin d and B12 so get this checked out. Good luck
This is me. As I sit here constantly touching my head feeling like I have sensations that could be a tumor or pre-aneurysm or who knows what else. I hate this. 😭
its all me....its just ruining my life i got health anxiety since 5 years now...its just horrible, i want to be like every normal people out there with no health axiety, i want to live well for my daughter and dear ones....help plz
@@harpaldhaliwal5706 harpal dhaliwal actually its too much but i will try to be brief..i wake up with mild palpitation and that triggered my mind that something is wrong.,i tried not to think on that but its there.after that am on a panic mode i got light dizzy,feel i cnt breathe well and that give me again more palpitation..i may b driving or walking or doing some work that thinking about health issues are still there. a little heartburn or a pain near my heart or a pain anywhere i will think the worst..i would say any little sensation i got its not good for me..for info i got all the test done and all came out normal..am healthy for sure and i know that but that thinking annoy me. am afraid of death. i want to live well. i got a very good family, my loving daughter and husband , a good work, but i feel very annoyed with this situation
This is my entire life man! My most recent experience was when i thought i had Diabetes type 2. I pee'd all the time (about every 20 minutes as you said) and i was tired even after 10 hours of sleep. I went to the doctor and checked out my blood pressure which was 70/120, and my glukose levels by pricking my finger Which was 5.8. After leaving the doctors office i was left with a feeling of unsettlement. That was last week and i am trying to get over that now, but this got me feeling better, just to know that someone out there has the same thing i had, and who inspires me to try and get better at controlling it. I appreciate this video so much man! :)
That's my issue right now tired all the time and peeing. I'm so paranoid that I have diabetes even after reassurance from my doctor. How are you doing now.
Im doing better now, just remember that shock from hypocondria can create thousands of symptoms. You get those symptoms from thinking about them. And the solution for me is listening to other people with the same symptoms. I hope this will make you feel a little more calm. 😊
Same here, i did the pin prick and got rlly high blood glucose result so i was extremely worried, i contantly have tingling and numbness in my limbs, im always thirsty, always tired, dry mouth. I went to the ER and had a blood test in which i was apparently clean. I dont trust it though. Im having another doctors appointment tommorow. Not to mention my vision has recently seemed to worsen:(
How are you going now? I’m worried and I know when I’m thinking about urination, it’s going to happen and when I’m distracted it’s all good. I’ve done prick tests over the past few months multiple times and it’s all good. How did you get over the frequent urination?
Great video, thanks for making it. This exactly describes me, I was diagnosed with glandular fever but the symptoms are so similar to other illnesses and I just worry that I have something more serious and it just affects my recovery. In a way I sort of don't trust the doctors as I think they miss something which is what you describe. This calms me a bit knowing that some of the things that's going on is not normal worrying but health anxiety.
I wake up and go to bed with anxiety. I started having muscle twitches that never stop, I have palpitations, sometimes suicidal thoughts and depression
I'm Going through that now .i been stressing over a eye procedure I need to get done and I TH-camd some videos about it and it gave me a feeling my heart was pounding in my throat and I couldn't think straight for a while and I got a eye lid twitch .Ive had the eye lid twitch of and on for a long time but this time it lasted like a few days and then it moved to my bicep for like 2-3 days just a few a day then I googled muscle twitches and seen the worst then like the next day or two later they are all over now it's been almost 5 months now .It's just that I was diagnosed for a something I thought was oh I just need glasses and next thing you know I was told I had kc .i can't wear glasses so I have to use specialty contact lenses and still need to go get a procedure done next month so I can stop what I have and continue to wear contacts .it just sucks going through the health anxiety and then you start to think about all sensations and freak out and start googling and the wrist pops up .
I had a very acute health anxiety for a period. It just hit me overnight, retrospectively I had been worried about cancers for a decade, however it never effected me as far as I knew. Every symptom you said was present except I had to stop work right away as each day morning to night was like a constant panic attack, I woke up sometimes during the night, and had about 5 minutes in the morning hoping I didn’t start buzzing, however it crept in and adrenaline started going. I went to doctors, however I knew it was health anxiety most likely but the belief was I was sick, and I didn’t have a healthy lifestyle at all, quite the opposite from painkillers to caffeine and smoking. It took me 6 weeks to change this totally, and that was 2 years ago. I didn’t have a choice, every minute of every day back then was consumed by it, every single thought. I refused any medication offered because I knew that if I found any way to build a comfort or acceptance around it, then it won’t go away. Honestly the way to deal with this, is don’t run away from it. It’s very hard to tell yourself it’s all in your head, you have to add reducing lines such as “assuming it’s all in my head” - you must force yourself despite how stupid and counter intuitive it feels to say those things out loud, to family or friends, and that it will be fine shortly. I took frozen showers to try and interrupt the thought patterns (this had various results) - my hands were constantly shaking due to the mass adrenaline 24/7, exhausted didn’t even begin to explain how I felt during that time. You have to program yourself to reverse all thought patterns you have established. Then replace the obsession with something else before it becomes something you identify with. Tell your friends and family to keep talking as they always would, and if you catch them walking on eggshells you won’t be happy about it, don’t run away from the 101 cancer awareness adverts. The only thing I did avoid for a longer period was films with death, specifically ones where a father dies as having two young daughters that I was convinced I wasn’t going to see grow up was by far the hardest part. Moral of this is to logically understand it’s a mental illness. The treat it as such. First create doubt in the assumption your sick to undermine that thought pattern, then full on tackle it and tell yourself over and over it’s all in your perception and it’s changing now. Be self aware everytime you think of being sick, and challenge it right away. Force yourself into situations like being social and going out BUT not with a timid mindset that your going to run away from it the minute it’s uncomfortable. THIS is your life and you can deal with it or not. That’s how I treated myself, When I went out it was fully expected that it would be uncomfortable and exhausting but I was doing it to cure myself, which wasn’t going to be easy. This is not a lifelong thing, or long term either - it will go on as long as your brain patterns allow it. You can program those, you have been doing it your whole life.
This gave me a sense of empowerment, so thank you. I felt the same way. The HA seemed to kind of take over my life overnight, but once I talked through it with my therapist, I realized I'd had these fears for most of my life, I just reacted more normally to them. I've been letting it ruin my life for a couple months now, but I am going to start challenging it more because I know it's the only way to get through it.
I think I’ve always had it. Just didn’t take notice until late 2013 and the last 7 years has been half he’ll half the time. I’m standing up to it and living my life day by day now. Thanks for making and educating.
I don’t know what to do at this point. A few months ago I was convinced I had MS, then it was poisoning from vicks vapor rub, then it was HIV, then it was an abdominal bleed, after that it was blood acidosis, recently i believed it was rabies after a service dog at my school scraped me with his tooth (even though all animals in the dorms have to be vaccinated), and now it’s fear that a stroke will happen because I cracked my neck with more pressure than normal. I HATE IT. I don’t sleep more than 4-5 hours a night because i’m afraid I’ll die in my sleep, I don’t do my school work because I’m not able to focus.
Great video man. I have been suffering for almost 4 years now. It all started with a really bad case of vertigo which scared me half to death. The ENT gave me prednisone 60mg for 7 days. After 3 days, I was back in the ER with my first panic attack. I have never known such fear! I have had every test and everything is always normal. I went to the ER 10 times the first year after the panic attacks started. This is the worst thing I have ever experienced and I would not wish it on my worst enemy.
Darla Gosnell that’s exactly what happened to me. It all started with vertigo and doctors never believed me and would say it’s just anxiety, until I finally got diagnosed with a rare disorder that affects balance and you get dizzy depending on positions, now I don’t trust doctors, I go to doctors and ER often. I constantly feel any moment is my last one.
@@elijahdeballack2323 I totally understand. Vertigo and dizziness are truly difficult and are often what starts anxiety and particularly health anxiety. I never imagined I would allow something like this to take over my life. I think about it every waking moment. I believe I even worry about it when I sleep.
Darla Gosnell wow! Iv had this for 4 years now too. Mine started with vertigo for about 30 seconds and I have not been the same since! It scared me so much I can’t even explain. Since then I have had about 30 different symptoms everyday
@@jsmitala89 I truly understand. This has been a very difficult journey. Unless someone has suffered as we have, they can't even begin to understand what we face daily. Have you taken any medication?
