Two Tips for Health Anxiety
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ย. 2024
- The clinical term for health anxiety used to be hypochondriasis, but now it’s been split into two disorders, somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder.
With health anxiety you are oversensitive to body sensations and fear you have a serious illness. The fear of having that illness overwhelms you and leads to you engaging in behaviors that keep the anxiety going. Many people realize their fears are irrational to some degree, but it’s like you can’t break out of the cycle of fear about it.
The key to getting past the health anxiety is being able to focus on the problems as being anxiety out of control rather than on getting proof or reassurance that you don’t have an illness. That reassurance is always short-lived. It’s like taking short cuts to avoid work. You may feel better in the short-term when you hear you don’t have the illness, but your distress eventually comes back because the real problem is your anxiety, not whether or not you have an illness.
Some researchers out of Sweden did a clinical trial testing CBT delivered by the internet. The results were that the internet therapy was equally effective as therapy delivered by face to face with a therapist. With the internet therapy, the participants worked with a therapist through brief email communications. But the bulk of the work was done by doing exercises.
Two strategies that are included in the CBT program are
1. Practice mindfulness for 10 minutes a day.
2. Practice response prevention
Two sources of mindfulness meditations are the UCLA Mindfulness podcast and my website were you can download a Body Scan meditation here markspsychiatry...
With response prevention, you want to restrict how much you engage in the behavior that reinforce your anxiety. So an example may be that you will only check your pulse three times a day instead of the usual 20. Or you when you start to feel worried, you will wait at least 1 hour before you talk to your partner about your concerns. By waiting, you may find that you don’t have as strong of a need to talk to them.
Practice this each day. You can set aside a certain time of day to review your list of behaviors and track your progress. If you’ve spent the day holding back on your behaviors, you may be tense. And this may be when you do a mindfulness exercise.
Other parts of the therapy involved gradually exposing yourself to anxiety provoking situations while you resist engaging in your usual behaviors. This is really where you make the progress in reducing your anxiety and breaking the connection between physical sensations and anxiety. The exercises expose you to actual situations as well as imagined situations to purposely trigger your anxiety while you suppress your response.
Through these gradual exposure’s you become desensitized to the trigger. We call it habituation. The exposure exercises are best done under the supervision of the therapist but even with this Internet model the therapist intervention is minimal compared to what would be required if you were seeing a therapist in person for a full psychotherapy session. So it’s good to know that the cognitive behavior therapy can be modified to be a hybrid of self-help with some therapist intervention.
Reference
Axelsson E, Andersson E, Ljótsson B, Björkander D, Hedman-Lagerlöf M, Hedman-Lagerlöf E. Effect of Internet vs Face-to-Face Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Health Anxiety: A Randomized Noninferiority Clinical Trial. JAMA Psychiatry. Published online May 13, 2020.
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I dont wish health anxiety to my worst enemy its just exhausting dealin with it everyday i lost everyone they thought im acting weird or im overreacting because im always worried about my heart rate and my pressure while im out with friends family etc. Or that one day i will have a stroke out there but its just another demon called panic attacks. The mind is so powerful it can play tricks on you and if you believe it it will happen. but We can get over this one day i do believe in that. ‘YOUR NOT ALONE”prayers for all of ya
Same here. It’s been 5 months
queen sarika sorry to hear that I actually suffer from this 3 years now its just a curse but it gets better my prayers for ya
Yes having health anxiety since 8-9 month's now :(
hossin alsamman my head pressure & neck tension isn’t going away, it’s been 2 months. I’m so scared 😟
Meim Yas i feel ya i dont wanna sound edgy or anything just wanna let people know they’re aint alone
*has severe health anxiety but is also terrified of going to the doctor but u really wanna go to get reassurance but u still don’t wanna go so then you lose it and just cry*
I know it's a little late but you're not battling this alone, keep strong!
same here in 2019 i did my heart test with Holter... my heart seems to be completely normal but since it's almost 2 years my fear of having heart problems came up again... and whenever i heard people dying of heart attack i always have the urge to do heart check up but hesitate to meet the doctor at the same time..... I'm stuck jnside this fear ..
i know what you are feeling, i feel this either. it is very stressful, you don't know if what you are feeling is from anxiety or if it is something physical. then you get anxious tkg that you are super sick and you are extremely afraid to go to the doctor. but anxiety is a physical and emotional lack of control, so anxiety causes strange things in the body that are actually created by our own mind. our mind is very powerful. so if i can give you one piece of advice i wold say, go to the doctor, ‘cause it is much better to go to the Dc. than google it, and doctors will calm you down, they know what they are doing. knowing that you are in good health you will feel less anxious. good luck vanessa. take care.💜✌🏽
ME
Your not alone. 😢
My health anxiety has peaked in this pandemic.
Me too.
Same
Same.
Me too gays, but we are strong enough to get through this phase
I face an unbearable situation.
I begin thinking
‘It won't work anyway.’
‘They will all hate me.’
‘I will only be humiliated.’
Then I think about the situations I have been avoiding.
Meeting with people that make me feel uncomfortable.
Work that stresses me out.
Things I have been procrastinating for a while.
....
I'm suffering from health anxiety and I am exhausted. I keep having physical symptoms and now I don't know what is real and what isn't. It's like I'm a stranger in my own body
Sameeeeee 😥 been praying for relief. Been having trouble breathing deeply and freaking myself out. If my arm is tingly, i think im having a heart attack. Headache? Aneurysm. Fear of blood clots, seizures, asthma attacks (I don't have asthma), and of course covid. I feel triggered by my own body.
@@Marixpress2 yes!! The list goes on and on. Symptoms move around the body.
Yes. It sucks.
@@Marixpress2 Same here.
I feel like a zombie, I have severe health anxiety, always feeling a sensation that would later make me have a panic attack, always feeling sick and wanting lay down, and stressing that everything I feel will lead to a medical emergency, which gave me severe auto phobia, I feel that being around others will give me a sense of safety. I feel like a zombie some days, I get up, emotionless, and expect the worst. Relaxation and happiness became a distant memory.......
The mental pain i get from health anxiety is worse than physical pain to me. I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy
Same
I totally understand. I’m going then the same crap. Night after night.
same
@@angel.heart007 Yeah mee too bro ,, try guided meditation before sleeping
Indeed it's the mental part that is the hardest. I'm currently only having lightheadedness and derealization from anxiety but the worst part is thinking from the moment I wake up that I have an undiagnosed illness.
Almost everyday I keep on worrying about death, cancer, hiv, hepatitis, corona virus, the flu and the list goes on SMH but one thing I have to do is pray and believe in Jesus mighty name amen and amen.
Same here you aren’t alone
Amen
1st “Faith without works is dead”. Death is inevitable. The goal is how well you live life that is what is good and pleasing to God. There is a whole chapter on Health call Leviticus. Some of the first health laws we know about. Worry adds no value.
@@teesiabrown66 I wish I could like your comment more than once Amen.
Bro Christian me to same feeling I'm full of fear of death fear of Corona fear everyday but I offer prayers always to God
To anyone struggling at the moment... I had the worst health anxiety 4 years ago, it completely debilitated me, ruined my life for a year, I impulsively went to A&E endless of times and had every possible symptom I’ve ever heard of and more. And I did get better with CBT and meditation, distraction and giving it time and for years my health anxiety was minimal. I really thought it would never get better but it did!
I’m having a small flare up of health anxiety now for the first time in years (I blame lockdown) but it’s not nearly as bad as the first time. Just wanted to give some hope to anyone who might be going through the same
...thank you for sharing...feel like I'm having the worst episode...I've been to my doctor and although she ruled it to be GAD I didn't have all the testing I felt I should have, leaving me feeling like she may have missed something which is causing me nothing but constant focus on the physical symptoms I do have...each day I just feel stuck...it's the worst feeling.
