Feeling especially anxious and scared today. I ate what I consider a lot of food yesterday ( hash browns, hamburger, tater tots , potato salad and peas -- spaced out) and I still lost a pound today. I can barely stay the same and can't gain. I should not want to gain. I weighed 304 at the beginning of the month and now 294. I weigh less on other scales but I go by the one I have. I should be thrilled to have lost more weight but noooooooo, I am terrified. The word cancer lights up like a big neon sign in my brain and I can't breathe. Still waiting on dr appts and medical tests to get to the bottom of the anemia which I pray will show nothing and logically I can think they will be ok but anxiety and fear are not logical. Anyone have a kind or helpful word?
We call this health anxiety when someone always things that something really bad like cancer will happen to them. People with this often go to the dr to ensure they are fine with all kinds of check ups and they all come out fine. If you think this way you will fall into a vicious cycle. I think what will happen will eventually happens . Why don’t you focus on the present first ? Take care