This is insane, so on point - I have been suffering so much recently. This year i've been going through periods of it coming on so strong for a couple weeks and then i'll be okay and then it comes back again. Gone to doctors a few times this year with various symptoms to be told its health anxiety and it's just so hard to believe but it is what it is:/ at the moment, it's my head feels like theres so much pressure, I feel dizzy and off balance and nauseous, got major brain fog and can't focus and I can't stop thinking its a brain tumour (as thats what Google tells me.) It's exhausting and makes me so afraid and panicked but it's really helpful and reassuring to watch a video like this, makes me feel bit less insane .
@@salmanalltheway I did get better but unfortunately a month ago it all come back again I think because of being stressed out with all the pandemic shenanigans:( different symptoms this time though, still got brain fog and weird feeling in head sometimes, but this time I've also had tight chested symptoms, and heart palpitations, and even couple panick attacks:( working on getting better again though, thanks for asking! Hope you're all good x
Lizzie Nicholls yes, just living with it... symptoms keeps on changing or there are few which remains constant and other keeps changing. Like i am struggling with this ridiculous head pressure.. numbness , body weakness, etc. But it all started with short breath, heart palpitations, throat tightness etc.... so i never know it will get stuck to worse
@@salmanalltheway So sorry to hear that, basically exactly the same as me. Just our minds always looking for the next sensation as we're always in that fight or flight mode. I have found Brad's vids are great but also Yoga and meditation to be the best things too as they teach you really similar things to be more present and mindful, and accept that you cannot control everything and just know it's okay to experience those sensations, just to let them be and then they will eventually pass and everything is okay.
God this is me. I’ve had these issues since I was a kid, and watching my mom die when I was fifteen totally locked it in. Actually having neurological problems and panic disorder on top of this health anxiety is a waking nightmare. This video describes the thought process totally. Especially the “sensations disappear when you’re distracted” part. Ugh!
Have some neurological and other health problems as well. Never had panic over it nearly as much as this week. So sorry for your loss, and hope you are doing better.
I would just believe health anxiety was all it is until I found a lump on my back. I’ve had blood tests Ultra sounds, and an MRI done and they said it was just a fatty lipoma but my brain won’t let me to trust them. I feel lightheaded ness, brain fog, tingling, insomnia, depression, blurred vision. I just want to be normal again :(
I got triggered a week ago thinking I have a terrible disease and it all went downhill ever since. The past week has been one of the worst of my life. I feel like my life has been turned upside down. I've had the first panic attack in my life which was followed by several, there's nothing more horrific. I can have moments where I get reassured that I'm fine but then the symptoms come back and I'm back in hell. I just want this to end...
Good video !!! I can relate to everything you are saying . For me my biggest problem is when my heart flutters or palpitates I go into panic mode . And also if I’m far away from home I start to worry . When there’s no hospitals around I panic because I think “ what if something happens to me and I don’t make it to the nearest hospital “
I'm so scared. Most people rack up medical bills with their health anxiety but I'm terrified of doctors and bad news so I can't even go to the doctor to know if I'm dying and I am scared that I'm dying of something and then physical things happen and I'm so scared. Like I feel like I've manifested the knots and aches and discomfort and I'm terrified. I tried to not Google my symptoms but I did and damn man I'm just so scared. This is every single day. Every single day. I'm so scared of the doctor and bad news... I'm so sorry for rambling. I'm in the middle of a month long panic attack. Health anxiety has ruined my life.
Same way as you but with anxiety you have every systom I had stomach ache for the longest time before never thought nothing of it cause it wasn’t paintful I always ate junk so I found out that anxiety gives you stomach ache but now with heath anxiety I feel worse With it but I get what your saying .
Thank you for this video. You have described my behaviour precisely! Your calm description of this condition has put my behaviour into context and let me know I'm not on my own. I've been practicing your 10 minute relaxation guide and it really helps!
Omg I can’t believe you explained this spot on to what I’m going through.. I have been to more than 30 different medical centres and ER thinking something was wrong . All tests came out good and normal and I’m still convinced that it’s not. It’s so exhausting as it’s taking over my life... knowing that someone out there understands and knows what I’m going through, brings some sort of calmness in me . Thank you for your video.
Im 3 minutes in and already laughing at myself, because i know how mental it is! At this point in time, i am adamant i have ALS/MS. But 3 weeks ago, i had lung cancer. I know this is health anxiety, but its been bubbling under the surface for the past few months. If you can recall back to why you got like this, you know its Anxiety related because you would have had a stressful event happen prior. In March 2019, I got told my 3 year old Son had Leukemia, we were then told he didn't after further tests, most stressful 24 hours of my entire life. I then got very sick due to the stress and caught Pneumonia/Bronchitis. In May, my wife then had a Miscarriage at 12 weeks and then in June my Grandma died. I have had CT scans, blood tests, been to the GP 5+ times already in the past few weeks. Hounded my family telling them i have ALS. I googled all symptoms and got even worse. I am getting CBT this week and will probably need it for the next 12+ weeks. I have had anxiety in the past, but never health anxiety, just the normal stuff (racing heart, sweating etc). Like this Anxiety is horrendous because it is creating physical symptoms related to the disease i believe i have.
@@DT-ub6ud thanks for your kind words. Well, the good news is that I'm much much better. But that's not uncommon for me. I did 8 weeks of CBT and did a short course of antidepressants which helped with the obsessive thoughts. After about 8 weeks on those I stopped and I would now say I'm 99% back to normal. It's obviously an ongoing battle for most people but hopefully my response can help others. You will get better. If I still get sick I sometimes think the worst, sore throat I think is it throat cancer, but I guess it's not worth worrying about.
Scott Ramsay true, your reply is worth , i am going thru the worst symptoms, but people always say dont choose anti dpreasants, but i think i need them badly. Even doctor is not giving me
@@salmanalltheway I would say CBT is far more effective then any drug and obviously time is a factor. After 12 months of thinking you have Motor neurone disease you realise that you don't. Because you haven't got any worse, that's obviously important in itself. But all you need to ask for is a mild dose.
This is all so accurate, this is totally me. Sometimes I wish dr Google didn’t even exist, It made my anxiety 10 times worse, yet I can’t stop looking for reassurance but I only find out about more diseases that fit my symptoms. Every time I go to the doctor I think he just doesn’t take me seriously and doesn’t want to properly examine my symptoms. Now I’m convinced I have some kind of dangerous autoimmune disease (brain fog, fatigue, tingling sensations and aches, digestive problems,...) I just want my own thoughts to leave me alone
I just want to tell my story . im 23 years old and i smoked for 4 years and now ive been 🚬 free for 3 months . i developed health anxiety when i had my upper back hurt when i breath and went to google . it gave me that the cause can vary from muscle strains to lung cancer . the minute i heard lung i was saying nah it cant be and forgot about it . 2 days later i started worrying about it . i was depressed and lost 5 kgs in a month bcz i lost my appetite . i went to 2 doctors and told me everything is fine but i was convinced i had it bcz google said it cant be seen on xray . i went to psychiatrist and everything was going fine but now since last sunday i started convincing myself that if i laugh ill feel chest pain . now my body is alerted to every single sensation i feel and relate it to lung cancer
Literally teared up when you said…. You constantly drank water thinking it’ll flush out an illness. I’ve been doing that and not even realizing. I’m so Sad that I’m going thru this!
If you can manage not googling symptoms, you’re basically half way there from my experience. Dr Google is just like freely opening up your head to exclusively the worst and most catastrophic thought patterns.
I can't believe how on point this video is! I needed this today, thank you for your perspective and truth. In a world of feeling alone especially in your own head, it put me more at ease to know others feel the same. Your explanations of the good moments you called a "mini vacation" was so accurate. I am constantly looking to get my way of thinking used to be, which was always the mini vacation state of mind. You sharing this is a blessing to many.
Anyone else constantly monitor themselves for a brain tumor? Like every ache, pain or strange sensation in the head you automatically fear/convince yourself is a tumor? It's the worst.
sitting here watching this while suffering from some dizziness, lightheadedness and some headaches that i immediately associate with a brain tumor/cancer. health anxiety is no joke. the worst part is it comes in waves for me. some weeks or months i can be totally fine and free from it, and then all of the sudden, boom. it just happens.
I too had a catastrophic health problem 2 years ago which was exacerbated by researching my health on google. I will not look into anything health related especially symptoms. My situation was so bad that I felt disconnected from my body. I was concerned that my leg was not going to heal as it was a rather serious injury. But although I was cleared by the doctor to fly I was shocked at how I suffered such an unlikely self-inflicted wound. Then there was my groin which I strained in the backyard. So with these two things combined it ruined a whole year of my life. I still am plagued by being scared about my health. Every day I have terrible thoughts of something happening. I hope that others will read my post and learn from my mistakes.