Maja, thanks for the encouragement. I am having the worst physical symptoms right now it has sent my health anxiety through the roof. I've had many medical tests and the reassurance works for a day or two and then it's back to the same worry. Glad you were able to beat it, despite the small setback you are having now.
@@junerose1673 , I completely understand. Even though I had numerous tests my health anxiety is still preventing me from leading any kind of quality life. EAch day and night it is torture. It is a difficult way to live. I have lost contact with family and friends and can no longer do the things I used to enjoy. The only reprieve is when I am sleeping and as soon as I wake up, the anxiety starts again.
Hello miss CN you please give me some realistic tips on how to stop it I would appreciate you thanks
Thanku for sharing I facing health anxiety and right now I'm pregnant
“Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
--Joubert Botha
Thanks - great quote.
Amen‼️😘❣️❤️❣️🥰
Very true 😥😥
Hella of a bad journey
@@DrTraceyMarks What is meant by mindfullness 10 minutes a day? Should 10 minutes of mindfulness every day be no more or no less? or at least there should be 10 minutes of mindfulness every day and maybe more than 10 minutes? please help me, i feel confused
..the feeling when you lean back in your chair ...and almost fall backwards.....that's anxiety... only 24/7...
Stay blessed and Stay safe Dear 💓🤞💓😊🙏🙏
...Or when you're swimming in the ocean and you see a shark💀
I’ve struggled with health anxiety my whole life but it’s gotten worse after experiencing a few sudden deaths in my family. It’s so exhausting to feel terrified of your own body all the time and thinking your body can betray you at any moment. I’m so afraid of having a life threatening illness that I’m not even living my life anymore. I know my feelings are irrational but the fear that I’m dying everyday feels very real
Same here....I'm so tired...and no one like nobody understands you..and I just cry while thinking about my situation...I feel bad that so many people are going through this....I hope everyone gets well soon...
@@OT-qy6en it was away for a year it came back i hope it doesnt get worse.....
@@Misluuk It won't get worse....just hope for the best and stay positive as possible...I know it's hard...but we have to do it for ourselves...
One doctor changed my entire outlook on Health Anxiety. Which wasn't easy cause as a sufferer of many medically diagnosed issues including Costochondritis, which can simulate heart attacks, I'm sure you can imagine how distressed I can be. I've suffered for about 15 years like this.
Then one day a doctor said, "If it's your heart, you'd KNOW about it."
If it's serious, you'd KNOW about it. No convincing yourself. No doctors needing to be convinced. They might even diagnose you off-duty in the street if they noticed something obviously wrong. Don't Google. Don't convince. Sit and be.
Hot tip for Anxiety? Take a shower. Each and every time the tactile response grounds me, let's me drift for a while. Practice mindfulness until you can get that feeling without hopping in the shower every time. It gets better. It does.
Showers only make things worse for me since my health anxiety is excessively focused on my heart & having a shower increases the heart rate which then increases anxiety which then further increases the heart rate until I'm forced to take a valium to force myself out of the cycle 😣
My HA was induced by being misdiagnosed twice as having costochondritis and then constipation. I actually had bilateral pulmonary embolisms-they believed me when I arrived by ambulance and did the correct work up. That’s not the case with everyone, but it was for me.
I always help myself by saying "I'm 19, it's unusual to have any sort of serious problem you're okay" sometimes it helps sometimes it doesn't
I'm also 19! I am really struggling to get blood work done because I have a big fear of needles. It's been a while since I've had it done so I am very worried I have a serious health problem that I haven't been aware of. It's nice to know I'm not alone having this anxiety this young! Good luck
I do exactly the same, I m 18 and it´s so exhausting! I m glad I m not the only one
@@stephaniehidock5790 honestly there should be like a platform for people to talk about and reassure each other. These comments are really helping
@@kated4866 I agree!
Mee too 🙂🙂🙂🙂
My health anxiety is awful, every single day I check my body for illness and issues :(
Me too. It’s the absolute worst.
Sick every day ruin my life
@@raymondrubio7395 Hi Raymond! Do u have bad anxiety too? I’m having insomnia now..:( Any tips? How do u function at work?
Me too 😔
You’re not alone! And you’re probably healthier than you think. It’s so hard, but just know you’re not alone. Sometimes that’s one of the best things to remember when the anxiety is real.
Does anyone else health anxiety symptoms like even small things like random aches and pains or feeling anywhere makes them wonder if it's bad like not just one thing like EVERY single feeling?
Yesss omg. Like when I feel something I haven’t felt before thus making it unusual and concerning to me, I panic immediately.
@@juju_shy Same here, 😢😭
Every single sensation of feeling pain has become a disease for me
@@juju_shy I have a question, Where do you usually feel the pain I mostly feel it on my stomach or anything near the stomach
I have same thing. Any buzz in my body..I feel something big and get panic attack
Hey guys just know ur not alone like seriously I have depression, anxiety, fear, virtigo, and a little depersonalization. Stay strong man never give up.
Same virtigo
rahm Solnik has it affected you in any way it affected me a bit
@backwoodslimer nice the only thing I need to start doing is meditating I workout everyday playing football w my friend
Depersonalization is like being slipped LSD
I get depersonalization, I hate it so much-
I’m definitely suffering from health anxiety, especially during this pandemic. I lost 3 close family members to COVID-19, so I know mentally I’m not well. Every sniffle or cough is so worrisome. It’s debilitating.
I'm sorry for your loss. Please look into teletherapy for the moment. It works. You're going to be fine things will get better. I will pray for you 🙏. Also, try meditation and tapping apps in the meantime. I highly recommend My Life SB and Tapping Solution apps.
My condolences for your family. Try to look into the DARE App/book. It’s helped me a lot with my health anxiety. It can ruin your life. Also going for regular checkups and having your doctor tell you you are ok can really help!
Hi Somer - this pandemic is certainly an exceptional time as far as the impact it's having on people. It's hard not to be fearful especially when you actually experience losses close to you vs hearing about the numbers on television. Hang in there 😊❤️
I have gone through major health anxiety as well. Stay positive, Just accept it and hang in there. It's not gonna be like this forever. It's gonna take some time. Baby steps every day and trust me you'll get out of this soon. You will recover and many have. I pray that the almighty heals you soon. Stay strong. Stay happy. Lots of love ❤️
Ravi G so true! ❤️
Reading all of your comments has calmed me down, I was losing my breath. But I’m okay now. You all are so amazing. I’m so glad I’m not the only one, but at the same time my heart goes out to you all. Not many people around you IRL understand your struggle and that can be the worst part for some. I love you all ❤️
Thanks you for the encouragement and I wish the same for you. I have no one who understands what I am going through and that is difficult. Guess we are not alone.
How are you now
I think it's a common assumption that those of us with health anxiety rush to the doctor for reassurance, but we rarely hear about those with health anxiety who avoid going to the doc, even though we know how important it is.
I just found this channel and can't believe how many people are going through the same if not worse anxiety issues that I am.
Have a weird sinus headache, convinced myself I have a brain tumor. Took an allergy pill, and now I physically feel fine. I’m so mad at myself. This is so helpful and word for word what it’s like to go through it ❤️
OMG, I had the same a couple of years ago. I refused to see the doc for 3 weeks & didn’t go away. I didn’t wanna find out about “my” brain tumour. My friend did end up convincing me to see the gp who prescribed amoxicillin as I had a simple sinus infection.
Sylvia Namatovu ok
I feel this every single time I get sinus pain and it’s so exhausting telling myself I’m gonna die.
