# i have a fear of illness

**URL:** <https://community.patient.info/t/i-have-a-fear-of-illness/339493>\
**Category:** Mental health\
**Tags:** Anxiety disorders\
**Created:** [19 January 2015 21:43 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/i-have-a-fear-of-illness/339493 "2015-01-19T21:43:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_542505](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@nh\_user\_542505](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_542505)\
**Post date:** [19 January 2015 21:43 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/i-have-a-fear-of-illness/339493/1 "2015-01-19T21:43:19Z")

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I cant help but worry that either me or my 2 year old daughter will develop cancer, i find myself obsessing about th disease amd reading about different types of cancers and there symptoms beleiving i have the symptoms, its really draining me im only 20 years old. I have recently felt a lump in.my daughters neck its small soft and movable under the skin, it has a rubbery texture to it, she has currently got a cold but i noticed it a few weeks ago too i can feel one on the other side of her neck aswel, im going out of my mind with worry im sure its just her lymph nodes but ivw read on google it could also be that dreaded C word and now i feel sick to the stomach, she seems well in herself apart from her cold and cough can anyone give me some advice please

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**Author:** ![anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/67e7ee/32.png) [@anon53727290](https://community.patient.info/u/anon53727290)\
**Post date:** [19 January 2015 22:05 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/i-have-a-fear-of-illness/339493/2 "2015-01-19T22:05:35Z")

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That is her nodes, I have one in my neck been there months now, and I have your anxieties to so your not Alone, but I will say STOP GOOGLING its the worst thing you can do, if your that worried you can always get her checked out .

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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_461522](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nh\_user\_461522](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_461522)\
**Post date:** [19 January 2015 22:10 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/i-have-a-fear-of-illness/339493/3 "2015-01-19T22:10:55Z")

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Your daughters fine the lymph nodes are working clearing the bugs away

as advised

STOP GOOGLING. It will make you ill

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**Author:** ![nh\_user\_542505](https://community.patient.info/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@nh\_user\_542505](https://community.patient.info/u/nh_user_542505)\
**Post date:** [19 January 2015 23:35 UTC](https://community.patient.info/t/i-have-a-fear-of-illness/339493/4 "2015-01-19T23:35:56Z")

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Thanks guys i shall try and relax and just observe the nodes to make sure theres no change :-)