Thanks for the vid. This has been the last 6 years of my life!. I'll list things that I thought I had - mastocytosis -elhers danlos (vascular) -sjogrens / lupus (autoimmune) -lyme / bartarella -thyroid problems -adreanal problems -Parathyroid problems -carcinoid syndrome I have had some really rough symptoms though, and some tests come back postive but not to the point were I have a diagnosis for anything, except generalized anxiety disorder.
From now on after freeing from bone cancer. Leukemia.diabetis.Hiv. anxiety Now im currently suffering from lymphoma anxiety i have an appointment check up later Wish me luck.
For weeks I’ve been convinced I have MS or going blind. Day to night I obsess over my symptoms and vision. One eye is blurrier then the other and more sensitive. It’s scaring me. My eye test of the back and front of the eye was clear - but I want to go to a different company just incase they lied because they knew my anxiety is bad. I’m about to head to my doctor to demand some tests for an autoimmune disease and MRI of the brain. I just can’t calm down. 8 weeks straight I’ve been in constant fight or flight mode! It’s horrible
piyush dhiman I done my eye test again and they tested further to see any abnormalities in the brain from what they can from the eye... all reassuring results. My MRI is today I’m so nervous. I’ve just started taking lexapro again.
I have a weird anxiety. I'm constantly in tune with my sensations. I'm actually very fit and active but constantly worried I'm not as healthy as I should be feeling. But I rarely go to thr doctors as I'm basically too scared that they'll find something. Totally counter productive. And a horrible vicious cycle.
I have this, it’s been going on since February I have been to the hospital twice thinking I have problems with my heart each time everything has come back fine, my 24hr heart monitor came back fine as well. I will obsessively take my blood pressure and check my pulse. I feel bubbling or vibrations in my chest and I’m convinced it’s my heart! My dr has prescribed me propranolol but stupidly googled it and saw it can contribute to heart block! I’ve developed a fear of death which I haven’t been since I was a child and I get a fear I’ve wasted my life (im only 30) I also wake up some nights in a panic. What doesn’t help is in the U.K. you can’t get a drs appointment for at least a month 😔
Yes I do :( I just have to try and tell myself they are nothing and not my heart although I still check my pulse at times. I can’t stop myself each and every time my pulse is normal. I know it’s hard but when you get symptoms you just need to tell yourself it’s your anxiety! First off what Evers worrying you talk to your doctor they will understand and if you think you have a health problem get the checks done most likely they will come back ok. Once you’ve done that you definitely know it’s anxiety then you can deal with what this horrible illness throws at you. I’m sorry you’re going through this :(
I’ve dealt with health anxiety off and on since 1992. It started when my little sister was hospitalized for pneumonia. Then an episode of Charlie Brown about a girl with lukemia really escalated it. I’ll have good months and REALLY bad months. I was recently diagnosed with severe anemia bc I waited too long to be seen. I assumed my lightheaded spells was just my anxiety but it was low iron. I also deal with white coat syndrome and my blood pressure and heart rate are always elevated when I go to the doctor. I’m terrified to take medications, but I’m desperate enough at this point to at least take something for panic attacks.
I’ve been going through this for a while now, but the past few weeks it’s been a nightmare..I haven’t slept for days and even went to the ER. The doctor told me I needed to see a psychiatrist and gave me something to take if I get an anxiety attack. Hope everyone is doing okay❤️
My list of symptoms- heavy heart thumping missing beats like a flutter Facial numbness from ear to mouth mostly left side and left hand numbness Random pinpoints of pain can be anywhere on the body . Anybody else get these ?
Yes Facial numbness Near mouth and under eye area on left side. Heart racing in middle of sleep at night Skipping a beat Hv had All These days suffering from shoulder Nd chests pain radiating everybwhere left side till toe
CA Jatin BAhl ahh it’s awful . I done 6 months of it three weeks ago I started on lexapro not so much for anxiety but depression which is Causing me to lay around a lot therefore giving anxiety a chance to attack me . Iv started to improve but still have cyclical symptoms some days heart others numbness some both . Hang in there and exercise !! It really helps
@@LeasKobe ahh I know how you feel . Listen it’s very simple you just have to get your adrenaline glands to calm down - try TH-cam - wim hoff breathing exercise daily - you will feel better very quick .
Totaly relatable. I have seen lots of videos on anxiety disorderand stpries of people who are suffering with health anxiety but expect symptoms i could not relate to those stories but watching your videos seems like its me who is talking about my story in the screen. Totatlly relatable. but still i am suffering for like 4 years and everything you just told happen to me. My daily life is gone. I think that if i am not having enough sleep i cannot work cannot communicate or interact with my friends or co workers.
My worst period lasted 4 months I cried when listening to this thinking back I was always happy when it reached 10 pm it is time to sleep and I was happy I survived the day I also really struggled with this since I was 6 triggers by a surgical tv program my parents watched
Having this problem now, It’s literally ruining my life. I can’t concentrate on anything, I’m puffing on CBD vapes all day, im dizzy, get headaches, random body aches (in places I’ve had checked on by doctors MULTIPLE times), hospital bills piling up, no motivation to do or think about anything other than my health, my girlfriend is extremely worried about me and probably at this point about to leave me and I don’t blame her and I’ve lost my job due to coronavirus so I can’t afford a therapist. This all started last October, subsided between January-March and came back with a vengeance just in time for quarantine. I can’t take this anymore 😖 I just want to go back to normal life.
I lost mine cause of this I can't say this was reason but only way I can explain is it's made me want to isolate out of embarrassment and fatigue and shame etc. Like only comfort is when I'm alone (WHICH COMFORT MEANING NOT HAVING TO WORRY OF PPL SEEING ME OR THINKING OR JUDGING ME) AND basically pushing her away....... atleast she didn't have to actually be with me while this thing has peaked and is full blown and made her leave me. This is the worst shit I've ever experienced I'm sorry for blowing up the comments I thought this was only something I am going through
I think ive got diabetes, i show all the symptoms but i had a blood test and came out clean. Its stresing me the fuck out. I have a doctors appointment in two days for a second opinion. Im 17
A couple years ago I went outside and got bite by a mosquito that left my arm infected at that time my dad told me to put the spray I didn’t listen to my dad and my arm started to swell well well then I though it was just a pimple I had to have surgery but ever since that day going outside and seeing every pimple scares me it left me a scar that it’s reminder to appreciate my life but I got over it move on with my life the scar still there mine was preventable so that’s what hurts the most but now with panic attack it hard.
I am suffering from the health anxiety it's literally make everything hell, I can't even concentrate in work constant thinking about health, Google and media is main culprit in this ,we are hearing lot negative these days, I don't Google anything now but some Thoughts are build up, I am sick of going to the doctor's again and again ,I had all the chcek ups and doctors said everything is fine
oh god ! i can relate to this so much this just makes me so sad ive been in this state for the past 5 years i was 15 when i first started obsessing over my symptoms and now im 21.. im super sensitive to bodily sensations... its terrible i want to just come out of it im so tired of this
@@preenaparmar7723 hey thankyou for your kind words... health anxiety is terrible and hard to deal with.. when i look back at my 15 yr old self i feel like i lost way too much time worrying diseases that i didnt even have! My suggestion to you would be to please stay off of google.. do not search symptoms online always talk to a doctor for health concerns googling can make it worse... best wishes xx
I go to bed feeling comfortable with myself and ready for tomorrow and then wake up in a panic and check with myself and freak out for the rest of the day
This IS REAL.YOU JUST DESCRIBED MY LIFE LITERALLY TO A TEE. ITS RUINING MY LIFE,RUINED MY RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE I LOVED ,WELL MY FIRST LOVE TBH. AND EVEN WATCHING THIS I STILL FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG AND IVE HAD DRS. TELL ME IM OK SMDH. YOU LIT ER ALLLLLLY JUST SPOKE FOR ME!!!! FROM THE PACING,THE GRABBING MYSELF DURING CONVOS AND JUST JUST EVERYYYYYY FCKN THING YOU JUST SPOKE OF. THE SENSATIONS ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC. THIS IS THE WORST TIME IN MY LIFE GOING ON A YEAR NOW TBH LIKELY LONGER MORE SO ITS JUST AT ITS HIGH OR PEAK NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!!!
I have moments of apathy coupled with helath anxiety. I would often think at night how wonderful it would be to simply die in my sleep so my suffering would end.