I currently have this I’m horrified not knowing if it’s a sinus headache or some much sinister
@@andycabrera919 I keep having pain in what feels like a vein or something above the eye, it seems to connect to my nose aswell. Could it be what you have? It keeps coming back every few weeks to a month at a time for 1-2 days also I have pains at the back of my head and it feels tender
It feels oddly nice to know I'm not alone in feeling this way. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person in the world who feels this way, so it's comforting to know that it's a human problem. Like when I hear people at school talk about how they were ill recently so casually and it honestly baffles me that people can be so casual about it and not worry about when it is going to happen next. How do people brush it aside like that?
It took 38 years for my HA to kick in. For me reading the Bible (try book of Proverbs) and praying helps.
Omg yes! And also you just don't understand how they are so chill about these things and how not everyone is afraid of dying constantly.
wooah guys ur fearless..stop doing all those stuff ..u have to accept it like the doc said n practice mindfulness sessions guys ,im dealing with it now its been 8 months bt im now 95% ok now ....dont concentrate on it ,,take some funnel tea guys .o maybe do some exercises that will make u sweat ,stay hydrated guys .i promise u u will overcome it 100%
This made me feel a lot better thank you soo much!! Omg I am so scared
God bless u bro
I think i am suffering from health anxiety. I always have these weird chest, arm and back pains. I feel so scared everytime i feel a small change in my body and i think of the worst scenerios. It is really hard for me to go outside or sit with my friends and family because all i can think about is my health. I have lost interest in all my hobbies. Even watching a show or movie is a big task for me. Focusing on my studies feels impossible. It is affecting my daily life.
Facing this for months now, i feel so exhausted and depressed. Reading this comment section made me feel a bit comfortable. I hope everyone will get through this and stay strong.🌻💜
Omg dear!
We R Same
Hey! How are you doing now?
I am not feeling good , stomach ache acid reflux thinking of some serious issue
Samee life has become so tough also I am scared to go to doctors as I am scared they will diagnose me with some serious illnes 😭
TH-cam and the comment section helped me so many times with my anxiety..I cant imagine dealing with this without yall..Love you guys😘Stay strong
The worst thing I hate about anxiety is memory loss. I have been tested several times and everything is good. It makes you think you are losing your mind and have dementia because you can't remember anything or concentrate on what you want to. It really sucks!
That's an issue I'm dealing with as well, I'm having trouble with concentration and remembering things. It feels like I'm obsessed with whether I can remember something or not.
This is what worsen my anxiety attacks back then. Last march i've had health anxiety again. My chest was aching, searched for the symptoms and i fall into the trap of thinking i had heart related problems. My anxiety attacks goes for weeks and felt all the physical and mental side effects of having anxiety. And here we go, i noticed i can't focused and having memory loss, like when playing guitar i can't remember the next note or chords to play, so again i've searched again what could have been also the problem and read articles related to mental problem. And know i think i had both mental and heart related problems and that is fucking exhausting.
Yes I've been thinking I have neurological problems because my brain functions so poorly now
This hypochondria is killing me... every day I feel like I will die soon hope one i will come out of it and who all having
Same feeling
I feel the same way !! Don’t worry man well all get through this !!! Don’t give up life gets better believe in yourself and stay positive just breathe in and breathe out !!!
Me ...But have faith on God ❤️🙏❤️He will surely help all of us out from this drastic situation 🙏❤️🙏 One thought came in my mind that is "If u trust a puzzle company to make sure every piece is in the box to complete the puzzle, then why can't you trust God that every piece of your life is there for a reason" 🙏❤️🙏 Stay blessed and Stay Safe dear ✨♥️💐
@@mansipokhriyal472 read the room lmao
I love these comments. Everyone is giving me hope. And thank you for this awesome video!
The worst part is when the anxiety subsides, i know it was just the anxiety. In the moment, it's all over. My life, my relationships, my career, everything.
*googles "why do I have a headache"
Google - "Death awaits you"
Why i suddenly get headache
Google: BRAIN TUMOR SYMPTOMS, CAUSES, TREATMENT
@@Lia-uj7of this is exactly why I had an MRI yesterday. 😔😔 why am I like this.
This is why I try staying away from google
I cant stay away from google. im trying but every time i feel something i just cant help it and search about it in google. i really hate doing that. and google is not helpingas it will always give you the worst case scenario.
@@toperalina4324 please 🥺 if u can't stop ur self googling illness uninstall it or hide it from ur homescreen so you don't be tempted and another thing always think that ur just fine nothing will happen to you. It's just a simple matter and we're no doctor nor a physician, neurologist, phycologist to self diagnose our self
I fear death everyday. I’m 27 and don’t think I’m going to live past 40.
This is so horrible and I feel like I can’t live my life...
Same
Same here too... and i got this since i got over covid. I can't heal from that i always get confused everyday like im about to pass out but it happens in split of second and then it passes and after 5 or 10 minutes it happens again and when that happens my hands get sweaty and i always think that i will die and i dont have much time left :(
@@mazikarostaunsh6648 exactly the same with me , actually I’ve got it right now , It’s so bad :(
We are all unlucky 😭
God..I don't know who found out..GAD,panic attacks,???
I wish we could all meet up one day and just talk about our health anxiety and the physical sensations
great idea!!
Why not?? Where you are from?
Omg would love that too!!!
I’m really struggling with this. Been to the E.R. six times. No one believes me it’s so hard. I feel like I’m going to die soon everyday it’s an awful way to live. I feel so alone
I been there like 7 times in one month, don’t give up, I promise it will be ok
What physical symtopms do you experience?
I understand how you feel. I’ve been to the ER and doctor so many times and they always tell me I’m fine, but I’m worried that I’ll just breathe my last breath so often, it’s depressing. I’m not even old or sick, but I feel like there’s something that will just take me out any moment and it’s so scary.
Girl you are not alone! I feel the exact same way, I had not first panic attack in 2016 when I was 12. It lasted a week and I was convinced I was dying. So I went to the ER and they did all the test and such and everything came back normal. I am always convinced that there is something wrong with me and need some type of reassurance
I have had it for ten years now... I'm 15 and it's so exhausting
Health anxiety sucks so hard, I'm 100% certain I'm going to die from an underlying illness which hasn't been noticed yet, like brain cancer or something horrible.
I have had loads of random symptoms over the years, but now I'm not sure what is anxiety related and what isn't.
Really hoping I will be happy and healthy soon without any terminal illnesses or anything.
Good luck to everyone going through this!
Like seriously! The symptoms are so much random that i can't even differentiate between what is coming from anxiety and what is not.
My symptoms are like :
1. Breathing shortness
2. Random headaches
3. Random back pain or even on the sides...even stomachache!
4. Light headedness...sometimes i even feel like my head is spinning or i will faint...these are so sudden
5. Feeling weak
6. Sometimes even blocked ears
And many more....
These are so frustrating! I can't even focus on my studies. My mind has become so much superstitious that i start thinking about anything and everything.
@@lachimolala2039do you have anemia by any chance ?
@@lachimolala2039hey how are you now hope you are doing well
Been suffering for 21 years now but everytime it comes on I tell myself..you've been through this before your gonna be alright just breathe!
I was doing so well with my health anxiety before the pandemic hit and now its worse than ever
Yeah bro ,, same with my mind
same 😞
Me too
@@ItzDuhkota same bro ! What are your symptoms ?
It's odd because before the pandemic, i never even had health anxiety. I've only just experienced social anxiety and that was never even that intense but the pandemic has increased my anxiety up to ten. Wish i could say that I'm doing a lot better but i still feel like I'm stuck and I've felt like i can't even take a deep satisfying breath anymore...
