Ive been having really bad health anxiety for some time. and ill obsess over a condition, (Google it, search photos etc) and then my anxiety starts up and all of a sudden i start to have those “symptoms”.. its like ive convinced myself i have this condition.. can anyone relate to this? ive been really depressed, ive lost like 7lbs in less than a week.. i cant eat, sleep much, im just not myself… my birthday is tomorrow and i don’t even care…
my health anxiety definitely gives me symptoms related to certain illness I think I may have !! it’s awful and crazy what the brain can do !! every twinge/feeling in my body I will notice and link it to some sort of illness
Dear Seek
Yes, I feel exactly like you… I google too much and read about new symptoms and scary diseases and every time I find myself getting those symptoms. It is sooooo scary cause even though I know it is my mind and anxiety playing tricks they get very real and sometimes last for weeks - even months…
I hope you get better soon!
yes, it is indeed very kind blowing what our minds can do!! absolutely, ive been trying not to get onto google n such. bx it Spark’s my anxiety so bad.. sometimes its hard not to force myself not to. i was telling myself, that i was going to talk to someone about it.
thank you so much.. how do you deal with it? im trying to force myself not to go searching..
I have awful Anxiety also… I do the same thing… If i hear someone talking about an illness or symptoms I listen & then i will focus on that & begin to think K have it too!!
I have panic attacks also… Everywhere I go I have to look for an escape route… Its just a vicious cycle. Im afraid to take meds because i think its going to make me feel weird, so i just deal with the heart palps, anxiety, no sleep… 
I can completely relate… I actually have been taking Ativan/ lorazepam which does help me, in extreme times when I can’t sleep . it calms me down, and im able to sleep.. welk actually.. i haven’t taken it recently, but i know its helped me at times. i have to agree with you, trying to find something to take my mind off of it does help me. ive heard about CBD oil.. i hear it helps very well!! and it has no THC in it.. i think im going to try that .
i know exactly how you feel especially after googling and now im never sure if its a real symptom or my anxiety
I try not to google my symptoms but I often convince myself that it will reassure me that nothing sinister is going on. It doesn’t help at all - I always end up believing that I am seriously ill… But I try…
Also I have discovered tapping as a method to calm myself down a bit. You can find videos on youtube that show you how to do it on yourself.
im actually shocked that so many of you guys can relate to what i to through… just recently, i had a variety of test done.. (per my request) for peace of mind.. my doc told me i was okay and didn’t need testing.. i pushed the issue.. i got the test and my results came back normal.. im to the point where im STILL not convinced even after the results. 
although, i can admit that i haven’t “had any symptoms” sense i haven’t thought about it.. but soon as i think about it.. it starts happening again . i started going hypochondriac… could i have that? i believe thats pared from anxiety.. my anxiety has been so bad sense june.. all i can say is thank you all for understanding that im not “crazy” or.. its just in my head. i mean, it may be.. but what i feel physically is very real.
okay thank you.. im going to look into that!! thats why i also turn to google.. and it literally freaks me out even more. ive found that if i can push myself into a activity and or talking on the phone helps me take my mind off of it.
yeah im the exact same it never helps but its hard not to and thanks not heard of that ill give give it a go
yeah agree here distractions help just gotta find the right ones
thats around the same time got bad and yeah looking up make it worse but its hard to i also had tests done for the same reason i tend to feel better after but then start worrying about something else and yeah its lonely and you feel like your crazy but your not its just nice to know others are going through it too and get you
yes! im so glad to hear this happens to other people! further reassurance that im not sick. you should try meditating it really helps me. ill be up for days with health anxiety and as soon as i meditate i fall asleep, usually while im doing it. just look up “health anxiety meditation” on youtube. i also take medication and am going to see a therapist soon. cant wait to talk to someone and get some coping skills so this nightmare will end!