@@aneerj9790 No, I am still struggling with it. Primarily it is due to worries about health. I have severe fatigue all the time and I have insomnia almost every night.
@@@dbezst25 your extreme fatigue is due to lack of sleep...try to tired yourself then may be you can get a good sleep...rarely i got insomnia but my sleep usually got disturb and then all types of thinking come to my mind and all related to health...i tried not to think but as you all know its not easy to do so...
@@thekriders128 This 'thing' plagues me all the time and the saddest thing is that my own family members don't understand. They think I am play acting or imagining it. And that is why it is important to connect with those who go through similar problems. Thank you for your reply. You just made my day!
This is me . The last 6 months has been hell . Slipping in and out of oblivion minute to minute . My latest is finding a lump on the back of my tongue went to doc and two dentist both told me it’s nothing . And here I am trying to find reassurance . Anybody heard of the linden therapy ? Apparantly meant to cure anxiety full stop . I’m going to look into it .
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If you are reading this, i wish you a great life.
GOD BLESS YOU
Ditto !
Thank you, your kind wish is reciprocated❤
😊
Thanks man, you too. :-)
I’m 16 and I’ve had terrible health anxiety for over a year now
B3cause of this I get
Panic attacks
Vision difficulties
Tinnitus
Aches and pains
Headaches in every part of my head
Severe constant worrying
When you’ve got health anxiety it’s hell
You get a headache instantly you believe it’s a brain tumour
The headache last more than one day becaus3 your so stressed and worried about it which makes it worse
Eventually you see your doctor who reassures you everything fine
However you still don’t fully believe that
Constant worry and fear
I will go to sleep praying I wake up feeling better
And when I do and appreciate ever second because I worry about the next time I’ll get a headache
That cycle repeats for all my syntoms
I only feel safe when I’m with doctors
Or at hospital
Sam Kenny enjoy it !!! Breath. Breath. Breath.
If you add the constantly never ending smell of burning toast to that cycle we’re exactly the same. Just try to remember, you’re still here right. If you’re so dangerously ill then how come you’ve survived through all your past struggles in a stable condition apart from panic symptoms. I assure you though, I’m still living my life in the exact same cycle
this will help
th-cam.com/video/gnVdXN_iZsQ/w-d-xo.html
Do you also constantly check your head and get random pains in your head I'm so scared please help!
ash yes
I swear I am never going to diagnose myself from Google or TH-cam again . I thought I had cancer . The Internet creates more health anxiety. The comment section in TH-cam is very negative and scary with people talking about their terrible diseases .
I'm glad I saw a real life doctor and he put my mind at rest. I'm not talking about the comment section here though. This is different again.
I couldn't agree more Stacey
I am the opposite here. With my health anxiety, I prefer to be with people, so I don't have to focus on myself. I feel more liberated from my body when I am being social or at work. When I am alone, like sitting down and watching TV, I start to focus on my body more and I would feel pain and anxiety. 😣😫
Yess same
Same here😞 I hate being alone because I start to focus more and more to my body/myself
I kinda wish I was at that spectrum cause I don't want to be around anyone I think they're judging me thinking I'm crazy etc. Or ppl think I'm making things up etc etc.
Agreed same here. I feel more safe being surrounded by people than being alone in a house
Your right. I'm the same way.
Wow spot on me this made me cry man. I have this plus extreme panic attacks that feel like I can’t breath and or having a heart attack. Have racked up 20-30k in hospital bills thinking I have something wrong with me. Have had cat scan endless ekgs endless blood test x Ray of chest heart they find nothing I STILL THINK SOMETHING IS WRONG. I don’t wish this anxiety stuff on my worst enemies.
Your not alone brother. This is me right now. How are you doing?
I’m alright man, always so fixated on shit which sucks feel I’m just doomed lol. Idk I have smoked cigs for about 10 years and I feel that has screwed my arteries, I feel since I have been “anxious” every little bump tingle or scratch I have a fatal illness lol. It sucks man I got prescribed buspirones recently they help haven’t had panic attack in a few days which is nice but I still just feel doomed lol
@@aaronmilne9897 get this book called Dare by Barry mcdonagh. It helped me a lot. What ever your going through so am I. The book helped me a little.
I’ll look into it brother, idk one day I was fine the next day I felt like man something is wrong with me still feel that way I have aches and pains all over my body jaw pain all shit that leads to heart issues I shouldn’t be worried about that stuff at 28
@@aaronmilne9897 that is my main concern. I fear of having a heart attack any second. Constant worry about it
Life is Hell with anxiety.
It's even worse when you don't have it ALL the time...and you're just sitting and waiting for it to ruin your day because you KNOW it's coming.
100% i break it down two three states
1..actually suffering at the moment (now)
2..not suffering but anticipation is there (as bad as 1 at times)
3..not suffering or thinking about it at all..freedom (for short or hopefully long spells)
OOOOH.MY.GOD. (Janice’s voice from Friends) I have never, until now, had anyone so accurately explain what I go through. Thank you for this. Seriously.
Very well explained thank you
Fkn SAMEEE HERE!!!!!! I SWEAR I THOUGHT HE WAS RECITING FOR ME. IM SO BAD THOUGH EVEN WATCHING IM THINKING YEA THIS IS ALL ME ETC ETC BUT I REALLY THINK THERES SOMETHING WRONG AND ITS DIFFERENT WITH ME EVEN THOUGH HE JUST EXPLAINED IT ALL TO A TEE,DOES THAT MAKE SENSE TO YOU MAM???? THIS PUTRID ASS BS IS STILLLLL TRYING TO MAKE ME BELIEVE IT(EVEN WITH THIS MAN RIGHT HERE BASICALLY DIAGNOSING ME BY SPEAKING OF HIS EXPERIENCE) I HATE THIS!!!!
Mate, 90% of what you talk about in this video I can't relate to. I live in an incredible place (by choice), I am very successful in many ways but for the last 8 months I have had my sanity taken away by health anxiety. At 4am this morning I was at the local hospital trying to find some kind of solace and comfort. Please, keep doing what you are doing because this evening I did find a little peace of mind from your words. Thank you :)
Be courageous..i undstand u
I can so relate. I actually have constant numbness in both hands for 7 months AND now for 5 weeks numb legs, feet, toes. No doctors know anything. I pray that ALL who read this would be filled with peace and resolve. Your creator knows your name. Meditation, prayer & exercise help. Who else is fearful of taking medications???
@Rocinante Yes. I was diagnosed with cervical stenosis & Myelopathy. Having surgery on Jan 21st! I'm believing the best!
God Bless 🙏🙏🙏
@Rocinante Yes. Mri, xrays and ctscan. I also broke my shoulder from falling, due to numb legs.
@Rocinante you can treat it with physical therapy, acupuncture, etc. at first. Keep moving, etc
Mine came on 100% 24/7. Hopefully you can get the numbness to turn around. God Speed 🙏
Omg I've had health anxiety for almost a year. Every morning I wake up I focus on my horrible symptoms and check my breast for any lumps. It is horrible! Throughout the whole day I check my body to see if I have any lumps and if I find any I worry about it then I get more physical symptoms. I stopped googling once I realized that it was doing more harm than good. It's so tempting though. I really need help. I cry alot. I wanna get my life back again😓🤧
This is so me!! I hate the daytimes and at night I am fine. Thank you for this video I needed this one
It’s me Beth D I love daytime I hate night XD
I’m always feeling good at night. Mornings are rough for me 😕
I am exactly the same!
Lawra i dread getting out of bed sometimes 🙄
I dread starting my day due to the health anxiety. I am happily pregnant but now my anxiety is even worse 😓
Every morning when I wake up I check my aches and pains and ask myself whether am I good to go,but when I realize everything is not perfect and that's it my morning motivation is killed.... Now throughout the day my brain is like hey u have got these issues in ur body which are not fixed please fix ur self or else I won't let u concentrate on any other essentials aspects in life. I am 21 yrs old and I just feel so devastated..want to focus on my studies but I just can't.. I feel like lying on my bed throughout the day and waiting for the night so that I can sleep and just for those 6-8 hrs of sleep I get rid of my worries and anxiety. I hope I would be fine...😞😞😞
How are you now, my friend?
@@johncarloporciuncula46 Thanks mate, I am much better now☺️
@@Amitsah_19 Yes I just want to slp all day so I won't have to think..I will take any slp med to just go to slp cuz I feel like when I'm aslp it all goes away I don't think abt anything but then when I wake up I hate it cause ik my mind will start running again. I'm SO focused on my symptoms and I check my body all the time. Sometimes I just start crying cause I just want it to stop..
i totally understand this, i go through this on a daily aswell. One thing that has helped me is meditation and getting exercise, i feel like this gets my mind off things and i can focus on the important things in life.