I’m constantly worried I have cancer or that I will get cancer. Like I’m ok with dying literally any other way I just don’t want to die from cancer. I don’t google ad much but when a new pain comes in or I see a new mole I freak out. My days are ruined and I can’t get back up from my slips
Same🙏
Same happened to me when I started watching cancer videos of people my age (round 30) on youtube. I was like: "If they have it at such a young age, then surely I could get it any time too". This combined with the fact that doctors avoid patients during the pandemic makes me extremely fearful that I might have something that won't be detected soon enough.
Same .. It started when I was diagnosed with Hiatal hernia , though its been 4 years to it but now I think I will get Gastric C anytime . Look how scared I am that I don't even want to say this C word. I am just 27 , sometimes I feel C , other day I remember going to a red light district in Thailand , then I start fearing for HIV , then again next day I feel I'll have infertility in future and will be forever alone , next I fear what if I become a parent to a specially abled child . I am not even married but all these stupid random thoughts ruin my day often.
Same, I think I’ve worried about every single type of cancer by now, right now it’s skin cancer cuz I have a red mark on my leg and idk what it’s fromn
I‘m 64 and all I‘m worried about is cancer. Nothing else. It started 4 months ago and it caught me by surprise. I‘ve been an anxious wreck ever since especially since I come across people that have been diagnosed with cancer at a much younger age than mine.
According to me I've had a heart attack, pneumonia, kidney issues, C-Diff, Strep Throat, Gallstones etc.
I've died a thousand deaths.
PS: I haven't actually had any of these diseases.
For me i get a heart attack almost everyday, kidney issues, lymph cancer, brain tumor, also im crazy
hi
i dont wanna be rude but your comment make me laugh so much and thank you for that it relieves my health anxiety like i said to myself come on if i have such kind of diseases i not alive today.
so right now im laughing to it
and laugter is the best medicine
I have lung, brain, tonsil, and throat cancer and lets not forget breast cancer(as a male...) . Also i have leukemia, lymphoma, heart disease, kidney failure, bladder incontinence and diabetes type 1 and type 2 depends on my mood. Ive been to doctors 9 times this year, had 5 blood tests im the healthiest man alive even though i live a self destructive life. I smoke and i drinks tons of soda plus i live a sedentary lifestyle. The real problem i have is high functioning depression, social, generalized and health anxiety, a very high iq according to mensa and an uncurable personality disorder. Ive been invited to do modeling because of my looks but god damn anxiety is ruining my life. Someone help me, please
Recently it’s been horrible and I’ve had a heart attack, heart failure, angina, hypoglycemia, serotonin syndrome, diabetes, irregular heartbeat, stroke, seizure, aneurism, the list goes on. Trying to go to sleep is the WORST.
And don’t even get me started on taking new medication and looking up every single side effects, interaction with other drugs and supplements, rare cases of things ughh it’s absolutely exhausting
@@MrPeejay6 mannn sameee like i just want to be free from this but anxiety keep you in its cage huhuhu
I was one of the victoms of anxiety i had severe panic attacks and got almost all the physical symptoms of anxiety but now i'm perfectly fine living happily mashaaAllah
Tell me the ways also😭
When I don't feel good I always go to the doctor for a check up. So when my inner voice tries to scare me when I have a pain in the area I had checked out I tell myself, no...I just had that checked. Plus I listen to meditation music and often sing and play music myself because this has always relaxed me. Thanks again Ms. Marks for your videos.
The only health anxiety I had is mental health anxiety: when I was depressed and naive, I TOTALLY convinced myself thnx to Google and Wikipedia, that I have Schizophrenia, BPD, GAD, narcisstic PD, and a bunch of others 🤷🏽♂️
Small tip: never read and engage in forums of mental health! You'll feel like you're messed up for good
I’m exactly the same
Me too :(
Adnan Sawaf I did the same thing😂 googling anything in general will always give you the worst case scenario
Same here
anxiety is just anxiety it’s all the same and it’s caused by poor mental health. Believing you have these disorders is caused by not being able to see your thoughts as just thoughts. When you have poor mental health you believe you are your thoughts and react to them and engage in them automatically. As you start to practice good mental health you will begin to see these thoughts as just thoughts and not buy into them.
Wow, I’ve always been ‘paranoid’ about my health, constantly thinking that I have some kind of illness (and I am a high dependency nurse, so I come across a lot of acute health issues), and I never realized that other people had this too, or that it was an actual diagnosed problem. I can’t wait to look at more of your videos, thank you so much xx
I'll bet it's very difficult being triggered by all the exposure to acute health issues. I'm so glad this helped you understand yourself more. Take care.
I am a nurse too. and going through the same thing.
@@DrTraceyMarks I’m a specialist doctor and going through the same, this was a comprehensive video with wonderful insight. Gave me some hope in this hopeless situation, thank you very much maam.
Health Anxiety is so stressful. I have been going through it due to real symptoms I am having and it has literally destroyed my life. The symptoms are real and on several occasions my body has went crazy to the point I had to be hospitalized. Several specialist have said I may have Autonomic Dysfunction other wise known as POTS but doctors are not sure. I did have one tilt table test that showed I had it and one that showed I didnt. I have had numerous tests and the doctors are unable to find anything but they can physically see my body doing weird things. It’s not in my mind. I have even had issues where my body acted as if I was having a stroke and I didn’t. I pray everyone here get the help they need because this is torture. I even see a therapist and I am still struggling.
I realize some ppl may continually go to the doctors for tests etc, what about people that are so anxious they won't go to the doctor at all to even try to get any reassurance at all?
Me!
Me.
SO TRUE!!!
That's me rn i feel so anxious especially going to the doctors
Y U P
This has just brought a fully grown man to tears
Thanks for this, Dr Marks. When my daughter was an infant (she will be 30 soon) I was so anxious about everything I would call her long suffering pediatrician's office several times daily. At one point I began using accents to disguise my voice. They figured it out immediately.
I get back, arm and chest pains, its kinda hard to pinpoint it down to anxiety even if the doctors are telling me its nothing serious
I feel the same! My doctor have told me I don’t have any heart issues and is running as a 22 year old heart should. It’s hard to believe it cause my anxiety just keeps pumping me with fear and it’s very exhausting because it’s hard to find my happiness and sanity at times but keep praying for better days bud!
@@theslushmonkey9198 thankyouu! I know its so tough to get out of this mind set, it kinda makes me laugh when i think about how i used to be so care free with no worries 😂 hope we can come out of this stronger and better than ever!
Me too. but the doctor gave me medicine for my heart. And thats why my anxiety gets worst 😭
My test results of ECG and other blood test come back normal
But this Anxiety disorders that keeps changing makes me feel more confused than ever
@@ciarasandiego1906 hi, hope you are doing well ☺️
At the beginning of last year I felt something on my breast. At 18 yrs old I never even thought about having breast cancer until that moment. The doctor told me it was just a benign cyst and it was normal on teenagers, but I developed anxiety since that moment. I first started with the fear of breast cancer.. then I feared every single thing that possibly can affect my health, but I especially obsessed aboout cancer because several family friends had just been diagnosed/ had died from cancer. Since that day, I have feared I had heart issues, cancer, brain tumors, bone fractures, etc. I started feeling physical symptoms and I started obsessing about being healthy. Ironically, once the pandemic started I relaxed a little bit because I felt safe in my own house. But weeks later, the anxiety came back. I now live with it at the bacn of my head. I dont get physical symptoms every time but I have developed a lifestyle in which I am obsessed with being healthy. I dont want to use any toxic products such as cosmetic products. I dont allow myself to enjoy a little bit of ice cream or fries. I dont dye my hair because i fear the chemicals will be linked with cancer. I cant even enjoy certain foods. I still cry sometimes about how exhausting this is. I just want to live normally 😭
How are you doing now..you got me.. I'm exactly like you.