I teared up listening to you. I just want to give you a big hug! You spoke exactly how I feel every day. I have been a health anxiety sufferer for almost 10 years. There is hope. We will overcome! 🙏
When?
Are you going through this now?
OMG you have described my exact day, this is how I feel 24/7 and it’s exhausting, you now have a new subscriber
Me to, I’m exhausted. I’m miserable
@@elijahdeballack2323 , me also. It has been almost 3 years of pure hell with health anxiety. I am exhausted too.
This has been a go to video for me when I have a set back. It reminds me how far I've come.
Man this is exactly how I am. It’s so hard. I’ve had this all my life. I wonder if we lived in an older age that we wouldn’t have it so bad because we wouldn’t have Dr Google. I’m glad that more people are willing to put their stories out there, health anxiety is no joke and the more we can talk about openly the better because it’s then when we know we are not alone.
You are so right Alva. When I used to struggle with health anxiety, I felt completely alone. When I became open (not only about my struggles but how I overcame anxiety) others began to believe that it is possible to live a better life.
The Anxiety Project thank you for being there for us! I subscribed to your channel, it’s great! 🙏🏻
me too,, very same story in a day..
Thank you so much for uploading this. It literally sounds like you are describing my life and it gives me comfort to know that i'm not the only person with this thought pattern
Spot on! Your daily cycle is so similar to mine. I'm now at the point of forcing myself out to socialize and I hate it because my home is where I feel comfortable. It just sucks and it's so hard to overcome. I'm 53 years old so of course my body is changing and I am freaked out by every little thing even though doctor says i'm healthy, diet amd exercise is spot on, lost 80 pounds, doesn't matter I still feel like I have an undiagnosed terminal illness and that i'm dying. Meditations work to some extent but it's still there.
Im sitting here with my whole body tingling (this can happen for hours) I know it's anxiety but I'm still trying to convince myself it's something worse! I can have anxiety for days on end and it's horrible makes my body very weak and can hardly talk or walk! Your video is very good and cheers for sharing.
Me at the moment!!
@@maygonmoore1901 your get through it mate, it's hard to think you will, but you will! Online research for anxiety helped me massively and also my anxiety went down massively when I started taking vitamins as my bloods showed low vitamin d and B12 so get this checked out. Good luck
@@davidevans5163 I have. Why does this happen out of nowhere?
@@davidevans5163 I take vitamins too.
This is me. As I sit here constantly touching my head feeling like I have sensations that could be a tumor or pre-aneurysm or who knows what else. I hate this. 😭
How arw you now?
I feel ya, it's always the worst case scenarios that come to mind.
its all me....its just ruining my life i got health anxiety since 5 years now...its just horrible, i want to be like every normal people out there with no health axiety, i want to live well for my daughter and dear ones....help plz
Aneer J can you explain your symptoms you experience whole day plzz
@@harpaldhaliwal5706 harpal dhaliwal actually its too much but i will try to be brief..i wake up with mild palpitation and that triggered my mind that something is wrong.,i tried not to think on that but its there.after that am on a panic mode i got light dizzy,feel i cnt breathe well and that give me again more palpitation..i may b driving or walking or doing some work that thinking about health issues are still there. a little heartburn or a pain near my heart or a pain anywhere i will think the worst..i would say any little sensation i got its not good for me..for info i got all the test done and all came out normal..am healthy for sure and i know that but that thinking annoy me. am afraid of death. i want to live well. i got a very good family, my loving daughter and husband , a good work, but i feel very annoyed with this situation
Aneer J your now alone girl I deal with this too everyday I have shooting pain and heachace
@@pinklipstickx19 did you try paracetamol for your headaches
This is my entire life man! My most recent experience was when i thought i had Diabetes type 2. I pee'd all the time (about every 20 minutes as you said) and i was tired even after 10 hours of sleep. I went to the doctor and checked out my blood pressure which was 70/120, and my glukose levels by pricking my finger Which was 5.8. After leaving the doctors office i was left with a feeling of unsettlement. That was last week and i am trying to get over that now, but this got me feeling better, just to know that someone out there has the same thing i had, and who inspires me to try and get better at controlling it. I appreciate this video so much man! :)
That's my issue right now tired all the time and peeing. I'm so paranoid that I have diabetes even after reassurance from my doctor. How are you doing now.
Im doing better now, just remember that shock from hypocondria can create thousands of symptoms. You get those symptoms from thinking about them. And the solution for me is listening to other people with the same symptoms. I hope this will make you feel a little more calm. 😊
Same here, i did the pin prick and got rlly high blood glucose result so i was extremely worried, i contantly have tingling and numbness in my limbs, im always thirsty, always tired, dry mouth. I went to the ER and had a blood test in which i was apparently clean. I dont trust it though.
Im having another doctors appointment tommorow.
Not to mention my vision has recently seemed to worsen:(
How are you going now? I’m worried and I know when I’m thinking about urination, it’s going to happen and when I’m distracted it’s all good. I’ve done prick tests over the past few months multiple times and it’s all good. How did you get over the frequent urination?
Great video, thanks for making it. This exactly describes me, I was diagnosed with glandular fever but the symptoms are so similar to other illnesses and I just worry that I have something more serious and it just affects my recovery. In a way I sort of don't trust the doctors as I think they miss something which is what you describe. This calms me a bit knowing that some of the things that's going on is not normal worrying but health anxiety.
I wake up and go to bed with anxiety. I started having muscle twitches that never stop, I have palpitations, sometimes suicidal thoughts and depression
I'm
Going through that now .i been stressing over a eye procedure I need to get done and I TH-camd some videos about it and it gave me a feeling my heart was pounding in my throat and I couldn't think straight for a while and I got a eye lid twitch .Ive had the eye lid twitch of and on for a long time but this time it lasted like a few days and then it moved to my bicep for like 2-3 days just a few a day then I googled muscle twitches and seen the worst then like the next day or two later they are all over now it's been almost 5 months now .It's just that I was diagnosed for a something I thought was oh I just need glasses and next thing you know I was told I had kc .i can't wear glasses so I have to use specialty contact lenses and still need to go get a procedure done next month so I can stop what I have and continue to wear contacts .it just sucks going through the health anxiety and then you start to think about all sensations and freak out and start googling and the wrist pops up .
I had a very acute health anxiety for a period. It just hit me overnight, retrospectively I had been worried about cancers for a decade, however it never effected me as far as I knew.
Every symptom you said was present except I had to stop work right away as each day morning to night was like a constant panic attack, I woke up sometimes during the night, and had about 5 minutes in the morning hoping I didn’t start buzzing, however it crept in and adrenaline started going.
I went to doctors, however I knew it was health anxiety most likely but the belief was I was sick, and I didn’t have a healthy lifestyle at all, quite the opposite from painkillers to caffeine and smoking.
It took me 6 weeks to change this totally, and that was 2 years ago. I didn’t have a choice, every minute of every day back then was consumed by it, every single thought.
I refused any medication offered because I knew that if I found any way to build a comfort or acceptance around it, then it won’t go away.
Honestly the way to deal with this, is don’t run away from it. It’s very hard to tell yourself it’s all in your head, you have to add reducing lines such as “assuming it’s all in my head” - you must force yourself despite how stupid and counter intuitive it feels to say those things out loud, to family or friends, and that it will be fine shortly.
I took frozen showers to try and interrupt the thought patterns (this had various results) - my hands were constantly shaking due to the mass adrenaline 24/7, exhausted didn’t even begin to explain how I felt during that time.
You have to program yourself to reverse all thought patterns you have established. Then replace the obsession with something else before it becomes something you identify with.
Tell your friends and family to keep talking as they always would, and if you catch them walking on eggshells you won’t be happy about it, don’t run away from the 101 cancer awareness adverts. The only thing I did avoid for a longer period was films with death, specifically ones where a father dies as having two young daughters that I was convinced I wasn’t going to see grow up was by far the hardest part.
Moral of this is to logically understand it’s a mental illness. The treat it as such. First create doubt in the assumption your sick to undermine that thought pattern, then full on tackle it and tell yourself over and over it’s all in your perception and it’s changing now. Be self aware everytime you think of being sick, and challenge it right away. Force yourself into situations like being social and going out BUT not with a timid mindset that your going to run away from it the minute it’s uncomfortable. THIS is your life and you can deal with it or not. That’s how I treated myself, When I went out it was fully expected that it would be uncomfortable and exhausting but I was doing it to cure myself, which wasn’t going to be easy.
This is not a lifelong thing, or long term either - it will go on as long as your brain patterns allow it. You can program those, you have been doing it your whole life.
This gave me a sense of empowerment, so thank you. I felt the same way. The HA seemed to kind of take over my life overnight, but once I talked through it with my therapist, I realized I'd had these fears for most of my life, I just reacted more normally to them. I've been letting it ruin my life for a couple months now, but I am going to start challenging it more because I know it's the only way to get through it.
I hate waking up and just looking forward to night time. It sucks.
I think I’ve always had it. Just didn’t take notice until late 2013 and the last 7 years has been half he’ll half the time. I’m standing up to it and living my life day by day now. Thanks for making and educating.
My (health) anxiety has gotten as bad as never before since the pandemic
Man. I feels good to know I'm not alone on this. It gets really hard sometimes
I don’t know what to do at this point. A few months ago I was convinced I had MS, then it was poisoning from vicks vapor rub, then it was HIV, then it was an abdominal bleed, after that it was blood acidosis, recently i believed it was rabies after a service dog at my school scraped me with his tooth (even though all animals in the dorms have to be vaccinated), and now it’s fear that a stroke will happen because I cracked my neck with more pressure than normal. I HATE IT. I don’t sleep more than 4-5 hours a night because i’m afraid I’ll die in my sleep, I don’t do my school work because I’m not able to focus.
Anti anxiety meds work wonders
I'm sorry I'm cracking up laughing because this is me every day, omg. Can't even believe we think like this
Oh my... This is me... Thanks for sharing. You look so much like my son.
This is so me, my problem is somethimes I am willing to accept my mental state and sometimes my mind says "What if all the doctor were wrong"
One thing that is different is, I don’t look going home, i get like all stressed cause imma sit alone with my thoughts, outside ur busy to think,
Don’t look forward *
Great video man. I have been suffering for almost 4 years now. It all started with a really bad case of vertigo which scared me half to death. The ENT gave me prednisone 60mg for 7 days. After 3 days, I was back in the ER with my first panic attack. I have never known such fear! I have had every test and everything is always normal. I went to the ER 10 times the first year after the panic attacks started. This is the worst thing I have ever experienced and I would not wish it on my worst enemy.
Darla Gosnell that’s exactly what happened to me. It all started with vertigo and doctors never believed me and would say it’s just anxiety, until I finally got diagnosed with a rare disorder that affects balance and you get dizzy depending on positions, now I don’t trust doctors, I go to doctors and ER often. I constantly feel any moment is my last one.
@@elijahdeballack2323 I totally understand. Vertigo and dizziness are truly difficult and are often what starts anxiety and particularly health anxiety. I never imagined I would allow something like this to take over my life. I think about it every waking moment. I believe I even worry about it when I sleep.
Elijah Ballack what is the disease called??
Darla Gosnell wow! Iv had this for 4 years now too. Mine started with vertigo for about 30 seconds and I have not been the same since! It scared me so much I can’t even explain. Since then I have had about 30 different symptoms everyday
@@jsmitala89 I truly understand. This has been a very difficult journey. Unless someone has suffered as we have, they can't even begin to understand what we face daily. Have you taken any medication?
This is insane, so on point - I have been suffering so much recently. This year i've been going through periods of it coming on so strong for a couple weeks and then i'll be okay and then it comes back again. Gone to doctors a few times this year with various symptoms to be told its health anxiety and it's just so hard to believe but it is what it is:/ at the moment, it's my head feels like theres so much pressure, I feel dizzy and off balance and nauseous, got major brain fog and can't focus and I can't stop thinking its a brain tumour (as thats what Google tells me.) It's exhausting and makes me so afraid and panicked but it's really helpful and reassuring to watch a video like this, makes me feel bit less insane .
Hi Lizzie, how are you now?? Hope you got better?
@@salmanalltheway I did get better but unfortunately a month ago it all come back again I think because of being stressed out with all the pandemic shenanigans:( different symptoms this time though, still got brain fog and weird feeling in head sometimes, but this time I've also had tight chested symptoms, and heart palpitations, and even couple panick attacks:( working on getting better again though, thanks for asking! Hope you're all good x
Lizzie Nicholls yes, just living with it... symptoms keeps on changing or there are few which remains constant and other keeps changing. Like i am struggling with this ridiculous head pressure.. numbness , body weakness, etc. But it all started with short breath, heart palpitations, throat tightness etc.... so i never know it will get stuck to worse
@@salmanalltheway So sorry to hear that, basically exactly the same as me. Just our minds always looking for the next sensation as we're always in that fight or flight mode. I have found Brad's vids are great but also Yoga and meditation to be the best things too as they teach you really similar things to be more present and mindful, and accept that you cannot control everything and just know it's okay to experience those sensations, just to let them be and then they will eventually pass and everything is okay.
Lizzie Nicholls thank you Lizzie, its a good advise. I hope me and evrryone on this should pass it soon.
God this is me.
I’ve had these issues since I was a kid, and watching my mom die when I was fifteen totally locked it in. Actually having neurological problems and panic disorder on top of this health anxiety is a waking nightmare. This video describes the thought process totally. Especially the “sensations disappear when you’re distracted” part. Ugh!
Have some neurological and other health problems as well. Never had panic over it nearly as much as this week. So sorry for your loss, and hope you are doing better.
me too... i hav it since i was kid, its because some trauma of my mother sickness, an my lymph node infection wehn i was kid
I would just believe health anxiety was all it is until I found a lump on my back. I’ve had blood tests Ultra sounds, and an MRI done and they said it was just a fatty lipoma but my brain won’t let me to trust them. I feel lightheaded ness, brain fog, tingling, insomnia, depression, blurred vision. I just want to be normal again :(
Very impressive video. Wonderful information. Great job.
I got triggered a week ago thinking I have a terrible disease and it all went downhill ever since. The past week has been one of the worst of my life. I feel like my life has been turned upside down. I've had the first panic attack in my life which was followed by several, there's nothing more horrific. I can have moments where I get reassured that I'm fine but then the symptoms come back and I'm back in hell. I just want this to end...
Angelo Grimes im going through this now, i didnt have medical insurance for 6 years and that scared the hell out of me.
The same for me!
Good video !!! I can relate to everything you are saying . For me my biggest problem is when my heart flutters or palpitates I go into panic mode . And also if I’m far away from home I start to worry . When there’s no hospitals around I panic because I think “ what if something happens to me and I don’t make it to the nearest hospital “
I'm so scared. Most people rack up medical bills with their health anxiety but I'm terrified of doctors and bad news so I can't even go to the doctor to know if I'm dying and I am scared that I'm dying of something and then physical things happen and I'm so scared. Like I feel like I've manifested the knots and aches and discomfort and I'm terrified. I tried to not Google my symptoms but I did and damn man I'm just so scared. This is every single day. Every single day. I'm so scared of the doctor and bad news... I'm so sorry for rambling. I'm in the middle of a month long panic attack. Health anxiety has ruined my life.
Same way as you but with anxiety you have every systom I had stomach ache for the longest time before never thought nothing of it cause it wasn’t paintful I always ate junk so I found out that anxiety gives you stomach ache but now with heath anxiety I feel worse
With it but I get what your saying .
Bree that's me!
Thank you for this video. You have described my behaviour precisely! Your calm description of this condition has put my behaviour into context and let me know I'm not on my own. I've been practicing your 10 minute relaxation guide and it really helps!
Omg I can’t believe you explained this spot on to what I’m going through.. I have been to more than 30 different medical centres and ER thinking something was wrong . All tests came out good and normal and I’m still convinced that it’s not. It’s so exhausting as it’s taking over my life... knowing that someone out there understands and knows what I’m going through, brings some sort of calmness in me . Thank you for your video.
Dee Dee I do the same, call my mom to get reassurance
I've been suffering health anxiety for a year now, ever since my aunt got cancer. That's exactly what I suffer every day, every darn day.
What are the decieses you think you have?
Did anybody ever get the blanked brain for a split second..like where am I ...then it’s like oh I’m driving home..(scary)
J Washington yesss!! Luckily this has only happened a couple of time but when it does it’s so scary!
J Smith Meee especially brain fog
Thanks for this! It’s not only me.