Omg the same for me!!
Hi I'm really similar my mother died of breast cancer when I was young and ever since then I've just been so terrified of dying. I hope you can find some peace in knowing you aren't alone and I hope you manage to get the support you need. Wishing you well ❤️
You are not alone😢
Same here
I feel like our bodies are so smart that we are responding to the effects of the standard American diet with anxiety before health issues can be picked up on tests. I think the anxiety is a alarm to get things back in check.
Good point. Our diets definitely make a difference when it comes to mental health.
Oh no this comment has scared me even more lol. I now have a new way to justify my consistent terror. You make a good point perhaps its an intuitive early warning signal. I wonder what the general intelligence level of sufferers is. I always think that with all the things that can go wrong with our health why are we all not walking around terrified?
I’m 18 and I’ve never felt this way before. My worries and consciousness is being toxic to my mental health. The pandemic has triggered my anxiety. I hope it will all come to an end. 😭
Did you still feeling this ?
Hi gwenny im jayson from Philippines.. csn i have your face book. Can we talk about our anxiety 😢😢
Thanks for doing this video. I was treated for Hodgkin's Lymphoma back in 2000/2001, so now I think that every 'off' physical feeling I have means that I have cancer once again.
I'm here due to a chest cold. And obsessively checking my oxygen levels. 36 years of health anxiety and have been batteling my entire life. These videos are the first time after years of therapy that have actually given accurate insight and description. Thank you isn't enough
Every time I feel off I decide I must have leukemia or I’m going to die in my sleep due to an unknown heart issue. It’s horrible, I just hope I can get it under control
Me too, I’m so sorry.
Bro, yesterday my legs were hurting and I thought I had leukemia.
I've.been terrible all my life but I broke my neck , had breast cancer scare , had thumb op, recently real bad stomach flu then skin cancer so my health anxiety has trebled.😢
Hi everyone!!! I am so surprised at the amount people who are suffering from health aniexty. It gives me peace that I'm not the only one ...I've literally diagnosed myself with cancer , 20 times over the last two years and I'm exhausted...the amount of money I have spent on private tests ...A&E trips ...GP appointments ...my gosh unbelievable...lumps and moles removed , xrays, mri scans , home tests , ...and then all the remedies and treatments I've tried ...its absolutely draining...I would love to start a support group with people as I believe that would help ...please let me know if any of you are interested
Very interested
yes am interested
I’m VERY INTERESTED!!!!!
Your comment just described my life for the past 3-4 months!!! I’ve been living in fear of having some life threatening disease.. I’ve been experiencing VERY REAL SYMPTOMS that just constantly keeps me in a panic/extreme worry mode!!! I always considered myself to be a Sane , and rational person but going through health anxiety has proven otherwise…
I’m tormented daily at every minute by my mind being filled with negative/scary thoughts,
My quality of life has plummeted and I’m just a mental and physical mess!!!
The only thing that gets me through the day is constantly praying and searching TH-cam for videos such as this one for reassurance which is obviously very short lived and I find myself back in this Dark place!!!!!
I need help bad…. I hope God delivers us all from the grips of this awful, cruel mental illness
I'm interested
Yes
“The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence; the past is a place of learning, not a place of living.”
― Roy T. Bennett
This is so helpful to learn about, even though my health is the one thing I don't get anxious about.
Yes it's helpful for anxiety in general. 😊
I’m the opposite my health is the reason for my anxiety & panic.
I get anxious just being outside the house and also being in my house
monica
I only have health anxiety and I’m finding it very difficult to treat. I never know when to see a doctor - am I going just for reassurance?
Those who are facing health anxiety, do Yoga and meditation, it is helpful for both mind and physical health.
Thank you for your video, and also, guys, all of you, who commented about their condition and fears or pain, THANK YOU so much! I felt so alone with this, so abnormal and no one gets this around me. They don't understand how tiering it is to constantly worry about your health and constantly fear of dying and you don't want to tire them either 24/7 so they just know only like 30% of it.. It helped me a lot that you have the same struggles and feelings as me and I at least now know that I'm not alone with this. I constantly fear of some kind of cancer and get severe panick attacks because of it, but we're strong. It's going to be okay.
Since my mom died, my health anxiety is out of control. I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired.
Dr. Tracey Marks wait are you the same doctor Tracey marks as the one ☝️ in the video ?🤔
Stay blessed and Stay Safe dear 💓🤞💓
Yea me too
Maybe we can beat this one day and have a happy life
Joe Passarello you too and I sure hope we can! 🙏🏻
Anxiety can literally manifest physically to anything: after drinking, now i feel pain near mt liver for months till im reaasured it's not that. Chest pain andeft arm lain after seeing a heartvattack on TV. Headache, ringing in ears, dizzy and bad vision cuz u read brain tumor until u get that mri. It's nasty cycle outlined my dr.sarno called the symptom imparitive. One thing i would recommend that helped me recover was just knowledge as a form of therapy. Knowing why these things are happening and tieing it to Anxiety instead of diease can help ease a person into reocvery
Im so exhausted all the time and just feel like I want to stop breathing, I don’t know how but when I was younger I used to have it but then randomly it went away then came back this year I’m so tired of it and scared every breath will be my last even though I’m still healthy and young it’s impossible for me to not think these things, im praying it gets better next year but it’s put such a hole in my life that I can’t stand it any more and scared ever time I move im going to die but things like this help me so much pls keep making these videos praying it gets better
so happy watching this !
ive watched your video "how to deal with hypochondria health anxiety" 4months ago after i tested for Ecg and bloodtest that all went normal and seeing 4 doctors just for 1month. myfather se's that if i started seeing doctors multiple times, it will just get worse.
my father also has anxiety, health anxiety specificly, he see hiself in me specialy when i said i had a desease after i watch a video on yt. 😦 he just smiled and tells me that the hospital i went is where he was checked 20times for just 8months. and sometimes he stay there just in case something happen but nothing happen. he just ate lunch in the hospital 😟
I’m so messed up, that when I read that your dad eats lunch at a hospital, I thought that Was a good idea
I almost tried that, got hungry while waiting for my doctor
Even tho we're in a pandemic, most of my health anxiety is devoted to heart attacks, it doesn't matter I'm 21 and I'm fine according to my tests
Thats how mine was triggered, i felt something in my chest and then the switch flipped. Multiple er visits, ekgs, stress test, it took a while for things to get better, but they finally did, i still suffer with health anxiety but was able to got over thinking i had a heart condition. Keep reaching out and learning that a lot of people suffer with this, it helped me understand what i was going through
@@joshuaboursier7314 today I can deal with cardiophobia pretty well, I can now manage to ignore the chest pain, but every now and then I get paranoid about a new symptom that can be related to other types of diseases.
I can really relate to you because this is what I'm currently going through right now. I'm not really sure where the pain is coming from because it started with some chest pains but then last night my back was hurting too and i keep having those really negative thoughts that just won't end. I have been meditating a whole lot and hoping i can heal soon 🤞
If you ever need someone to talk I'm here if you want to
@@alexrodrigues5307 couldnt relate any harder, im pretty confident im going to cure myself through lifestyle of this, optimizing gut health and sleeping, as well as diet, i have been neglecting my health even with drugs like alcohol and a lot of weed which reducing significantly has helped the most
@@thefreehealer792 meditation is one of my biggest coping mechanisms with this, I do yoga which helps me get to that meditative state as well it helps me with breath work
I've been struggling with health anxiety for more than 2 years, it's only getting worse and worse, it really is the worst experience in live, I made multiple test for heart, bones , blood, pressure and all, and all came fine, and yet I feel like doctors don't understand their work, I am a med student and I tell myself that I know these symptoms are for this serious Illness, I forget that they are experts and am not, i wish you all get pass this life wrecking problem.