Spot on! Thank you very much for sharing this
Very impressing the way you describe my daily life!
Im 3 minutes in and already laughing at myself, because i know how mental it is!
At this point in time, i am adamant i have ALS/MS. But 3 weeks ago, i had lung cancer. I know this is health anxiety, but its been bubbling under the surface for the past few months.
If you can recall back to why you got like this, you know its Anxiety related because you would have had a stressful event happen prior. In March 2019, I got told my 3 year old Son had Leukemia, we were then told he didn't after further tests, most stressful 24 hours of my entire life. I then got very sick due to the stress and caught Pneumonia/Bronchitis. In May, my wife then had a Miscarriage at 12 weeks and then in June my Grandma died.
I have had CT scans, blood tests, been to the GP 5+ times already in the past few weeks. Hounded my family telling them i have ALS. I googled all symptoms and got even worse.
I am getting CBT this week and will probably need it for the next 12+ weeks. I have had anxiety in the past, but never health anxiety, just the normal stuff (racing heart, sweating etc). Like this Anxiety is horrendous because it is creating physical symptoms related to the disease i believe i have.
Sorry to hear all the stuff you’ve been through. How are you doing now?
@@DT-ub6ud thanks for your kind words. Well, the good news is that I'm much much better. But that's not uncommon for me. I did 8 weeks of CBT and did a short course of antidepressants which helped with the obsessive thoughts. After about 8 weeks on those I stopped and I would now say I'm 99% back to normal. It's obviously an ongoing battle for most people but hopefully my response can help others. You will get better. If I still get sick I sometimes think the worst, sore throat I think is it throat cancer, but I guess it's not worth worrying about.
Scott Ramsay true, your reply is worth , i am going thru the worst symptoms, but people always say dont choose anti dpreasants, but i think i need them badly. Even doctor is not giving me
@@salmanalltheway I would say CBT is far more effective then any drug and obviously time is a factor. After 12 months of thinking you have Motor neurone disease you realise that you don't. Because you haven't got any worse, that's obviously important in itself. But all you need to ask for is a mild dose.
Scott Ramsay so initially you thot its a motor neuron disease? Or may be some thing brain? Only CBD oil got u better drom all symptoms
Done with ECG, 2DECHO, 24 HOUR HOLTER. everything's normal. Yet I still feel weird with my heart 😥😥😥 this health anxiety is hell.
You just described me.
Hi! Do you wear smart watch? I find it terrifying to wear smart watch because I might constantly check my HR.
This is all so accurate, this is totally me. Sometimes I wish dr Google didn’t even exist, It made my anxiety 10 times worse, yet I can’t stop looking for reassurance but I only find out about more diseases that fit my symptoms. Every time I go to the doctor I think he just doesn’t take me seriously and doesn’t want to properly examine my symptoms. Now I’m convinced I have some kind of dangerous autoimmune disease (brain fog, fatigue, tingling sensations and aches, digestive problems,...) I just want my own thoughts to leave me alone
How are you not?
I just want to tell my story . im 23 years old and i smoked for 4 years and now ive been 🚬 free for 3 months . i developed health anxiety when i had my upper back hurt when i breath and went to google . it gave me that the cause can vary from muscle strains to lung cancer . the minute i heard lung i was saying nah it cant be and forgot about it . 2 days later i started worrying about it . i was depressed and lost 5 kgs in a month bcz i lost my appetite . i went to 2 doctors and told me everything is fine but i was convinced i had it bcz google said it cant be seen on xray . i went to psychiatrist and everything was going fine but now since last sunday i started convincing myself that if i laugh ill feel chest pain . now my body is alerted to every single sensation i feel and relate it to lung cancer
Literally teared up when you said…. You constantly drank water thinking it’ll flush out an illness. I’ve been doing that and not even realizing. I’m so Sad that I’m going thru this!
This will resonate with you th-cam.com/video/-cLzt204UOQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7aJH1h-Gb0igfeqw
If you can manage not googling symptoms, you’re basically half way there from my experience. Dr Google is just like freely opening up your head to exclusively the worst and most catastrophic thought patterns.
Facts bro I get heart palpitations and shortness of breath and think I have heart failure lol I just be scared because I got a daughter to live for
I can't believe how on point this video is! I needed this today, thank you for your perspective and truth. In a world of feeling alone especially in your own head, it put me more at ease to know others feel the same. Your explanations of the good moments you called a "mini vacation" was so accurate. I am constantly looking to get my way of thinking used to be, which was always the mini vacation state of mind. You sharing this is a blessing to many.
Anyone else constantly monitor themselves for a brain tumor? Like every ache, pain or strange sensation in the head you automatically fear/convince yourself is a tumor? It's the worst.
Literally me always
This is my day now...I need help!
Thank you I feel better hearing this I'm going thru this too
sitting here watching this while suffering from some dizziness, lightheadedness and some headaches that i immediately associate with a brain tumor/cancer.
health anxiety is no joke. the worst part is it comes in waves for me. some weeks or months i can be totally fine and free from it, and then all of the sudden, boom. it just happens.
I too had a catastrophic health problem 2 years ago which was exacerbated by researching my health on google. I will not look into anything health related especially symptoms. My situation was so bad that I felt disconnected from my body. I was concerned that my leg was not going to heal as it was a rather serious injury. But although I was cleared by the doctor to fly I was shocked at how I suffered such an unlikely self-inflicted wound. Then there was my groin which I strained in the backyard. So with these two things combined it ruined a whole year of my life. I still am plagued by being scared about my health. Every day I have terrible thoughts of something happening. I hope that others will read my post and learn from my mistakes.
Thanks for the vid. This has been the last 6 years of my life!. I'll list things that I thought I had
- mastocytosis
-elhers danlos (vascular)
-sjogrens / lupus (autoimmune)
-lyme / bartarella
-thyroid problems
-adreanal problems
-Parathyroid problems
-carcinoid syndrome
I have had some really rough symptoms though, and some tests come back postive but not to the point were I have a diagnosis for anything, except generalized anxiety disorder.
Trevor Lanyon how are things these days?
From now on after freeing from bone cancer. Leukemia.diabetis.Hiv. anxiety
Now im currently suffering from lymphoma anxiety i have an appointment check up later
Wish me luck.
Hope you’re doing fine
Thanks . Great helpful video
I'm horribly suffering with this. I really need help!
I wish you all the best, I understand you…
For weeks I’ve been convinced I have MS or going blind. Day to night I obsess over my symptoms and vision. One eye is blurrier then the other and more sensitive. It’s scaring me. My eye test of the back and front of the eye was clear - but I want to go to a different company just incase they lied because they knew my anxiety is bad. I’m about to head to my doctor to demand some tests for an autoimmune disease and MRI of the brain. I just can’t calm down. 8 weeks straight I’ve been in constant fight or flight mode! It’s horrible
So what you have done to solve this anxiety?
piyush dhiman I done my eye test again and they tested further to see any abnormalities in the brain from what they can from the eye... all reassuring results. My MRI is today I’m so nervous. I’ve just started taking lexapro again.
@@larnsxo Dont worry everything will be fine.God is with you.
Let me know the results.
Take care 🙂
piyush dhiman results of a perfectly healthy brain 😍
@@larnsxo Its anxiety only
I have a weird anxiety. I'm constantly in tune with my sensations. I'm actually very fit and active but constantly worried I'm not as healthy as I should be feeling. But I rarely go to thr doctors as I'm basically too scared that they'll find something. Totally counter productive. And a horrible vicious cycle.
Thank you ❤️
This Vid Hits Home For Me As Well.. 😞
I have this, it’s been going on since February I have been to the hospital twice thinking I have problems with my heart each time everything has come back fine, my 24hr heart monitor came back fine as well. I will obsessively take my blood pressure and check my pulse. I feel bubbling or vibrations in my chest and I’m convinced it’s my heart! My dr has prescribed me propranolol but stupidly googled it and saw it can contribute to heart block! I’ve developed a fear of death which I haven’t been since I was a child and I get a fear I’ve wasted my life (im only 30) I also wake up some nights in a panic. What doesn’t help is in the U.K. you can’t get a drs appointment for at least a month 😔
Kellie Bieda omg I feel the vibrations too
They are horrible aren’t they :(
Kellie Bieda yes girl do you still get them.