I just started biology at uni and every pathological issue that we're learning about, I see myself having. It's so frustrating. I hope you're doing better.❤
Oh, I'm so sorry that you are going through this, I know that experience, it's life wrecking, I pray an wishes that you recover from it, I'm much better now I still get the sudden panic attack but not as much as before, if you ever need someone to talk to I'm more than happy to listen
I am so glad that I found this. I have health and heart anxiety. I started getting heart palpitations and some weird sensations in my chest. I thought I was having a heart attack. My PCP said it’s anxiety. I’ve been to cardiologist and had all types of tests. All negative. I’m cool for a few days then one thing happens. I start Googling , checking my heart rate and pulse every few minutes. It’s been exhausting. In my mind I just know it’s my heart. I am tired. This made me feel better.
Does yours feel like skipped beats? I get them sometimes when I’m anxious but they don’t go away until after about a week or so. I have heart anxiety as well as my grandmaw and aunt were and is affected by heart disease and both had heart attacks. I don’t get the pounding in my chest, but I get the skipped beats feeling or something.. idk what it is.. then because I was anxious, they pop up, they make me more focused on my heart so I get more anxious (which is why I think it takes them awhile to go away) cause I notice once I have about a week or so of them I start to calm down and eventually realize they are gone. It’s annoying tho.
@@blessedmamascorner It feels like bursts in mr chest and my heart goes up. I started doing yoga everyday and when I feel anxious. I saw a cardiologist who prescribed beta blockers to reduce my heart palpitations. It’s been helpful but I get anxious that it’s not a good combo with my rheumatoid arthritis meds. He assured me it’s fine and I confirmed with my pharmacist. I started getting sensations under my left breast but I can’t tell if from the meds or anxiety.
@@prettygirl2105hey! How are you doing now?
I overcame health anxiety, what helped me the most was facing my fears , I was afraid to go outside because I wasn’t trusting my body because of the symptoms, but I had to go outside everyday even I have the symptoms to build the trust again towards my body
heath anxiety has always been hell for me. its either cancer, or a heart attack, or a rare autoimmune disease i learned from House MD. Good thing for me when i go to my GP and he tells me I'm all good i feel relieved, but what you say is right, distress always comes back and it's for a different reason. Now i'm afraid i have a brain tumor due to mild confusion over the last couple weeks, or stumbling over my own words, or not being able to concentrate, while all or most of these symptoms are due to my ADHD. idk, i don't like being alone with my thoughts. and my health anxiety has become more powerful over the last couple months since the pandemics started.
i am constantly in fear of having a heart attack and im only 20 years old. ive been so anxious everyday in fear of dying from a heart attack. Everytime im anxious i feel pain and pressure in my chest. I've been to the hospital multiple times and have done 3 EKG's, an xray, and a test for blood clots in my chest. Everything came back perfectly normal. I know nothing is wrong with me but my thoughts are hard to control when im in such an anxious state. Currently im going to therapy and seeing a psychiatrist to get on medication very soon. I'm staying positive, I know this will get better. Reading all these comments make me feel so comforted! To whoever reading this, things will get better you're not going through this alone.
2 month later edit: Ive been on medication and things have gotten so much better. I dont even feel the pains & pressure in my chest anymore because I don’t have that much anxiety. But when I wasn’t on medication one thing that helped me when I would feel these things in my chest is sort of dismissing the pain and just knowing that i’m healthy and also to trust my doctors and what they’ve said. when i did this, little by little i was feeling better. especially if you’ve gotten checked out (which i definitely recommend if you havent) its about trusting yourself and trusting that your doctors know what theyre talking about. if theyre saying everything is okay, then it is. you dont need to keep going to the docs. And PLEASE stop googling every symptom you have, it will only make your anxiety worse.
This is soooooo true for me, see I had cancer at 24 I'm now 29...I started getting weird heart palpitations and ever since then..I have severe health anxiety, then I panic and make everything worse...every pain or weird feeling I get in my chest it really scares me. I've been doctor to doctor, test after test. The answer is never good enough for me bc I still get these feelings.. I'm soo happy I found this video..its literally me...its not a run life to live.
hope you're doing well :))
you went through something traumatic-of course you're anxious!
Sarah Renee I can totally relate. I finished treatment for an early stage cancer only 6 months ago and am still not feeling well. And there are still strange things happening in my body. I always think there's something wrong, which I think is typical for cancer survivors. Hope you're doing better.
What does yours feel like? Mine feels like skipped beats (not always constant and mostly seem to arise when I feel anxious) (sometimes but not every time) I’ve only experienced the on three occasions but they last for a few days to about a week or so. Then go away until they pop back up.
@@blessedmamascorner yeap definitely i experienced same things dont worry. its so normal.
I have health anxiety aswell, i was diagnosed with dyspepsia but every night i fear of getting a heart attack even though i did a blood check and ECG and both went normal (actually very good as the doctor said) but still cant get the negativity out of my mind. Everytime a slight pain occurs anywhere on my left arm/torso, the anxiety starts. Also researching on google only worsen. I have been feeling like this for two months. I feel a bit better now as im writing this, I just wanted to say YOU ARE OK and im feeling like this as well
I was doing really great before the pandemic. I could sleep early, i could breathe better, i never even had any health anxiety and i never experienced a panic attack before the pandemic. But of course all of that changed once it happened. I feel like a much different person now..But i also just want to say that i have been more proactive in improving some things in my life such as been practicing meditation way more than i normally would. Been interacting with people online. I try to vent as much as i can too. It's tough sometimes when you're going through anxiety and you still have to tell yourself that you're good enough and that you can be productive.
It would be a lot easier if i just stayed in bed all day but i know that if i do that, i won't ever get better so i just view my happiness as a choice tbh. It's the right steps you take that will change your life.
Even if you don't have anyone in your life. You can still be your own cheerleader. Because yeah, i do have a family and sometimes i tell them about my anxiety and they tend to never take me too seriously so then i have to rely on myself a lot of the time. You have to be able to be your own friend as well. It's great to have support from people too but it has to be the RIGHT people. Don't let anyone get your down especially when you're going through difficult times. Try to uplift yourself as much as you can. I have a positive affirmation quotes app that i see every morning i turn on my phone. So that helps me stay focused everyday. I also try to be grateful for things. Doesn't matter if it's big or small. You can be grateful about anything you want. Write things in the present tense. For instance sometimes I'll just try to picture myself living a better life, without all the anxiety and depression. And how would that feel like? That's what i try to write about as well. It helps me sometimes. I definitely do feel a lot happier. You have to keep on pushing and never give up even when sometimes giving up can appear as tempting.
Even if you're not that close with your family you can still make friends online. You don't even have to show your face sometimes if you don't want to. There are anonymous websites all across the internet and I'm sure that you will find one. Because I'll be honest, just last year i felt like i was losing my mind. I'm not exaggerating when I'm saying this because it really felt that way. I remember i would just desperately want some human interaction that i finally just googled "Lonely anonymous apps" and a lot of apps came up as a result. And then i would just be on it a whole lot. Because it's true that i could just speak to my family but they won't understand...Believe me...I've tried...I've tried soooo many times to explain to them how i feel a lot of the time and what it's like to me but they don't ever really seem to care. So I've gotten into the habit of keeping it all bottled in but of course i couldn't keep doing that for too long because i have kept things bottled up in the past and it wasn't pretty. Because at some point you will blow up. So please, if you ever feel lonely or lost or have some anxiety, don't just keep it all to yourself. You can vent to others online or even me. I'll gladly listen to what you have to say because i too have experienced those feelings before in my life. And I'll be able to relate to you.
Please take care everyone😊❤
Sorry for this long ass comment💀
I have health anxiety after stomach burning I thought it's cancer last I got blood in my stool and my anxiety worse to much ...best way to deal ur anxiety ignore ur negative thoughs and talk to ur selx it's anxiety I have to clam down my self
I believe I developed health anxiety after a bad trip on LSD. For so long I felt like nobody was able to help me and it always peaked when I was close to drifting off to sleep. I'd sit in fosterposition every night for 3 weeks just waiting to be exhausted enough to finally be able to fall asleep. I went to see doctors and the reasurrance that nothing was wrong with me only got me so far. It took about a month before I was able to fall asleep normally again and I really thought that it was a phase of my life that had permanently passed. Fast foward to when I was stupid enough to do ecstasy. The same thing occured to me when I was about to sleep and this time I had a full blown anxiety attack with heavy breathing and in a panicked state of mind. I had to sleep between my parents that night, because I was scared to death that I was having a heart attack or anything else.
For anyone out there who's experiencing this, I wanna tell you that you can pull through this. I believe in you.
Health anxiety made me feel lonely, confused, scared and sad all in one emotion. It's ok to be feeling all of this, but you should know that you aren't alone!
I wish I had read more about what I was experiencing in the beginning, because then I might've been able to stumble across a video like this and go to the comments only to see so many other people feeling the exact same thing as I was. I hope my comment has been able to bring relief, hope and a sense of not being alone in this, to at least one other person.
It might be possible, personally for me it was some kind of bad trip after i smoked strong cannabis.
@@amenhotep7704 it really sucks because you keep stressing everyday about your health and you can't actively think about it while feeling some sort of mental peace, only if you're distracted, but even then you don't notice that you're not thinking about it. It makes me feel alone even though I have friends and family by my side, because it doesn't go away no mattet what I do and it's been over 4 months since my first anxiety attack. I wish it'd go away every day, but it doesn't, so I've learned to ignore it to some degree. Most nights I still think about my heart and how it's beating though.
@@hermande1234 you are EXACTLY same as me bro, you are not alone i assure you, i'm with you and God sees you, blessings and peace to you.
@@hermande1234 in fact it was ALL me today
@@amenhotep7704 its both good and bad to hear im not alone in this. Wish you the best and hopefully it will get better for both of us at some point
this is one of the most valuable channels on youtube. thank you so much.
My health anxiety is causing me to be very depressed. After my daughters dad dropped dead a year and a half ago I’ve been overcome with fear that I will also die and leave my daughter an orphan. Thanks for the tips ❤
I been suffering anxiety as I was a teen! Now I’m 30 I’m still suffering health anxiety is so worse that I end up going to the ER 1 million time going to so many doctors and was doing so many test I even got mri cat scan and even so many things for my heart! I would think that I have a heart attack or a stroke then I end up thinking that I have MS it ALS and then I will think that I have cancer or so many diseases in my body I no longer can’t live my life with this anymore! Everytime I watch your video I cry.
Thank you so much Dr.Ani John for helping me and for the herbal medication you sent to me I'm now completely cured form Hsv1&2 and I will always talk about the good work you have done for me God bless you sir
Mental health is such an important topic. This is great content! Seeing a woman of color speak about these issues has inspired me to start my own channel to share my mental health journey and spread awareness about mental health while helping others from a survivors perspective! Thank you for what you do Dr. Tracey!
You have honestly changed my whole mindset on my anxiety, thank you so much!
My friend and I have both worked out you’re always two clicks away from a cancer diagnosis on the internet. Symptom checking is a no no 😂
I’m so thankful I’m not alone on health anxiety. It’s been so terrible, and I thought never in a million years would anyone else understand it. Sometimes, it would get so bad that I would mistake physical symptoms of anxiety for illness- only to dig myself deeper. These techniques have been a big help. Compassionate mindfulness and talking it out have helped me the most. Just know you’re not alone.
My health anxiety has been horrible lately. And I engage in everything in this video. Constantly scanning my body for things, web research, repeatedly taking my own blood pressure, endless dr visits. At some point I wonder how much of my symptoms are manifested in my own head. My worst symptoms are GI issues. The gut is very sensitive to my anxiety.
To everyone out there that has health anxiety , you are not ALONE!
according to me , I had kidney stones , heart attack , lung cancer , brain tumor & etc...
Hey dude… currently I also fear I have Lung cancer… I feel pain in my chest (occasionally) I’m just 18 and I have never smoked… Howru now? Can u please help me
@Korab Kanwar before you panic always remember that it's all in your head and none of it is real , (how ever if that pain in your chest is bothering you visit a doctor) changing your life style + your mindset will help you to get over this health anxiety
@@korabkanwar6784 health anxiety is the worst thing ever. it's because the brain is so powerful and whatever u feed it , your brain is gonna believe it. so when you are telling yourself that you have cancer or something is wrong you begin to believe it's true. for me , changing my life style helped me to get over my health anxiety. if u don't workout start working out, just something to keep the mind busy. keeping the mind busy is the key. and don't worry this too shall pass.
@@bigsammy5283 yes thanks dude.. I think I should be more socially engaged to beat this anxiety...I spend all of my days in my room alone .so need to change that
I was misdiagnosed (CFS, AND DYSAUTONOMIA)for YEARS, and it created this anxiety along with others...
I just read some comments here and I feel I am not alone. I always think that I am the only one who feel this just the difference I don’t know if I am physically healthy or not. I always worry for having breast cancer and I did self check however I don’t know if it’s normal or not, so that I am having a self doubt. But I am too worried to see Doctor. I am hoping that people here can connect each other and support each other through an online group. So that we can have a positive reinforcement together. I love you all although I don’t know you. I want to hug all of you so bad 🥺
I went on a run for first time in ages found my heart rate high and since i can feel my heart all the time and keep paniking ik its my anxiety but cant help it
Regardless of the amount of information present about mental health and treatment, coping is not always easy. I also want to highlight that depression and anxiety is real. Even if you are healthy. Dealing with daily life challenges can suck the life out of me very often. Mood swings, anger, low self esteem play key role. I don't make time for my own hobby because I don't always have energy. I have just started my sessions over the internet. I need to learn to be thankful for who I am and what I have. And how to move forward in life.
I have lived 23 years of my life without anxiety until I starting nursing full time and had part time job. The nursing job is what caused my anxiety. My first panic attack happen on my way to work on a busy interstate after i started taking anti depressants the night before. It was the worse since then I had maybe 3... I had to abruptly stop my medicine since i quit the nursing job since then my life has been hell...
Mirela Artesian i worked at a nursing home it was very depressing seeing those patients I had to leave that job it paid well now I’m a job that pays less I made a big most should’ve stayed there and dealt with the Anxiety
I have had health anxiety ever since I was very young. My first girlfriend was hospitalized for months due to a sudden illness and my brother was diagnosed with a rare illness in high school. I have been dealing with health anxiety ever since. My brother passed away September 2021 and I have been on edge since the funeral. It's been getting worse and worse but It's nice to know I'm not the only one who has this issue.
The thing that started my anxiety was just that one day I felt my foot numb for a sec, I believe it sort of helped me because I had some bad unhealthy habits, and now I don't do them because of anxiety
at last after 17 years today i know i m having health anxiety. i prey to god not to curse with this disease. apart from my family i lost everything and after seeing my condition for 17 years my family became a part. high bp, obesity, diabetes, cholesterol are the consequences of this and god knows what will happen as i have taken literally thousands of powerful medicine prescribed by psychiatrist. may be this thought is new health anxiety. but i have to clear it. and after so many year i feel so relax and good that i m not alone. i feel seeing some magic show happening when slowly all my symptoms matches from the mam's video and from all comment section. i cant stop myself from making comment.