I’m 18 and dealing with this , can’t stop worrying
Yes I do :( I just have to try and tell myself they are nothing and not my heart although I still check my pulse at times. I can’t stop myself each and every time my pulse is normal. I know it’s hard but when you get symptoms you just need to tell yourself it’s your anxiety! First off what Evers worrying you talk to your doctor they will understand and if you think you have a health problem get the checks done most likely they will come back ok. Once you’ve done that you definitely know it’s anxiety then you can deal with what this horrible illness throws at you. I’m sorry you’re going through this :(
I’ve dealt with health anxiety off and on since 1992. It started when my little sister was hospitalized for pneumonia. Then an episode of Charlie Brown about a girl with lukemia really escalated it. I’ll have good months and REALLY bad months. I was recently diagnosed with severe anemia bc I waited too long to be seen. I assumed my lightheaded spells was just my anxiety but it was low iron. I also deal with white coat syndrome and my blood pressure and heart rate are always elevated when I go to the doctor. I’m terrified to take medications, but I’m desperate enough at this point to at least take something for panic attacks.
I’ve been going through this for a while now, but the past few weeks it’s been a nightmare..I haven’t slept for days and even went to the ER. The doctor told me I needed to see a psychiatrist and gave me something to take if I get an anxiety attack. Hope everyone is doing okay❤️
Same w me girl :( hope you’re doing ok, we’ll get through it ❤️
@@SoloMeraki you made my day
My list of symptoms- heavy heart thumping missing beats like a flutter
Facial numbness from ear to mouth mostly left side and left hand numbness
Random pinpoints of pain can be anywhere on the body .
Anybody else get these ?
yes. these are all explained by hyperventilation. you hyperventilate when you are anxious.
Yes
Facial numbness
Near mouth and under eye area on left side.
Heart racing in middle of sleep at night
Skipping a beat
Hv had All
These days suffering from shoulder Nd chests pain radiating everybwhere left side till toe
CA Jatin BAhl ahh it’s awful . I done 6 months of it three weeks ago I started on lexapro not so much for anxiety but depression which is Causing me to lay around a lot therefore giving anxiety a chance to attack me . Iv started to improve but still have cyclical symptoms some days heart others numbness some both . Hang in there and exercise !! It really helps
Oh my God yes! That numbness makes me thinking the worst scenarios ☹!
@@LeasKobe ahh I know how you feel . Listen it’s very simple you just have to get your adrenaline glands to calm down - try TH-cam - wim hoff breathing exercise daily - you will feel better very quick .
Totaly relatable. I have seen lots of videos on anxiety disorderand stpries of people who are suffering with health anxiety but expect symptoms i could not relate to those stories but watching your videos seems like its me who is talking about my story in the screen. Totatlly relatable. but still i am suffering for like 4 years and everything you just told happen to me. My daily life is gone. I think that if i am not having enough sleep i cannot work cannot communicate or interact with my friends or co workers.
I feel all your pain and struggles as i also have anxiety to die or become ill 😢🙏🙏"
Amazing !!!! please keep up the good work! Cant wait for your next one.
You described the daily struggle perfectly
You are getting 8 solid hours of sleep? You’re doing much better than most of us
I hear yah... 😭
My worst period lasted 4 months I cried when listening to this thinking back I was always happy when it reached 10 pm it is time to sleep and I was happy I survived the day I also really struggled with this since I was 6 triggers by a surgical tv program my parents watched
Having this problem now, It’s literally ruining my life. I can’t concentrate on anything, I’m puffing on CBD vapes all day, im dizzy, get headaches, random body aches (in places I’ve had checked on by doctors MULTIPLE times), hospital bills piling up, no motivation to do or think about anything other than my health, my girlfriend is extremely worried about me and probably at this point about to leave me and I don’t blame her and I’ve lost my job due to coronavirus so I can’t afford a therapist. This all started last October, subsided between January-March and came back with a vengeance just in time for quarantine. I can’t take this anymore 😖 I just want to go back to normal life.
I lost mine cause of this I can't say this was reason but only way I can explain is it's made me want to isolate out of embarrassment and fatigue and shame etc. Like only comfort is when I'm alone (WHICH COMFORT MEANING NOT HAVING TO WORRY OF PPL SEEING ME OR THINKING OR JUDGING ME) AND basically pushing her away....... atleast she didn't have to actually be with me while this thing has peaked and is full blown and made her leave me. This is the worst shit I've ever experienced I'm sorry for blowing up the comments I thought this was only something I am going through
I think ive got diabetes, i show all the symptoms but i had a blood test and came out clean. Its stresing me the fuck out. I have a doctors appointment in two days for a second opinion.
Im 17
Spot on!
Try dealing with this when having a family!
Made me lose mine tbh atleast it's what I can trace it all back too
A couple years ago I went outside and got bite by a mosquito that left my arm infected at that time my dad told me to put the spray I didn’t listen to my dad and my arm started to swell well well then I though it was just a pimple I had to have surgery but ever since that day going outside and seeing every pimple scares me it left me a scar that it’s reminder to appreciate my life but I got over it move on with my life the scar still there mine was preventable so that’s what hurts the most but now with panic attack it hard.
I am suffering from the health anxiety it's literally make everything hell, I can't even concentrate in work constant thinking about health, Google and media is main culprit in this ,we are hearing lot negative these days, I don't Google anything now but some Thoughts are build up,
I am sick of going to the doctor's again and again ,I had all the chcek ups and doctors said everything is fine
Same here bro😓
oh god ! i can relate to this so much this just makes me so sad ive been in this state for the past 5 years i was 15 when i first started obsessing over my symptoms and now im 21.. im super sensitive to bodily sensations... its terrible i want to just come out of it im so tired of this
I'm 15 right now and scared of MS! I hope u recover, u got this xx
@@preenaparmar7723 hey thankyou for your kind words... health anxiety is terrible and hard to deal with.. when i look back at my 15 yr old self i feel like i lost way too much time worrying diseases that i didnt even have! My suggestion to you would be to please stay off of google.. do not search symptoms online always talk to a doctor for health concerns googling can make it worse... best wishes xx
@@sanaeahlebayt9218 that's rlly good advice, thank you!
This is spot on!!!!!!! It sucks
Im glad it resonates!
It's not even so much that I don't sleep. It's that I haven't been able to sleep for four days.
I go to bed feeling comfortable with myself and ready for tomorrow and then wake up in a panic and check with myself and freak out for the rest of the day
The same here!
So spot on!!!!
This IS REAL.YOU JUST DESCRIBED MY LIFE LITERALLY TO A TEE. ITS RUINING MY LIFE,RUINED MY RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE I LOVED ,WELL MY FIRST LOVE TBH. AND EVEN WATCHING THIS I STILL FEEL LIKE SOMETHING IS WRONG AND IVE HAD DRS. TELL ME IM OK SMDH. YOU LIT ER ALLLLLLY JUST SPOKE FOR ME!!!! FROM THE PACING,THE GRABBING MYSELF DURING CONVOS AND JUST JUST EVERYYYYYY FCKN THING YOU JUST SPOKE OF. THE SENSATIONS ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC ETC. THIS IS THE WORST TIME IN MY LIFE GOING ON A YEAR NOW TBH LIKELY LONGER MORE SO ITS JUST AT ITS HIGH OR PEAK NOW. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO!!!!!!!!!
I have moments of apathy coupled with helath anxiety. I would often think at night how wonderful it would be to simply die in my sleep so my suffering would end.
I understand how you feel. I've gone through this for five years now. And I truly empathize with you.
did you recover? and how
@@aneerj9790 No, I am still struggling with it. Primarily it is due to worries about health. I have severe fatigue all the time and I have insomnia almost every night.
@@@dbezst25 your extreme fatigue is due to lack of sleep...try to tired yourself then may be you can get a good sleep...rarely i got insomnia but my sleep usually got disturb and then all types of thinking come to my mind and all related to health...i tried not to think but as you all know its not easy to do so...
Danny Andrew I have the severe fatigue/weak feelings almost 24/7. I feel for you.
@@thekriders128 This 'thing' plagues me all the time and the saddest thing is that my own family members don't understand. They think I am play acting or imagining it. And that is why it is important to connect with those who go through similar problems. Thank you for your reply. You just made my day!
Nailed it!! Thank you.
I always check my lymph nodes
i suffer with really bad Anxiety every day i feel like i am going to stop breathing and finding it hard to breathe been like this since last year
This is me . The last 6 months has been hell . Slipping in and out of oblivion minute to minute . My latest is finding a lump on the back of my tongue went to doc and two dentist both told me it’s nothing . And here I am trying to find reassurance . Anybody heard of the linden therapy ? Apparantly meant to cure anxiety full stop . I’m going to look into it .