I've had nasal problems for at least a few years now (congestion, mucus, post nasal drip and the occasional bloody nose). I would never think its something serious, but I started to fixate on nasal cancer, something that is rare, and mostly affects older people and those that have worked with stuff you inhale in certain professions. However, knowing this I just can't rid myself of the "What if?" obsession. I did one of the worst things and looked at post nasal cancer surgery where there were people with no nose and just a gaping hole where there nose used to be, which just fuelled the anxiety. I would never have even considered nasal cancer if it wasn't for the internet. So, my only advice is don't google your symptoms, which is hard, and you will tell yourself this is the last time I google my symptoms, but 10 minutes later you will want to google something about it. DON'T!!! Try and let time pass and the obsession will hopefully go down.
Thank you maam. I've been experiencing this things from past 6 months. As i am from third world country. Mental illness like Health anxiety often gets unnoticed and ignored. In past 6 months i've been to the doctors couple of times and they couldn't find anything so they told me to stop taking stress and gave some sedatives. Other than that not much help. Even my family don't understand this things and why is it happening. But you did. I am baffled how similar this aituations you desribe are in real life. Thank you. Though i don't get severe anxiety because i often surpress it by acknowledging that i am having a anxiety attack and i have to be strong. But you opened my eyes. Love from India
This is really helpful doctor ... thanks a lot. I was searching every website possible trying to diagnose myself with whatever ... I even downloaded the DS5 you always refer to you on your videos 😂😂. I am suffering from anxiety and currently living in Yemen where mental health care is the least of people’s concerns. Your videos and many other useful resources online helped me to manage my anxiety and depression better ... big thanks
I’ve struggled with anxiety, depression and panic disorder for at least two decades. Each time I’ve had a panic attack, I’m convinced I’ve had a heart attack and cannot convince myself otherwise until I go to the doctor again. During that time, I’ll check my pulse and heart rate at least 20-50 times a day. I also have dizzy spells which contribute to the anxiety and panic. I’ve been to a neurologist who says I have nothing wrong neurologically. However, I’ve developed a new symptom where my legs shake uncontrollably as if I’m cold, but I’m not cold. It’s distressing and exhausting. Does anyone else suffer from this leg shaking or trembling sensation as if your legs aren’t able to support you? Thank you, Dr. Marks for these amazing videos.
Not sure it’s the same thing, but when I get an anxiety attack I do tremble. I haven’t had any panic attacks but there have been situations when I was overwhelmed with anxiety (like when I went into labour) and I could not stop shaking for a while (like an hour or more). Health anxiety sucks, I suffered with it all my life
i know this comment is 2 years old, but i have PTSD and experience violent shaking after coming out of a PTSD attack so i think it could definitely be possible for your body to react the same way to the intense anxiety you may feel. take me with a grain of salt, but i'm pretty sure after our bodies go into fight, flight, or freeze, in order to calm down from the response it reacts in various ways (intense shaking, nausea, racing heart, many things)! perhaps instead of focusing on WHY you're shaking, focus on slowing down and doing something to relax you as that's what helps me recover (it isn't always instant, so don't worry if it takes a little while to subside)
Hi guys, I just got anxiety April 2022 (health anxiety) it has been my biggest struggle ever, I get arm pains and chest pains, it sucks and my anxiety kicks in, instantly thinking I'm going to have a heart attack. I cry every time afterwards from frustration because I just want it to go away. Just know you're not alone if you're going through this, but I hope it'll get better in the end,
Here are some things I know though.
Stop looking things up on the internet because it's going to give you the worst possible answer!
Try to distract yourself from it if you can, try watching things that'll make you laugh.
I know it's really really hard but try reminding yourself that this is just anxiety and it'll go away.
Remember the times when you weren't feeling the pain and then think about how your anxiety is the one giving you the pain ~ It helps reminding yourself it's just anxiety
I know some people have to, but if you don't have to don't take medication for anxiety. It's better to learn yourself how to make it better.
Same! Did you go to cardiologist?
The hardest part is that is all started with an actual health issue. Now every sensation makes me worry that something is wrong. I don’t seem to trust myself to know when it’s something I need to be seen for, or something not to worry about. This is the hardest thing in my life. I have constant dizziness, headaches, chest pain, numbness in my feet, and tingling in my arms. I have had two MRI’s a CT Angiogram, a echocardiogram, a million EKG’s because of all of the ER visits (somewhere around 30 in 8 months)....I had my gallbladder removed along the way because of stomach issues which only opened up a whole new state of anxiety. I am suffering from the stomach flu and it’s excruciating to get through because of my fear. I am working to have my Mirtazapine increased, but it only seems to increase the anxiety right now. This is the hardest thing I’ve ever been through. Seeing a therapist, a psychiatrist and I’m In three group therapies, OCD, GAD, and CBT for Insomnia because I can’t sleep. My therapist practices CBT, but it’s all me, I can’t seem to put it into practice, I’m suffering so bad, it’s been 8 months. 🥺 I’ve become my own worst enemy and my family and PCP are burnt out with all my questions and fear. 🥺
You know what would be really great? If we made a groupchat where only people like us could join in. Just anyone who's experienced health anxiety, depression, anxiety, and just any mental health related issues. It would be so great to be able to keep in contact with everyone daily to see where we are in life and share steps that we're taking to get ourselves out of that dark place and a safe place where we could all be supportive toward each other. I've always wanted to do something like that but not sure what i can do exactly. I'm thinking maybe a blog...
I’m 19 I keep having extreme panic attacks before bed thinking about those diseases googling the symptoms and I cried and cried I’m worrying about my self so much… and I could not sleep because of overthinking and the worst thing is I haven’t been outside since September until now but I’m in the sun now trying to get some vitamin because I feel weak and so tired
Hi dear, me think the same. Please initiate I want to join. Group chat will be great, we can build a support system for this. I really need a support group 🥺
That's sounds like a good idea ...Facebook would be good ?
I have autoimmune conditions and have health anxiety. When she said its not knowing whether or not you have the illness but the anxiety thats the actual problem, wow that hit home. I'm working on it and it's getting better, but whenever something is slightly off when i get bloodwork etc even if its a little anf the doc says not to worry I still do. This video was educational for sure. 🙏🙌💜
I was perfectly fine 2 months ago. All began when i coughed one day and thought i have some heart disease (because i used to smoke casually). So i saw the doctor, had an ECG and my heart is perfect. But my mind is not. It makes me think i will die soon. I start feeling bad about myself for the bad things i have done and i start crying. I was a happy go jolly go person 2 months ago. But now i hate this feeling. I think all this is happening because i'm jobless, gaming all day, staying up late night. I have to do some work. Empty mind is scary. It will land you in bad mind place. One good thing that has happened is i have stopped smoking and i will not touch another cigarette. I have to go back to the usual sleep timings. God this feeling is scary. I wish even my worst enemy should not deal with this crap.
Man, I feel for you. You might want to consider taking to your doctor about antidepressants, they really can help.
@@lolboy546 Hey mate!! I'm alright now, I got my dream job. And I'm happy. That anxiety disappeared. Like I said I was jobless xD. Thank you for asking :)
Watching this outside of a hospital. I hope one day I'm able to recover from my health anxiety, but in the meantime I'm exhausted and terrified.
You'll be fine
Thank you Doc for another usefull video💕 Lots of love from INDIA♥️ Beleive it or not but you are really someone's hope and thank you for fullfilling our wishes ....you are such a pure soul..God bless you 🥰
Oh you're so welcome 559 Gajanan! Take care 😊